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Re: Don’t Email Me Without A Good Signature!

nike shox — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:56:33 -0000

Thanks buddy, it's so easy, I'm amazed people don't put that extra effort in. I guess some people don't know, that's the reason I wrote this post.

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research papers topics — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:37:52 -0000

I found very interesting information in it and it is really helpful i think people should look forward to it this is really nice work done and i will refer other people to check it out...nice work done

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research paper — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:54:09 -0000

Well, Jared Lyda links are automatically hyperlinked through software :) any way thanks for the link

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Jared Lyda — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:04:43 -0000

I don't know what the crap that tdj . com link is all about.....I was referring to thederekjohnson and it hyperlinked automatically....sorry...

Jared

Re: Don’t Email Me Without A Good Signature!

Jared Lyda — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:02:44 -0000

Absolutely! Thanks for commenting back and forwarding my post! I'll continue checking in on TDJ.com. Also, I've linked it on my resources page......relevant, quality content without a gadjillion adsense ads is hard to find....

Re: Don’t Email Me Without A Good Signature!

Derek Johnson — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:27:15 -0000

Jared, just read your blog and you are dead on. I twittered the link to your blog post, definitely think it should be read by all my followers. Keep up the good work!

Re: Don’t Email Me Without A Good Signature!

Jlyda — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:56:29 -0000

Thanks for bringing this to your readers attention!
Beyond the frustration of no email signature is the problem of long, babbling emails. I wrote a recent post on this because, like you Derek, I became frustrated at the emails I was receiving. My issue though, was with the lack of concise, short emails.

Here's the post: http://fireandmotionblog.co...

Jared Lyda
www.fireandmotionblog.com

Re: Don’t Email Me Without A Good Signature!

Derek Johnson — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:02:31 -0000

That's a little hard with a name like "Derek Johnson" but I'm working on it! Who doesn't Google someone before a meeting, date etc. I think though facebook and LinkedIn are starting to replace Google in terms of initial searches for people.

Re: Don’t Email Me Without A Good Signature!

Derek Johnson — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:59:23 -0000

Thanks buddy, it's so easy, I'm amazed people don't put that extra effort in. I guess some people don't know, that's the reason I wrote this post.

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Steven Klassen — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:17:46 -0000

Can't argue with that one.

Re: Don’t Email Me Without A Good Signature!

Derek Johnson — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:19:54 -0000

I think in your industry a link to a portfolio is a great idea, it lets your source know what type of a writer you are. Anything that can give someone a little insight into who you are as a person is positive. Regarding your blog and twitter, I'm of the mind that it's not promotion but more of a way for your source to connect with you on a personal level. Who knows, if they feel like they know you personally, they may be more open as a source when your talking to them.

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dan_mcweeney — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:16:32 -0000

Owning your Google search is even more effective -- anyone who is interested is going to search your name anyway. I use my real name for everything I do on the Internet so, if you want to see who I am / what I'm doing just search.

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Eric Pratum — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:14:14 -0000

Because of the industry I work in, Facebook and whatnot tends to go unused, so I leave it out of my signature. But, I do have a link to my Linked In profile, my work blog, directions to our location, etc, etc, but that is all embedded in images in what appears as as actual business card in the email. For personal emails, I usually just use my name, number, and email address.

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laurenmichell — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:09:58 -0000

I'm a journalism student, so a lot of the e-mails I send when I'm writing articles are to my sources. I tend to simply leave my name, phone number and a link to my portfolio (not my blog or my Twitter) just because I feel like it's not a good idea to promote myself to a source. I've always wondered whether I was right in doing that. What do you think?

Re: Don’t Email Me Without A Good Signature!

Derek Johnson — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:04:01 -0000

Great point! The signature above is my cold call email signature. When you are doing back and forth emails, I agree that you should use a reduced signature, usually something like the following...

Derek Johnson
www.tatango.com
206.334.4012

Thanks for commenting Cameron!

Re: Don’t Email Me Without A Good Signature!

Cameron Watters — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:35:16 -0000

Great post, but here's the thing: your signature would be considered pretty obnoxious by a fairly significant group of people.

People should certainly include all of the above mentioned info in the situation you describe (an introduction/cold call email), but not necessarily in their default signature. For many emails, your seven-line email signature is probably longer than the message content itself. Additionally, if you're engaged in an email exchange that includes multiple messages from each person, having your signature applied to each message is going to get annoying, since the other person already knows all of that info.

Most decent email programs allow someone to create a couple of signatures. Maybe have a long one for when it's appropriate, but keep a shorter one (2-3 lines max) as the default.

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agoraphobiotic — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:29:01 -0000

Totally agree with this. How hard is it to write a few extra lines ONCE in order for people to know who they are getting an email from. Great tips on how to write a good one Derek!