Writing emails

Net working is one of the most important parts about being an illustartor, casting a wide net of contacts and potential clients is key to being a successful illustrator. One of the most obvious and most commonly used methods of contacting clients is using email.

• To start off having an appropriate email name is integral. Using the email you made when you were 12 with X's and O's plater all over it doenst look very professional. Not to say you cant use that email for other things but firing off an email under "[email protected]" (Yes, I am ashamed to admit this was my first email address I made and I still use to this day) is hardly going to  be taken seriously. In contrast sending and email under the address "[email protected]" is a little easier to read and take serious.

 

• The contents of the email is important as well. Formatting it in a way thats clear and easy to understand, startong woth your email subject, be clear and upfront about why you're getting in conact in three words or less. First making it clear who you are addressing and sign it off with your own name like a letter.  

 

• ​Spelling, punctuation, grammar and language are also very important keys in writing emails. sending a casual email to a friend things like spelling and grammar aren't terribly important, but when talking to a potential client or colleague it looks unprofessional to no capitalise and use correct punctuation. Similarly the use of formal language is also something that divides casual emails to friends to those from emails directed at clients.​​

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