The signature file is a little like a P.S. at the end of a message. It nearly always gets attention.

Here are 10 guidelines for creating a signature file that looks professional and gets clicks:

1. Make it brief, no more than about 6 lines, and make it pithy. Put in a nutshell what you and your business are all about along with the URL of course.
2. Use a single --- or double === divider across the top and/or across the bottom of the signature.
3. Adjust the signature file for the audience you are reaching. For certain newsgroups or mailing lists, adopt a soft-sell approach so as not to cause irritation. For an autoresponder message a hard sell signature file may be acceptable.
4. Include your email address and the URL of your home page.
5. Don't go above 8 lines including the divider(s).
6. Format to 60 characters so the line endings will appear neat in your recipient's browser.
7. Left justify the text.
8. Proofread it. That's worth repeatin
   The Number One Small Business Marketing Strategy
   Many small businesses have a difficult time growing and maintaining sales. This problem is often caused by a number of circumstances and events that are out of their direct control. Many forces can be blamed for tough times in a business, but
   s a little like a P.S. at the end of a message. It nearly always gets attention.

   Here are 10 guidelines for creating a signature file that looks professional and gets clicks:

   1. Make it brief, no more than about 6 lines, and make it pithy. Put in a nutshell what you and your business are all about along with the URL of course.
   2. Use a single --- or double === divider across the top and/or across the bottom of the signature.
   3. Adjust the signature file for the audience you are reaching. For certain newsgroups or mailing lists, adopt a soft-sell approach so as not to cause irritation. For an autoresponder message a hard sell signature file may be acceptable.
   4. Include your email address and the URL of your home page.
   5. Don't go above 8 lines including the divider(s).
   6. Format to 60 characters so the line endings will appear neat in your recipient's browser.
   7. Left justify the text.
   8. Proofread it. That's worth repeatin
      Small Business Planning -- Three Myths
      Are you -- like 70 percent of small business owners -- working without a plan?Here are three myths that need to be dispelled about strategic planning for small business.1. It has to be formal -- Not so.The value of a strat
      pithy. Put in a nutshell what you and your business are all about along with the URL of course.
   9. Use a single --- or double === divider across the top and/or across the bottom of the signature.
   10. Adjust the signature file for the audience you are reaching. For certain newsgroups or mailing lists, adopt a soft-sell approach so as not to cause irritation. For an autoresponder message a hard sell signature file may be acceptable.
   11. Include your email address and the URL of your home page.
   12. Don't go above 8 lines including the divider(s).
   13. Format to 60 characters so the line endings will appear neat in your recipient's browser.
   14. Left justify the text.
   15. Proofread it. That's worth repeatin
       Work Is A Four-Letter Word
       I can hear the jokes already and most of them are not politically correct. Let me throw out a word that we often don't attach to work and yet I think it is a word of redemption, of contribution, of achievement, of community, and ultimately, of
       nce you are reaching. For certain newsgroups or mailing lists, adopt a soft-sell approach so as not to cause irritation. For an autoresponder message a hard sell signature file may be acceptable.
   16. Include your email address and the URL of your home page.
   17. Don't go above 8 lines including the divider(s).
   18. Format to 60 characters so the line endings will appear neat in your recipient's browser.
   19. Left justify the text.
   20. Proofread it. That's worth repeatin
       Affiliate Marketing - Ten Great Reasons To Jump Onboard
       When I first began my online business, I had no idea that I would eventually find myself making tons of money by selling other people’s products. In a nutshell, that’s what being an Affiliate Marketer is all about. Though there are dozens of g
       page.
   21. Don't go above 8 lines including the divider(s).
   22. Format to 60 characters so the line endings will appear neat in your recipient's browser.
   23. Left justify the text.
   24. Proofread it. That's worth repeating - Proofread it!
   25. Cut and paste the URL into a browser and make sure it works! How frustrating to stumble on the fact that after you have sent hundreds of emails or you have been using the signature file for some weeks, the link doesn't work because of a typo or other error in the URL. Test it!
   26. Send an email to yourself with the signature file and check the overall appearance and impression. Is it clean and professional?

   In conclusion: Labor hard and long on the wording of your signature until it is just right. Sum up your main selling proposition and craft it into a slogan.