If someone wanted a meeting, I’d suggest a time. If I was presenting an idea, I would also explain how to implement it quickly.
This set the tone that my time was valuable, and proved that I was a professional capable of making the right decisions.
In the coming weeks, you might notice yourself ending emails with “let me know” too. It’s inevitable. The truth is most people do it. It’s become an invisible phrase that our brains transform into: “This is the end of an email. So there.”
I’ve found that the most successful emails are the ones that always make it easy for the client to simply say yes. By removing client-repelling phrases from your emails, you can tackle the feast or famine cycle affecting your design business.
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