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If looking at your email inbox makes you feel overwhelmed and anxious, then you’re in the same boat as most of the lawyers we work with. Good email management is an underrated skill, but it can free your mind up for more important pursuits. However, if you’ve never tried to come up with a system of organization for your inbox, it’s difficult to know where to start. That’s where Marc comes in. Our CEO gets a boatload of emails. As a digital marketing company, the majority of our communications come over the web. So, in order to manage that digital flow over the years, Marc has come up with two simple strategies that make the process of managing emails simple. STRATEGY NO. 1: Set a designated time to check your email. When your email inbox is open all day long, it becomes a distraction. So, instead of letting it monopolize your time with constant notifications, close the window while you’re working on your to-do list. Then, set designated times throughout the day to open your inbox and deal with all of the messages at once. As Marc puts it, “No one who emails you is expecting you to get back to them within an hour. If something is truly urgent, they’ll call.” Try out this strategy and watch your productivity soar.
STRATEGY NO. 2: Separate your inbox from your to-do list. When you open new emails with requests for assistance inside and then let them sit in your inbox until you complete those requests, you’re turning your inbox into a to-do list — which is not what it’s designed to be. See, email platforms aren’t task managers. They don’t allow you to set due dates or effectively prioritize things. So, instead of using your inbox as a to-do list, invest in some task management software (if you don’t have it already). Once you do that, if you get an email about a task that will take more than five minutes, you can transfer that task into your task management system. This will help you keep your priorities straight, and make you feel less scattered. To learn more about a task management system we recommend, check out the “Resource of the Month” section below.
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If you’re looking for more great resources to drive your business forward, take a look at this episode from our industry-leading podcast “The Law Firm Marketing Minute.” ‘WHY LOOPS ARE BETTER THAN FUNNELS’ – LFMM 326 Most marketing strategies revolve around creating a funnel to nurture leads along. There’s one big problem, though: Funnels end. However, if you create a marketing loop, leads stay in your system much longer and can lead to better conversion. If you want More Referrals, Better Clients, and Higher ROI on all your marketing, call us today at 800-406-7229 to schedule a consultation!
If your way of organizing your tasks is a pile of sticky notes all over your desk or a barely legible notepad full of loosely connected thoughts, it’s time for an upgrade! But even if your organizational skills are a little more advanced than that, Monday.com could very well make your life even easier. Some of the country’s biggest companies, like Uber, Costco, and Hulu, use this software. It allows you to automate your everyday tasks so you have a clear reminder and nothing falls through the cracks. Even more, Monday.com allows you to collaborate with your employees so you can assign tasks in real time and see what stage they’re in with their work.
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