Comments on: Signing Off in Your Emails

By: Darlene Deffes

Thu, 27 May 2021 18:04:35 +0000

In reply to mira.

I like that one!

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By: Responding to Someone Who Doesn't Want to Pay for Your Art — Art Biz Blog

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:09:41 +0000

[…] That’s good enough reason to hit the old Delete button. FAST! If people aren’t kind enough to sign their name, you have no reason to be kind enough to respond. That’s one of my first rules with responding to […]

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By: Rachelle Disbennett Lee, PhD

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:07:09 +0000

Alyson: As always you give us something to think about. I sign my business emails to clients and business colleagues, “Here’s to taking action.” However in less formal emails I don’t sign off with anything except by name. If it is a business email with someone other than a client I might use Sincerely. This is actually a good reminder to use something. I think emails can become too casual and the basics of good manners and writing are forgotten. Sincerely, Rachelle

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By: Linda Hill

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:05:30 +0000

Hi~ I usually sign mine “Blessings”. It means more to me than most of the others I’ve tried and I really do want the recipient to be blessed. Thanks for asking, Blessings, Linda

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By: Ana Gonzalez

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:18:39 +0000

Here in Spain, where a treatment or business with people who do not know Sincerely A Greetings Greetings Best regards Friends or people I know in time, or people who just know, but we have sympathized away. A hug Friends: Kisses A kiss

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By: Kathleen Fisher

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:24:25 +0000

Here in Australia, the standard in arts and media circles is to use “Kind Regards” to sign emails to people you don’t know, are just getting to know or don’t contact often. This tends to be followed by your name written in full. “Cheers” is used when you have a good working relationship and is usually followed by just your first name. You drop all phrases when you know someone really well and just sign your first name. It’s great to read what the standards are in other countries … not to mention very handy in our global society.

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By: Cath

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:39:11 +0000

I use ‘kind regards’ at work if the email if going outside the company, and ‘cheers’ for internal emails to colleagues. From home I use ‘love’ to family and closest friends, ‘kind regards’ for the rest.

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By: Robin Neudorfer

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:36:09 +0000

Sincerely Fondly Hugs

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By: Sarah Lynch

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:51:21 +0000

As some have already mentioned, it depends a great deal on the existing relationship. I was brought up in England and old habits die hard. One is “sincere” with friends and “true ” or “faithful” with business acquaintances. Having said that, there are a great many relationships in the online art world that defy such simplistic definitions. I have a collector in Texas who has bought several of my paintings and her emails are so warm and chatty that it would be churlish to treat her as just a customer. I usually find myself closing with “Thanks again”.

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By: Kristine

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:48:38 +0000

In my work as an artist representative, I frequently use the signoffs preferred by my primary client: Blessings Bright Blessings As always, thank you for supporting my art All of these fit with the feminist, pagan/spiritual work she produces. In business communication, I frequently open an email with a “Thank you for your interest/question/order….” etc, and then end the email with “Thank you again.” I still haven’t found a unique, individual way to sign off on personal email. Everything I experiment with feels like it’s stolen from someone else (such as “Virtually Yours,” and “Big Love,”) or for a person who’s not quite me (such as “Namaste,”.) I usually end up defaulting to “Much Love,” “More soon,” or “Be well.”

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