Email signatures are pretty simple, however they are also pretty simple to mess up. Typically, businesses provide their employees with a template for their emails. Your personal email signature should also follow a clean, simple template even if you are just sending a funny clip to one of your friends. After all, where else are you going to email resumes from when you’re applying for a job? Here are a few general dos and don’ts to help you set up the best email signature:
Dos
Use plain text so recipients can copy and paste easily
No more than seven lines
Create an alternate short-version signature to use on replies
Type out urls instead of using links so they can be copied/pasted
Consolidate lines by placing a pipe ( | ) or double colon ( :: ) between items
Don’ts
Use more than two colors
Add a quote—you never know what someone might find offensive
Put your contact information in an image
Use bullets
Include miscellaneous contact information: Facebook pages, Skype accounts, etc.
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