I think custom email signatures are great. I actually like it in other’s emails but for some reason feel corny when mine goes out. Right now mine is pretty simple:
–
Shawn Blanc
http://thefightspot.com
Do you use one? What is it? What’s you’re take on them?
Esther said:
Yep, I use one.
Esther
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kiwiyankee@myphotomax.com
PO Box 296
Whangaparaoa, New Zealand
+64 21 612 603
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I like the signatures b/c the information to contact someone is right there.
Posted on June 7, 2007 at 6:30 pm
TheOtherAndy said:
I actually have a few different email signatures:
1. I use a service called plaxo that puts a little business card with my information and my picture at the end of emails.
2. Plaxo is only enabled for when I’m sending out a new email, so when I reply my signature is this:
Andy Hailstone
andyhailstone@zhop.org
Intercessory Missionary
Zadok House of Prayer
Events Team
http://www.zhop.org
7 Thunders & ZHOP Newsletter
http://www.7thunders.org
(it also has a picture at the bottom)
3. I also have another account for my administration work for our ZHOPs youth internship:
Andy Hailstone with the
Camp David Internship
http://www.zhop.org
Posted on June 7, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Nathan said:
For personal emails to friends it’s just:
Nathan
For personal emails to people that may want to get to know me it’s:
Nathan DeWitt
http://notunto.us/
I used to put little quips down there, my longest running being “Pop tarts are not toast as such.” I don’t know why, I just did. I’ve moved away from that lately, mostly out of laziness.
For work emails it’s rather substantial, including all my certifications and my job title, my work area, my fax number and our company slogan.
Posted on June 7, 2007 at 9:41 pm
John Stansbury said:
I’ve copied the Custom CSS Signatures technique, and I’ve got something like that. It works in regular email, and even in Gmail.
However…….
A lot of people send me stuff back, and it’s a plain–text response. So, no beauty of my CSS email thingee. A lot of people can’t stand the signatures like that, so the stop all HTML in email. Who knows why?
But I’d say you’re fine with a simple link to your site. They can get what they want if they look on there.
Posted on June 7, 2007 at 10:18 pm
loud said:
Mine’s just my email address (a forwarder), as a reminder to the reader not to keep using my old email addresses.
Posted on June 7, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Liam said:
For my personal email I just put my phone number, email and web page, but for business I have formatted it to all look good with comms type icons, the design of it is really important I think as many design orientated people will judge you on such things as your email layout and signature. I also put my signature in a light grey to distinguish it from the text but not for it to be inyour face too much.
I find it fustrating when people dont have their contact details in the signature, its a great was to have all your contacts accesible through your email search field.
Posted on June 8, 2007 at 5:24 am
nick said:
Simple and to the point just like yours.
Nicholas Gray
http://tcramerica.org
Posted on June 8, 2007 at 6:37 am
Idhrendur said:
For personal email, I do not have a custom signature (though I usually put my name down at the bottom). At work (which I just started Monday), I’m definitely feeling the need…most everyone else has a signature with their name, position, phone, and email.
Posted on June 8, 2007 at 8:24 am
Jo said:
The majority of my emails are with onething so I have a snazzy signature to go along:
Joanna Doria
Conference Coordinator
onething
office: 816.763.0200 x. 2296
At the bottom is and image of
our logo as a red “button” and then “onething”, with a neat shadow. However, John, I sometimes have the same problem and not all my recipients can see the image.
Sadness…
Posted on June 8, 2007 at 8:56 am
John Stansbury said:
Lots of arguing about using HTML in email over here. Outlook is the bane of all email clients, as it gives you such power, without explaining how to use it. Then, some people just have funky email clients that just don’t do HTML well (or read it while not connected to the internet).
I say you can get as annoying and wordy with plain text as you can with 36pt. bolded, underlined Comic Sans. So, I guess my advice would be, no 36pt. bolded, underlined Comic Sans signatures.
Unless it’s red. That would look AWESOME.
Posted on June 8, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Simon said:
Simon Limerick
http://diekarotten.blogspot.com
is mine. Simple, straight to the point.
Posted on June 8, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Ruth said:
personal/friends email:
“and when the day is dawned and when the race is run, I will bow down before God’s only Son”
http://afterhisheart.wordpress.com
For business or work email I don’t have one.
Posted on June 9, 2007 at 3:13 am