Tactics: The Time Delay

Timing is everything when it comes to e-mail. The shrewd practitioner of the “Time Delay” will lurk in the shadows after a group e-mail is sent, observing the first or second wave of responses and then opportunistically jumping in at just the right time. Often, this person will respond to the very first e-mail as though he or she never saw the responses (earning the apt-name “Response Pirate”) The time delay also allows you to watch others fall into e-mail traps before you jump in.