How to Unleash
the Power of
E-mail
Signatures
By Joanna L. Krotz
Reprinted with permission from
Microsoft Small Business Center
Every time you send an
e-mail message, you have an opportunity to share something personal
or powerful or playful in an "e-mail signature." Yet few people
realize its potential.
E-mail signatures are
the wise or funny sayings and quotations, artwork or animated gifs
that appear at the bottom of messages, following your name. You
don't need to type in words or attach signature files for each
outgoing message, of course. You automate the process with a few
simple selections in your e-mail program .(See below for how to
include signatures in Microsoft Outlook.)
Why make the effort?
Frankly, it's fun. Personal signatures add spice and individuality
to the cold salad of e-mail.
And business signatures
can boost profits, too. Consider a signature of your company's
marketing tag line or a special sales offer or a direct link to the
company Web site or to a registration page so customers can sign up
to get news or offers. These are all extremely cost-effective ways
to build business. Even sending signatures of quotations or sayings
in business e-mail is a way to make you stand out amid the clutter.
The bottom line on this
bottom line: You'll be noticed, remembered and appreciated — if,
that is, you go about adding signatures in the right way.
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How to Keep
Your Job Without Losing Your Mind
reprinted
with permission from the HP Small Business Center
Finding a good
work-life balance is difficult in many professions, but the
business field is one that is particularly associated with
long hours, unusual schedules, and a general inability to
leave work at the office. The volatile and demanding nature
of the job leaves many professionals wanting to reduce their
work commitments to make more time for their personal lives.
If you’re one
of those overworked souls,
here are a few ways to avoid
burnout and restore sanity to your work schedule.
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As
this is the last week of February, I am trying to
figure out if I had any fun or not. I know we have
been very busy this month. Technology Specialists
has added two Technicians to our group (Kevin Meyer
and Rob Rosenbrock). We have finished moving our
remote backup service to new server and storage.
Plus, as an added bonus, the auction for the Komet’s
Game worn jersey will be ending in March. Also in
March we have a couple of events I want to invite
everyone to. One is here in Fort Wayne, the other
one is in Indianapolis. These will be going over
Virtualization, and going green. There will be a
sign up on our website on March 3rd. We are also
going to be starting our business review meetings in
March. If you are on a managed service program
expect a call to setup a time to review your
network, servers, and systems. I hope everyone has a
great Easter holiday and the bunny of happiness is
good to you.
Most
companies spend time anticipating and planning for
disasters. But in a global economy, where opportunity and
risk go hand-in-hand, other events can be as devastating to
the unprepared as any hurricane.
It’s
a new year, with a fresh sales quota and a new set of sales
resolutions. I’m always looking for ways to improve and
January consistently finds me evaluating my performance from
the previous year then setting goals for the coming one.
