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1. Your Email Should Answer Five Simple Questions

1. Your Email Should Answer Five Simple Questions

When you write an email, it should provide just enough information to answer these five questions: Who are you? What do you want? Why are you asking me? Why should I do what you're asking? What is the next step?

"This is all an intelligent person needs to know to make a decision"

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