Which of these 13 emails is actually money?
You’re on the job all day, so you read email at night, in the order it arrived. The biggest enquiry of the week sits under a newsletter and a supplier notice, and by the time you reach it, they’ve hired someone who replied first. This system sorts every email by money, urgency and risk the moment it lands.
Buried email costs more than time.
S$57.3M
lost to business email compromise scams in Singapore in the first half of 2026, nearly triple the year before (262 cases).
66 cases
of fake “we’ve changed our bank details” supplier emails were reported in Singapore in under five months, with at least S$19M lost.
117
emails a day reach the average worker, and most are skimmed in under a minute.
42 hrs
The average business took 42 hours to reply to a web enquiry, and 23% never replied at all.
Illustration: one system sorting the pile-up. The reply times shown are an example, not a statistic.
The business
BrightSpace Interiors is a 6-person renovation firm in Singapore. The owner sells, supervises sites and answers email between site visits. No support team, no admin manager. Your inbox looks different, but the sorting works the same way.
The messy inbox. Sort it yourself
This morning’s inbox, in arrival order. Put each email where you think it belongs, then let the system sort it.
Rachel Lim
Full reno for our new condo at Tampines
Hi, we just collected keys to a 3-bedroom condo in Tampines and are looking for a full renovation: kitchen, 2 bathrooms, carpentry throughout. Budget is around $60k. We're talking to 3 firms and would like to meet this week if possible. When are you free?
Marcus Tan
Deposit transferred
Hi, I've transferred the $6,000 deposit for the Bishan HDB job via PayNow this morning. Can you confirm you received it so we can lock in the start date?
Accounts — Premier Tiles Supply
URGENT: updated bank details for outstanding invoice
Dear customer, please note our bank account has changed. Kindly transfer the outstanding $18,400 for invoice PT-2291 to the new account below by end of today to avoid suspension of deliveries. Do not reply to the old account contact.
Daniel Wong
This is the third delay
My handover was supposed to be last Friday. Now your site supervisor says another 2 weeks. My family is living in a hotel. If this isn't sorted by Monday I'm leaving a review on Google and talking to CASE.
Priya Nair
Kitchen cabinet door
Hi, one of the kitchen cabinet doors you installed last month has come loose at the hinge. Not urgent, but could someone come and fix it when convenient?
Kelvin Ong
Re: site measurement Wednesday
Hi, something came up at work. Can we move the site measurement from Wednesday to Friday afternoon instead? Same address.
Siti Rahman
Quote for painting
Hello, how much to repaint one bedroom in my 4-room HDB? Just the walls, white colour.
Jason Lee
Invoice for progress payment 2
Hi, my company needs a copy of the invoice for progress payment #2 for our records. Could you email it over? Thanks.
Melissa Goh, property agent
Referral partnership
Hi, I'm a property agent handling about 8 to 10 new-launch handovers a month in the east. My buyers often ask me for ID firms. Would you be open to a referral arrangement? Happy to discuss terms over coffee.
Premier Tiles Supply
Delivery update for PO 4471
Hi, the porcelain tiles for PO 4471 are delayed at port and will arrive next Tuesday instead of Thursday. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Alvin Chua
rough price?
hi just curious how much a whole house reno costs roughly. not buying yet, maybe in 2 years
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