Emails have become one the most versatile forms of communication, from confirming a dinner reservation to getting this month's business figures — everyone is using it!

However, because of its versatile usage in our lives, it can sometimes be awkward when you have to write a really important email. How do we begin? What do we say? It is cool to attach a link to that viral online video we can't stop watching? Perhaps you know the answers to some of these questions, but for the others, you're in luck.

Whether you're hitting up a friend you haven't spoken with a while or trying to ask an employer for a few days of vacation, these tips are bound to get you a little bit closer to what you want.

Now get to typing, proofreading, and sending away. But if you start to spam inboxes you'll be in a whole new kind of problem.