{"id":2779,"date":"2018-02-28T05:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2018-03-13T06:29:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T13:29:40","slug":"4-common-pieces-of-advice-you-should-be-avoiding-in-your-sales-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/4-common-pieces-of-advice-you-should-be-avoiding-in-your-sales-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Common Pieces of Advice You Should Be Avoiding in Your Sales Emails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad\u00a0sales emails can happen to anyone. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to stay vigilant when it comes to taking advice from the internet. There are lots and lots of tips out there that, despite being completely ineffective, are fast becoming gospel in the sales world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to avoid making <a href=\"https:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/sales-emails-look-like-youre-definitely-losing-potential-customers\/\">mistakes that could ruin your email outreach<\/a> is to know the difference between an actual best practice and a misleading tip <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that in mind, here are four popular tips that are actually bad for your sales emails, and what you can do instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lMuxM3fMtR4?showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;hd=1&amp;rel=0?color=f1c232&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;badge=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Do you have any questions about other sales advice you&#8217;ve heard? 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