How to Email Busy People

Re:How to Email Busy People by jrockway on Wednesday May 11, 2011 @01:03AM (#2535241)

Include a Short, Professional Signature My standard signature includes my name, company, blog, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If I want a phone call or fax or meeting, it'll include phone number, fax, address.

Four lines is not short. Nobody cares about your blog, Twitter, or LinkedIn.

I sign my emails either "--Jon" or "Regards, Jonathan Rockway" depending on who the intended recipient is. If you want to read my blog, just type my name into the nearest search engine.

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Re:How to Email Busy People by tallanvor on Wednesday May 11, 2011 @03:13AM (#2535488)

This is an example of where the person who came up with a term screwed up. You're talking about how you sign your email, but the post is talking about the signature line (or lines), which are not a substitute for signing your message.

For personal emails I don't use a signature, I just sign it. For business emails I sign the email and have a signature line with my name, title, business group, phone numbers, and group website. --This information fits on one line and is easy to refer to or ignore as per the recipient's needs.

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