In a previous issue of our RTV eNews I had mentioned that adding a picture to your outgoing emails is a powerful way to connect with your clients. Especially if you are like me and communicate by email a large percentage of your time. People like to know that they are communicating with a ‘person' and not just a company. By including a picture in your email signature, you are turning a normally ‘anonymous' type of communication into a more personal type.

But, why not take that a step further and include connections to your social network? At the very least, you can pick up a few more blog subscribers.

I like to use MyBlogLog to generate the code that I use for my outgoing signature in Outlook 2007:

But, unfortunately, Outlook 2007 does not allow you to edit html in your signature. So, here is the solution.

•1.       Create your code in MyBlogLog for your awesome new signature

•2.       Copy and paste the code to your favorite HTML editor

•3.       Open a local browser (F12 in Dreamweaver)

•4.       Highlight and copy the signature in the browser and then paste it into the signature box in out look 2007.

•5.       Add your picture, click save and you have an awesome new signature!

Here is where to paste (again, this is Outlook 2007)

TOOLS > OPTIONS > MAIL FORMAT > SIGNATURES

And don't forget to have fun with your signature! Here are two that I have used most recently to reflect the holidays:

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