My Letter Policy- Circa 2008

September 30, 2008 · Comments

letters Dear Everybody Still in My Inbox, and Those Of You Yet to Come:

You’re all important people. You’re all worthy of a response. You’re wonderful and I’m glad we’ve met ( not yet met / should meet ). I’m really excited about your blog ( your business opportunity / your charitable cause / your brother’s new bike). I’m so grateful that you took the time to write me ( asked me to Digg your post / asked me to blog about your app / asked me to come to your awesome conference).

Please forgive me if I haven’t responded in the last few days. Please forgive me for the next few days where I don’t respond as well.

Next steps: just re-write me. If I forget something, just remind me. Or decide I’m not worth it and move on. Either/or is just fine, and I understand in both cases.

I love you just the same. I think the world is better with you in it, just the same.

I’m juggling and writing and making letters go together as fast as I can. You’re faster than me. It’s a “wisdom of crowds” problem for which there’s not yet an answer. Wisdom of Inbox?

Hmm. Where’s Jared Goralnick? I think I just created his next product.

I’ll see you when I can. I’m asychronous. The phone’s not much better. Actually, don’t call me unless it’s REALLY important and REALLY time sensitive. Please, for *.deity’s sake, don’t write me back in Facebook. (Man, I can almost never answer over there – maybe I should try version 2?)

I actually do write back to quite a number of people. Just try me again, if it’s important to you. Okay?

Love and respect,

–Chris…

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  • Chris,

    I just wanted to reach out and give you my sympathy. As a reader, I enjoyed this post. I feel the love. : )

    Hope the email universe treats you kindly.

    Melody Platz
    www.melodythehappywanderer.com
  • Best of luck getting out of the muck of all that email--it happens to the best of us. I think it surprised some of your writers that you'd write this, since you *are* the best of us when it comes to writing back.

    Anyhow, you'll get out of your ditch soon. Someday I look forward to a post about the mixed blessing about being a thought leader...

    And Kat, way to lay the smack down. Yes, we all are ADD...
  • kat brogan
    call my house after 7 pm at night
    and i'll give someone an unsettling feeling
    if he'd let me near the phone
    which he doesn't
    i answered once during bedtime
    Jeff Pulver never messed with me again :)

    the point relates how?
    if he doesn't get back in email enough they call
    "they" being fine folks
    with no sense of impulse control
    are you all ADD?
  • I was already shocked and amazed you took the time to not only respond to an email I sent you (within a very short time, I might add) but I am now even more honoured that you also gave me your number with an open invitation to call and discuss further. You're a superstar and people know it. That's why the demand ;) Keep up every wonderful thing you're doing... you are impacting a lot of people in a very positive way. A rare and true gem.
  • There is something unsettling about this post and I don't quite know what it is. I can completely understand the fact that Chris's inbox would be rather packed, especially with 8782 readers. This post just left me feeling like I should avoid reaching out because I will just fall into a pit of endless e-mails only to be ignored... even if unintentionally.

    Chris -

    A suggestion about e-mail organization...

    Download a contact form plug-in for wordpress (I use secure-contact) and tweek the subject to be a drop down. Then you can have the subjects categorized into what you frequently get e-mailed about. I.E. questions about social media, I've got a new blog, Fantastic Widget Announcement, I just wanted to tell you how cool you are, etc.

    Then, at least you can filter through e-mails that don't need responses.

    As for me... I'll just keep reading and commenting on your blog :).
  • The "email bankruptcy" problem requires a 700 billion unread emails bailout! :-)
  • People would need to understand Chris' situation. He gets information overload at times. I guess its fair to wait for a response. If he does not, as he said, send him back a reminder after a week or so. Im sure it will get his reply back.

    I personally have mailed Chris a couple of times. He responses like a perfect gentlemen. Give him some time to reply to you.
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