A Slightly Different Approach to E-mail Management
After discovering he’s having a difficult time keeping up with his e-mail, Steven Cohen of Library Stuff publishes his contact information and suggests people use alternative methods of contacting him, like telephone, instant messaging, and Skype.
I’ll be curious to know how well encouraging others to use alternate methods works for him. I feel like if I put more of my contact information out there, more people will probably contact me, which leads to more time spent communicating directly with readers and less time available generally. (I have a horrible schedule right now.) I wonder how well it would work to get people who would usually use e-mail to use a different form of communication. I much prefer the telephone, IM, and Skype for certain conversations.