E-mail Organization Tips for Small Businesses
- Danielle McNeill
- Mar 19
- 1 min read
As we look to conclude Q1 of 2025, some of you may be thinking about your goals and resolutions you set for the year and whether you are achieving what you hope to.
As an individual and business owner, I am providing some intentional hacks that may be used within your personal life or your business when it comes to productivity as it relates to the following: managing your email and improving efficiency with organizations and responsiveness.
These email management strategies can save you several hours every week.
Schedule specific email check-in times
Use the two-minute rule: If it takes less than two minutes, do it now
Create email templates for common responses
Turn off notifications to stay focused
Set up smart filters for automatic organization.
Action to take when you open an email instead of marking it for later. These practical productivity boosters will add more value:
Color-code emails by priority
Use keyboard shortcuts for faster processing
Create action-based folders
Set up email reminders for important follow-ups
We hope that these tips will help ease with managing your emails as we know it can get quite overwhelming for small businesses in an ever changing climate.