Dont even think about using these 5 opening lines in your emails

Dont even think about using these 5 opening lines in your emailsDont even think about using these 5 opening lines in your emailsIf every email is different, why do so many of them begin the same way?Heres an aggregated list of opening lines you should steer clear of in your emails.Dear Sir or MadamDont even try this one.Business Insider features commentary from business etiquette expert Barbara Pachter, who mentions how this can ruin an email message for the recipient Way too formalLooking for an inspiring way to start your day? Sign up forMorning MotivationIts our friendly Facebook robot that will send you a quick note every weekday morning to help you start strong. Sign up here by clicking Get StartedPlus, this salutation tells the recipient that you have no idea who they are, says Pachter. Why then should the reader be interested in what you have to say? the publication reads.Think about it How would you feel if you received an email that addressed you like this?I thought I would circle back This ones a classic. How many times have we all niedergehen into this trap, either in writing or during a conversation with a colleague?Jeff Haden, a ghostwriter, speaker, author, LinkedIn Influencer and contributing editor to Inc., explains this opener in the publication.Heres why he says you should leave this out of your emails Yes, because I didnt respond the first time you emailed. But why will I respond this time especially when the rest of your email is just copied and pasted from your original email?To whom it may concernWeb design and digital marketing company CREATE180 Design features this one on its website. Eric Mohrman, content director and creative writer, writes about it in a blog post.This, Dear Sir, Dear Madam, and other impersonal greetings are a great way to get your email promptly deleted. Its suggestive of spam and immediately signals to recipients that you dont know them - and therefore that they dont know you, he writes. That doesnt help get the r est of the message read. It also makes it seem like youre too lazy to find out a anthroponym or that youre mass mailing indiscriminately.Happy MondayAhhh, Monday - this is a sugarcoated reminder that its the toughest day of the workweek.Jenni Maier, Editor-In-Chief of The Daily Muse,explains whyto never say Happy Monday or, alternatively, insert any other day of the week in there. The effect remains the same and you still want to die inside a little bit every time you find yourself wishing it. Happy blank is for holidays, like your birthday or Christmas - not for a day of the week that comes around every seven days without fail.Heres her translation of Happy Monday Im about to ask you for something, but I feel uncomfortable diving right into it. So I shall say something kind and friendly instead.One of her suggested alternatives is, Hope your weeks off to a good start.You dont know me, butLaura Spencer, a business author and copywriter, writes on Envato Tuts+, a site offering tuto rials and courses on the web, about why this isnt a good way to begin an email. After pointing out that its unnecessary to emphasize that youre a stranger, she mentions that you should get to the point instead.She recommends this alternative Im writing to you today to invite you to the annual company meeting on July 5.