email tone is all about balance
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Email Tone Is All About Balance
By Angel Taylor
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Are your e-mail messages
sounding too casual?
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Or, are they too formal?
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Are you worried that you're using
the wrong tone?
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If you were sending a letter to a
prospect through the mail, you
would expect it to be more on the
formal side.
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However, if you are writing a
message, say in facebook, you would
probably be more on the casual side.
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Email is somewhere in the
middle.
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So what is the suitable tone for an e-
mail? -- more casual than a letter and
more formal than a facebook
message.
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Yet, there is a fine line between
being too relaxed and too stiff.
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Ultimately, it's going to depend on
how you are marketing your brand.
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If you come off as the guy or girl
next door, then you can lean more
towards to casual side.
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Though if you are more of the suit
and tie type, you might want to stick
with a more formal attitude.
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Think of it in terms of a
traditional business.
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For instance, a skateboard shop will
not be anywhere as formal as say a
doctor's office.
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Another thing to think about when
writing your emails is who will be
actually reading it.
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Essentially, this means you
should know your audience.
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If your target market is 40-50
professionals then try for a more
professional, yet conversational tone.
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An easy way to achieve a
conversational tone is by using
contractions ( I'll, we'll, he is, she is
).
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Also, it's perfectly ok to use
pronouns.
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In conversation, we use the words I,
we, you, so you should use these in
your e-mails as well.
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As an example, "It is
recommended.." Sounds terribly
stiff.
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Instead, try, "I recommend."
However, be cautious of overusing
the pronoun I.
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Using too many can make you seem
a bit egotistical, which is not at all
how you want to appear.
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So try to make your content more
about the reader and what you can
do for them, rather than all about
yourself.
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So if you can learn to strike a
balance between a formal and casual
tone while managing to connect with
your readers in a conversational
manner, you will be well on your
way to successful email marketing.
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