How I like to do intros
You've been cold-emailing or asking for intros the wrong way and wondering why they fizzle. This breaks down the two-step process that respects everyone's time and dramatically ups your acceptance rate.
Explore Daniel R. Odio’s writing, videos, lessons, and shipped work about Email.
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Hyper Efficiency 2.0: Updated Lifehacker Tips
You think you're fast on a computer until you take the GeekSpeed challenge and realize you're burning time on screenshots, app-switching, and email. This post reveals the specific utilities (CloudApp, Alfred, TextExpander) that fix the friction points where you're currently getting stuck.
Get rid of your crushing email overload, once and for all
You've tried inbox zero and failed because you're still fighting your email with the wrong tools. This breaks down the specific filtering, forwarding, and search tactics that actually stick when you're juggling multiple accounts and constantly falling behind.
Piloting a new Email "BigDripper" sales tool
You're probably manually following up on sales emails or using reminders that still make you do the work. DROdio reveals the automated drip sequence (4 days, then 6, then 10) that got him responses from Fortune 500 CMOs—and why starting at the top of an org chart changes everything about your hit rate.
Facebook: To Friend or Not to Friend
You're probably accepting Facebook friends haphazardly and regretting it when your feed becomes noise. This shows you the unsubscribe trick that lets you keep connections without the clutter, plus how to automate friend requests through Gmail.
Gmail with Rapportive, Highrise & Boomerang = Lifehacker Heaven
You've tried a dozen productivity hacks but still lose track of follow-ups and waste time context-switching between tabs. This setup keeps your CRM, scheduling, and contact intel all inside Gmail so you never drop a ball again.
Google Apps + Chrome Efficiency Pro Tips
You've installed a few Gmail extensions but your inbox still feels like a mess of tabs and lost drafts. This setup reveals the specific combo of tools—Boomerang, auto-save, custom shortcuts—that prevents those "oh no, I closed the tab" moments and actually speeds up your workflow.
Moving Beyond Basecamp: Managing Company Growing Pains
You picked a tool, rolled it out, and now your team is complaining it's not working—but you're not sure if it's the tool or how you're using it. This dissection walks through the discipline gap that kills adoption and how to diagnose whether you need better training or different software.
This is what happens when you cc lots of people in an email
You think cc'ing a bunch of people gets attention, but you're one 'reply all' disaster away from looking like an amateur. This post shows you exactly what goes wrong and how to avoid the mess you've probably already created once or twice.
FindBigMail: Sure, I'll pay $4.95 to save $50/year
You think you can manually hunt down large emails to avoid paying for storage, but Gmail won't let you sort by attachment size and you'll waste hours guessing. DROdio paid $4.95 for FindBigMail to do the analysis in 30 minutes, saved $50/year, and shows you the exact workflow to clean up without breaking anything.
Daniel's Magic Decoder Ring
You've tried every productivity hack but still miss urgent requests buried in noise. This [1][2][3] tagging system gives you a dead-simple triage filter that works in any tool—no app required—so you stop dropping balls when things get chaotic.
4 Tools That Will Rock Your World
You've probably cobbled together your own workflow, but you're drowning in tabs and losing track of leads. This 10-minute walkthrough shows you how Basecamp, Formstack, HighRise, and MailChimp work together so you stop reinventing the wheel every time you need to manage a project or follow up.
Switching from Mail.app to Gmail interface (finally)
You think you know Gmail, but you're probably missing the Labs features, keyboard shortcuts, and multi-account setup that prevent you from drowning in email chaos across multiple inboxes — this shows you the specific configuration that works.
How I Hooked Google Voice into iPhone VM
You've probably tried to set up Google Voice voicemail forwarding and given up when it didn't work — these specific GSM codes (*004* and **61*) actually force your carrier to route calls to Google Voice after a set number of rings, bypassing the usual setup headaches.
Reading Your Voicemail, with Callwave
You've probably ignored voicemail transcription tools because you assume they're garbage, but this one actually works—and the author proves it by transcribing a complex, paragraph-long message with near-perfect accuracy. You'll kick yourself for not switching sooner.
The Secret To Getting Really Good Press
You're probably blasting generic pitches and wondering why reporters ghost you. This shows you the two-sentence email structure and subject line trick that gets 40-60% response rates — because you're finally targeting people who already care.
Callwave is Amazing
You're probably still checking voicemail the old-fashioned way and wasting time transcribing important details. This shows you how to route VM straight to your inbox so you can forward, search, and act on messages without ever touching your phone's clunky interface.
Learn, Use & Love Indexing Tools
You think Outlook search is 'good enough' until you need that one critical email from two years ago and spend hours digging. This gives you the exact tools that turn a multi-hour search into a 20-second win — and explains why you should install them before you need them.
The Truth about TYPING IN CAPS
You've probably sent a few all-caps messages thinking they'd stand out, but they made you look like you don't know basic online etiquette. This quick read explains why caps = shouting in tech culture and how to avoid accidentally yelling at your colleagues.
From Addy + SPAM
You've probably sent dozens of emails that got ignored or filtered, and you've definitely missed at least one important reply sitting in spam. This walks you through the exact 'from' address format that gets opened and a sorting trick to audit your spam folder without wasting an hour every week.
Force Multiplication and Knowledgebases
You answer the same questions repeatedly because you think replying fast is efficient, but you're actually bleeding time. This walks through a discipline that feels slower at first but eliminates repeat work: never answer in email, always answer in your knowledgebase, then link to it.
What's the Big Deal with Instant Messaging?
You've dismissed IM as a distraction, but you're missing how it lets you coordinate in real-time during calls, get quick answers without breaking flow, and keep a written record that saves you from disputes. This breaks down why separating work and personal IM accounts turns it from liability into your most powerful productivity tool.
How to reach any CEO
You've tried guessing CEO email formats and failed, or worse, embarrassed yourself by CC'ing a dozen wrong addresses. This piece shows you the press release trick that actually works to find the right email pattern, plus the etiquette that keeps you from burning bridges when you use it.