Let Go of Your Email Folders

Go ahead. Pick an analogy to define just how crucial, frustrating and ultimately defeating email can be: the Tower of Virtual Babble, the Broken Rosetta Stone.

Through email, we're completely beholden to everybody we've ever had any contact with. And email can contain literally anything -- your next important piece of business ... or a virus that could destroy your full identity.

The good news for small businesses is that there's a rising tide of business communications tools based on email available from almost everybody including Microsoft(MSFT Quote) and startups like Coghead.

Kill Your Folders

But before we can take a crack at these new bits of communications software, it's wise improve the efficiency of the email tools you already have. ...