E-mail

E-mail is a prized tool for the small entrepreneur. It allows you to communicate quickly and frequently with your customer.

Writing Effective E-mail Program

• · Identify the needs of the reader
• · Grab the readers attention through exciting subject lines
• · Explains the reasons why the reader should take action
• · Outlines clear next steps
• · Ensures follow-up
• · Eliminate embarrassing grammar errors
• · Establish a professional tone

Writing E-mail messages

• · Start with a greeting.
• · Give your name and explain how you got the other person's e-mail address
• · Tell a little about yourself
• · Ask some questions so that he or she will want to answer you.
• · Your message does not have to be very long

Add a Signature File?
A signature file is a small bit of text which is appended to the bottom of an e-mail message. It is automatically added to each e-mail message that you send allowing you to include basic information about yourself. Signature files generally contain information such as: company or organization name, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers and an e-mail address.