When you use a computer terminal to communicate either inside or outside your organization，you should not abandon the basic principles of business writing．You should still strive for clarity，conciseness，correctness，concreteness and courtesy as you would in more traditional forms of business writing．But when using electronic mails，there are a few additional provisions:

(1)Keep your message short:You want your message to fit on one screen，whenever possible，thus keeping all important information visible at once．

(2)Be sure your message is easy to answer:Let your reader know at the start what your subject is and what you want done．

(3)Beware of electronic eavesdroppers．

Sample

From:loveuranus@live．il

To:info@artistpro．com

Date:March 15，2014

Subject:Business negotiation about quotation

Gentlemen，

We have received your price lists and have studied it carefully．However，the price level in your quotation is too high for this market．If you are prepared to grant us a discount of 10% for a quantity of 200，we would agree to your offer．You should note that some price cut will justify itself by an increase in business．We hope to hear from you soon．

Yours truly，