How to Create Social Media Links in Email

Adding your social media information to emails keeps important contacts connected.

Adding a social media links to an email signature can help promote your online presence and keep people connected to you in more efficient methods than email. A variety of methods exist for adding information to email signatures, but the easiest method is to use a third-party tool, widget or application that creates the signature for you automatically.

Instructions

1. Download an email signature tool or plug-in, such as WiseStamp or myeSig.com, that matches the email application utilized for composing your email messages. Certain programs may not work with all email applications, so be sure the program you choose matches.

2. Install the email signature tool according to your email application and the installation instructions provided by the signature tool. This will vary dramatically based on your email application, but should be a fairly simple action.

3. Go to the Tools section of your email application program.

4. Open the plug-in or tool installed for your email signature.

5. Enter the social media usernames and links in the appropriate locations in the editing window for the email signature tool. For example, Wise Stamp allows you to enter a graphic, tagline or HTML associated with your business or website for promotional purposes in the editing box. Below this box are several options for entering various social media links. Enter a link to your social media account profile next to its icon and the signature tool will automatically add the icon for the website and link the icon to your individual account.

6. Save the revisions to your signature and open a new email message.

7. Send a test message to your email address and test all the links to your social media accounts to ensure that the proper information was entered.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure that the social media accounts you link are appropriate for the audience you are sending these emails to. For example, if you are sending personal messages with your email, you may not want to send this demographic to your professional social networking account, including LinkedIn. If you are using this email in a professional capacity, be sure to create a separate email for friends and ,and be mindful of the social media links you send to your professional interactions.

• You can also add links to your social media accounts in your email signature using the HTML option and adding a little code to your signature preferences.

References

• Mashable; Add Your Social Networking Signature: Doriano Carta: September 2008

Resources

• My eSig: Custom Email Signatures
• Wise Stamp Email Signatures
• Free Downloads Center: Free Mail Signature Tools