Keep Your E-mails Professional – Personal & Home Business Ones
October 17, 2007 by Mary Emma Allen
Writing careless, unprofessional e-mails may turn off customers. Take time to use the proper English (or other language) you’ve hopefully learned in school.
I’ve even seen writers express the idea that they don’t need to proof their e-mails. “After all, that’s not serious writing,” they comment about casual e-mails.
However, just about any writing on the Internet might be seen by others. You never know who might be in that online group, chat group, or reading your blog. For a writer..maybe the editor who had expressed interest in your book. For a business owner…perhaps a customer who now wonders if you’re as …read more
Home Business Owners – Take a Look at Your E-mail Signature
June 24, 2007 by Mary Emma Allen
When you send e-mail, as a business owner, make sure your signature it tells something about yourself that is pertinent to your business. (You can use another signature if you have a separate e-mail for personal use. And that’s probably a good idea.)
Your signature is the information at the end of your message, after your name. You can set it up so the signature and related information automatically comes up whenever you write an e-mail. Also, the information in your signature is another way to promote yourself and what your business is about.
Tris Hussey of Pimp Your Work has some great advice …read more


