How to Overcome Email Anxiety

Have you ever experienced that nauseating feeling that comes with opening your inbox after a relaxing vacation - or maybe even just a busy weekend? I know I have.

While email might be necessary for retaining clients and following up on new leads, it shouldn’t be making you feel anxious or strapped for time.

What you need is a client work management platform like Accelo that can streamline your inbox so that you can spend less time sifting through endless emails and more time on important things - like growing your business. Here’s how:

1. Eliminate Ongoing Threads

Create a shared inbox for everyone on your team to access and work out of in real-time. This will boost company-wide transparency so that you no longer need to send various email requests or get CC’d on endless threads just to find out the status of a certain project or get the client information you need. What’s even better than this? You’ll be able to connect your smart platform to your email accounts so that you no longer need to communicate via various alias’ or constantly be checking separate accounts.

2. Avoid Double-Up 

With a Team Inbox that archives and stores all of your client-related communication in one place, you’ll always have access to the information you need - right at your fingertips. You’ll be able to find old emails through a global search in your inbox so that no message is ever left unanswered - especially if a team member leaves the company or if you’re too busy to respond.

This also means that everyone on your team is on the same page when it comes to a particular client relationship, and you don’t have to risk looking unprofessional when an email gets lost among all the clutter - let nothing fall through the cracks.

3. Drive Revenue

Opening your inbox after a relaxing weekend is something many professionals are reluctant to do - but not if they're making money by doing it, right? With a client work management platform, you’ll be able to keep track of every minute you spend in your inbox with an automatic time tracking feature that captures every second you spend responding to clients or opening requests and converts them into billable hours. That way, you’ll be able to make more money simply by sifting through your mail. 

If you’re feeling motivated to conquer your overflowing inbox and get back to doing the work you love, click here to start a free trial of Accelo that takes care of everything in the background, so that you can focus on your clients. Or, to find out exactly how much non-billable emails are costing you, check this out.