Email essentials templates

The emails everyone writes: openers, follow-ups, thank-yous, requests, apologies and sign-offs. 188 free templates. Open one to fill in the blanks and copy it.

Openers and first replies

Start a thread or answer one without staring at a blank line.

Follow-ups and nudges

Polite ways to keep things moving.

Requests and asks

Ask clearly, make it easy to say yes.

Thank-yous and appreciation

Specific thanks that people remember.

Apologies

Own it, fix it, move on.

Declining and saying no

Decline without burning bridges.

Sign-offs and signatures

Closings and signature blocks.

Announcements and updates

Tell people what changed, clearly.

Scheduling by email

Book, confirm and move meetings.

Money and admin emails

Invoices, payments and paperwork.

Personal emails

Notes to friends, family and neighbours.

Work requests by email

Ask colleagues for things clearly.

Customer and client emails

Keep clients happy.

Networking emails

Build relationships.

Short replies

Two-line emails.

Difficult emails

Hard things, said well.

Email subject lines

Subjects that get opened.

More out of office replies

Auto replies for every kind of absence.

Follow-up sequences

Multi-step follow-ups for outreach, meetings, proposals and invoices.