Comments on: 3 Ways To Use Your Email Signature to Market Yourself

By: Shonali

Shonali — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:26:53 +0000

@Patra Thank you, Patra!

By: Patra

Patra — Mon, 16 May 2011 13:55:32 +0000

This is so important for any solopreneur or small business owner, not just PR folks. I am amazed at how few use a signature at all and just waste the opportunity to remind others of your work. Rope them in, make your connections more real — and improve your business and job search opps today. Thanks, Shonali, great post! Glad you mention a tag line from your mobile as well – another missed opp for many.

By: Shonali

Shonali — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:09:07 +0000

@ariherzog I think you could call that a potential “con,” (as in pro/con), but not a fallacy, Ari. True, they may take up space on a mobile device – assuming you mean handhelds – but they also provide useful information. Each person will have to weigh the risks/benefits for themselves.

One way to combat that, though, would be set up the e-sig so that it doesn’t include all the “stuff” after the initial email, and not on replies or forwards either. That’s how mine is set up, and I also have a completely different signature set up when sending email from my BlackBerry.

On another note, I believe this is the first time you’ve commented on my blog. Thank you!

By: ariherzog

ariherzog — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:13:47 +0000

The fallacy of a multi-line email signature is it takes up a lot of screen on mobile devices. If the recipient is using a computer, great. If anything else, it overwhelms the recipient.

My current signature is one line and very short.

By: Women Grow Business » Why Not Me?

Women Grow Business » Why Not Me? — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:01:37 +0000

[...] Does every email you send have some sort of tagline that reminds people of who you are and what you do? Does your signature make it easy to check you out and to connect with you? [...]