E-mail Signatures - Long or Short?

Do you have an e-mail signature? Do you have different ones for different types of e-mails you send? If so, read on.

Some people like using e-mail signatures that have all the information about them, such as their name, title, firm, phone number, fax number and website. Others prefer to have a smaller combination of these. Some even have both, but prefer to use the first list on new e-mails and the shorter ones on replies and forwards.

This method really depends on what you prefer, but my suggestion is to use the longer version each time. The reason behind this is that if you are e-mailing your client, whether it be a new
e-mail or a reply/forward, you want that client to be able to contact you with the different methods you specified, right away. You don't want them to keep scrolling on and on to find your contact information, but having it right in front of them as they finish reading your message.

You can find information on how to create an e-mail signature here.

But the choice is yours. Experiment with both types and see what works for you.

If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please feel free to click on the "comments" link below and leave some feedback.

Until next time,

Take care - of your clutter!