That’s NOT what email is for: Your To Do List is Dying in Your Inbox

11/30/20 • 5 min

Are you keeping your to-do list in your inbox? That's NOT what email is for!.

This is the second episode in our series examining the idea that we're using email for far too many things. (that is - that’s NOT what email is for)

It is understandable how we got here - email is the default way to conduct business communications online. But that’s no excuse for continuing to abuse this bit of technology.

In this episode we’re taking a look at this potential issue through the second simple machine of business: Smart Business.

Smart business is all about creating repeatable systems and employing them in a way that works best for you to magnify your efforts.

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Are you keeping your to-do list in your inbox? That's NOT what email is for!.

This is the second episode in our series examining the idea that we're using email for far too many things. (that is - that’s NOT what email is for)

It is understandable how we got here - email is the default way to conduct business communications online. But that’s no excuse for continuing to abuse this bit of technology.

In this episode we’re taking a look at this potential issue through the second simple machine of business: Smart Business.

Smart business is all about creating repeatable systems and employing them in a way that works best for you to magnify your efforts.

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That’s NOT what email is for: Don’t send form data in an email

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Do your website form submissions come to your email? That's not what email is for! This is the first episode in our series examining the idea that we're using email for far too many things.

[what is email for] - asynchronous exchange of messages
[history of email]
In the beginning, there was only email. Really - the first use of the “internet” was an email sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson.

In this episode we’ll be taking a look at the issue of email misuse through the first simple machines of business: websites.

Now, it isn’t terrible if you get an email to notify you that someone has filled out a form on your website. This is a misuse of email, if email is the only place where your website form submissions go.

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That’s NOT what email is for: Your Data Deserves Better

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Do your monthly reports arrive in your inbox? That's NOT what email is for!.

This is the third episode in our series examining the idea that we're using email for far too many things.

And I get it - email is the defacto online business communication. But that’s no reason to let it continue.

In this episode we’re taking a look at this potential issue through the third simple machine of business: Analytics. Because intelligent decisions require data.