Writing the perfect email starts with the right greeting. Experts say there's one good way to start it, and several phrases to avoid.

The Single Best Way to Start an Email–and 18 Greetings That Will Immediately Turn People Off. How you begin an email may shape the recipient’s perception of you.

Writing the perfect email starts with the right greeting. Experts say there's one good way to start it, and several phrases to avoid.

The best way to start an email - Sending an email, especially a work one, can be like running a gauntlet of manners and social etiquette ...

Figuring out how to start an email — especially when you're writing to someone you don't know very well — can be a real challenge. Is "Hey" too casual? Is "Dear" overly formal? Is "Morning ...

Somewhere along the way, I quit using email greetings like “Dear” and fell into a pattern. If I don’t know the recipient, I start an email with “Hi (John).” If I know the recipient, I ...

Warning: The way you start and finish your work emails directly affects how your message is received. Worse, your recipients may perceive your go-to greeting and sign-off choices as overly ...

If you're thinking the email greeting isn't all that important and that it's silly to overthink it, you're wrong. How you begin an email sets the tone and may shape the recipient's perception of you.