by  Vera Ezimora

I’ve been blogging for seven years, and one of the things that have been consistent, even long before social media, is e-mail. Bloggers have to have a way to contact and be contacted. Now, I realize that my list may not apply to every blogger, but I’m sure that most bloggers can identify.

7 things you do, but should really stop doing when you  e-mail bloggers (especially me):

1.  You address me as “Dear Blogger”

2.  You refer to my blog as “your media platform”

3.  You don’t introduce yourself; you just go straight to the point (Nigerian PR agents, please take special note!)

4.  You address me as “Dear Sir/Madam” (Nigerian PR agents, please take special note)

5.  You send the e-mail to me and 100 other people (and you do not use BCC)

6.  You misspell my name and/or blog

7.  You address me by the wrong name

Any one of these is enough for me to delete your mail without even bothering to read it. So if you e-mail me and don’t hear back from me, it could be because of any one of these reasons.

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Vera Ezimora writes at VERASTIC

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