Every day,
I receive a few emails
saying basically this
“Hi K,
I’m just following up with you
about my earlier email.”
And the person signs their name.
WTF?
This tells me a couple of things.
a) the email is spamtastic.
The person has a long list of people
they’re hounding
which is why they didn’t keep
the original email
Or
b) the person is butt lazy.
He/she couldn’t be bothered
to forward the original email.
He/she expects me
to spend my precious time
doing that.
And
c) clearly that person needs me
more than I need them.
‘Cause if I needed them,
I would have responded.
If you care about a response,
care about the follow up.
Make it easier for the person
to respond
by including the original message.