Re:Ask HN: Freelancers...what PM tool do you use?
by eunikins on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @12:50PM
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Great point - I didn't even think of this. To add, I would reply to them once or twice a day, in one condensed email that addresses all of their emails.
Also - I use Gmail for my business account so I can easily click on the 'Move To.." -> "Label" button, effectively archiving and organizing it at the same time.
The solution? Delay your responses by 1-2 hours. Decreasing the supply on your side will serve to increase the "cost" of each interaction, since they have to wait for reply. You'll find the emails stop sounding as frantic and disorganized/incomplete, and not as many are sent.