One of the instant forms of busines

One of the instant forms of business communication is email. But email has several downfalls to go along with its benefits that make it a challenging way to send information. Before you get involved in an email conversation with a business associate, you should spend some time understanding the advantages and disadvantages of using email as a business communications tool.
Speed
When you need to get an important message to a client or business associate who is located thousands of miles away, one of the fastest ways to do it is by email. The advantage email has over the telephone in communication speed is that you can send attachments with an email that contain important documents or even a presentation to clarify your message.
Availablity
Thousands of email messages can be archived into folders on your computer or handheld communication device such as a cell phone to be retrieved when you need them. The convenience of email prevents you from having to keep file folders filled with papers and it makes your important correspondence portable.
Cost-Effective
Aside from the cost of your Internet connection, email is free. You can send as many messages, files, videos, documents and presentations as you want without having to pay anything. It significantly reduces your company's shipping and postage costs.
Vulnerability
It would take a manual effort on the part of someone to access all of your important printed documents and destroy them. But all of your emails and important information can be lost with a simple hard-drive crash. If you store your email information on another server, then you could lose your data if that site goes down or out of business.
Accessibility
When someone hands you a business letter, you are the only person that receives that letter. An email can be intercepted by a hacker or go to an incorrect email address and wind up in someone else's inbox. Your sensitive information and messages are very accessible to hackers and even unsuspecting recipients when you use email.
Emotionless
A disadvantage of email is that people tend to treat it like a conversation because email can happen so quickly and they begin to use slang terms and try to carry on conversations via email. Because email recipients cannot see each other, the emails do not have any voice inflection or emotion that can help with proper interpretation.