The Art of a Writer’s Email Signature
Goals of a Good Signature
- Reflect the writer’s personality
- Provide important information
- Promote your works
Elements of a Professional Writer’s Email Signature
- Your name (or pen name)
- Your website URL
- Your email information
General Tips
- Make your website URL a link, but do write out the URL address
- Keep it simple, 3-4 lines is best
- Plain text is best, no fancy fonts, colors, or graphics
- Do not include multiple phone numbers or multiple email addresses
- Do not include your mailing address
- Include links to your most important social media profiles
- Create different email signatures for different uses
Examples of Different Email Signatures
Email Signature with website and blog addresses
Starla Criser
URL: http://starlacriser.com
Rubbish to Publish blog: http://rubbishtopublish.com
Email Signature with one publisher
Starla Kaye/S.K. Fero
From Blushing Books:
TANGLED LIES
Email Signature with multiple publishers
Starla Kaye
THEIR LADY GLORIANA, coming from Black Velvet Seductions
MAGGIE’S SECRET WISH, coming from Decadent Publishing
Useful “How to” Links
- How to Create an Email Signature in Outlook: http://email.about.com/od/outlooktips/qt/Create_Email_Signature_Outlook.htm
- How to Make an Email Signature for Yahoo Mail: http://www.ehow.com/how_2070012_make-email-signature-yahoo-mail.html
- How to Create an Email Signature in Gmail: http://www.ehow.com/how_5823700_create-email-signature-gmail.html
- Google, Adding a Signature to Gmail: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=8395
- 5 Ways to Create Custom Multiple Signatures in Gmail: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-create-custom-multiple-signatures-in-gmail/
- How to Make an Email Signature for Hotmail: http://www.ehow.com/how_2071573_make-email-signature-hotmail.html
- Create Hotmail email signature-How to steps: http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/tips/hotmail/hotmail-email-signature.php
© 2011 Starla Kaye
