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Adding an "about.me" link would also be a great way to do this.
This is a great email. The product sounds fantastic...only problem, I've been trying to set it up for 30 minutes and still can't get it done. "Support" isn't support, it's links taking you to another suggestion. I've gone to my gmail page, my browser page and their page and their no @ with a stamp on it! Any suggestions?
We tried using email signatures to promote our SM efforts before but found that a large percentage of our emails got stuck in spam filters. They added HTML triggers many corporate spam filters.
It's too bad that it requires Gmail.
I refuse to use Gmail myself, and I do not trust most e-mails sent via Gmail (except for those connected with my LinkedIn network). Spammers use Gmail!
Thanks for the post and information about WiseStamp. Tried it manually (have very poor knowledge of HTML) - but never succeeded on any mail platform.
So, now it would help me so much......
This stuff seems great, but is there a similar system for people using different e-mail servers? And different internet browsers? I'd love to get similar buttons in my signature, but we don't use Gmail.
Just FYI, the way your page loads is annoying. When it first loads, I can see for one second the button to retweet and share on twitter just above the title, but that gets covered quickly by your flash advertisement. I want to tweet this article, but you are making it harder, not easier. Can't believe Hubspot is making that mistake. Just FYI. Bret
Is there any way to generate this code and then manually embed it in a Outlook signature?
@John Glad it helped! Hardcoding email HTML is a pain =)
@Sarah What you could do is create the signature in wisestamp and copy/paste it out of gmail, hotmail, yahoomail, or AOL mail into outlook or whatever you are using.
The RSS functionality won't work though when doing it this way.
I am using a product called Social Media Press Kit (SMPK) which acts lice a Virtual Businesscard - mine is http://www.michaelhaschek.com. The icon with your pic is supplied when you have created the content and is attached to your signature. Check it out!
Thanks David, I have tried copying and pasting the HTML, which seems to work... but this leaves out the Social Media buttons (it just copies the main text). Is there some way for me to add these buttons in?
Sorry if I am being dense here...!
@Sarah you need open up a new email within gmail, yahoo, aol, or hotmail and the full signature will generate with the social media icons. =)
It's a good start, now is there are talented individual out there who can work it out for not just Outlook signatures but for any email program that produced html-style emails?
Nice looking sig. I was wondering if i apply this signature, if my emails might get caught in html filters?
Wisestamp is a good universal tool, but you have to set it up on every computer you get on. Gmail now has an option for rich text signatures that I have taken advantage of.
This is a great article. It would be awesome to find out how to do this in MS Outlook. So far all we have is embedded web address in the words Facebook, Twitter, Etc.
EXCELLENT!!!
I recently started using a branded Gmail service and can certainly use this info. Right on time. Just like my friends at Hubspot.
Thanks
@martine This shouldn't effect you getting through any spam filters as long as you are sending from a reliable ESP and ISP. But that might be something you might want to double check with @Wisestamp.
@Lenny & @Liz You can create the html signature and then render it within gmail and then copy and paste it into outlook.
I'm not too familiar with Outlook options and think it's far too bloated and clunky. Slows down my computer and workflow every time it opens itself. =P.
@Dave - Glad you enjoyed the post! We aim to please here at HubSpot! =)
I would not have known about WiseStamp were it not for this blog post. Well done, David!
Great post David. I use Gmail and this is perfect for me. I appreciate all the screens shots making it easy to follow.
Great Post, Very Inspirational...
Thank you for sharing this information. Since I am using Gmail I will try it out and see how it goes.
Have a great day.
WiseStamp is the best extension ever! Specially it has Vietnamese language, I love it
Hi,
I started to do this and then noticed that it will access my web browsing history and my data. I realize why, but still, no thanks! Can you suggest another way that doesn't want my data. I'm okay with the web browser history.
Do you experience formatting errors with your Wisestamp signature? I tried using it for a short while and encountered a number of problems with Outlook, Mac email clients, and other programs that would throw off all of the rich graphic and strip the html script. In the end, it was more of headache to use than anything else, despite the rave reviews by some.
@David Thanks for the great review.
A slight correction "This only works if you are using Firefox, Chrome or Safari AND Gmail" - WiseStamp supports all major webmails- Google apps, Yahoo Mail, Live, AOL etc...and you can add RockMelt to the browsers list as well :)
@Ranchelle this is an automated chrome feature we use non that info at all! Feel free to check our privacy policy - http://www.wisestamp.com/privacy-policy
Thanks all for the great comments!