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Want mailto: buttons like this to actually open in your browser instead?

This is a longstanding annoyance of mine that took far too long to fix: individual browser settings frequently default to the OS's email software.

Here's the basic process (for Gmail):

  1. Check your existing Gmail tab for a overlapping diamond icon at the right side of the browser bar.
    • If it's there, click it and Allow Gmail to be your default email handler and "open all email links".
  2. Close any open Gmail tabs.
  3. Navigate to chrome://settings/handlers.
  4. Enable (it should be enabled by default) "Allow sites to ask to become default handlers for protocols".
  5. Close the settings tab.
  6. Launch Gmail mail.google.com and look for the overlapping diamonds (as mentioned in Step 1 above) to Allow Gmail to handle email links going forward.

Troubleshooting: if the icon doesn't show up, restart your browser.

Here's a reference from the Google forums outlining the same process I've described.

  1. Open the Firefox menu ("Options" for PC, "Preferences" for Mac).
  2. Go to "General" > "Applications".
  3. Search "mailto" in the search bar.
  4. Click on the corresponding "Action" cell and select "Use Gmail".
  1. Click the "Start" button, then click "Default Programs".
  2. Click "Set your default programs".
  3. Go to "Programs" > "Gmail", and set Gmail as the default.
  4. Click "OK".

Submitting a proposal

To get the ball rolling, I will want to know the following:

  • Company Name
  • Company website or LinkedIn profile
  • Contact work email address
  • Industry/Field
  • Your 3 Sentence "Elevator Pitch" for the product/tool/platform
  • Which of my Services you want
  • Your projected completion or launch timeline(s)
  • Your projected budget
  • Any other details to better round out the project brief

Warning

Failure to provide (or frequently changing) these requested details in a reasonable timeframe may delay my ability to begin work on your project.

Example Email

SUBJECT: {{Company.Name}} Technical Writing Proposal

BODY:

Hey Alex,

My name is {{Your.Name}}, and I'm interested in getting {{Service.Item(s)}} to build the documentation hub for our new product {{Product.Name}}. Here's the information you requested from us:

  • Here are our website and LinkedIn: {{Company.URL}}, {{Company.LinkedIn}}
  • The best PoC for this project will be {{First.Name}}, at {{Contact.Email}} (they're cc'd to this email thread)
  • Our tool is in {{Your.Industry}}, and here's our quick pitch: {{Elevator.Pitch}}
  • Our timeline is to have the documentation site and product info live by {{Deadline.Date}}, and our available budget is {{Dollar.Amount}}, with opportunity to extend on monthly retainer post-launch.
  • Here's some additional info that may be helpful:
    • {{Slide.Deck}}
    • {{Marketing.Collateral}}
    • {{ICP.Analysis}}

We'd love to chat further about next steps and getting started on a SOW. What does your calendar look like for next week?

Thanks, {{Your.Name}}