{"id":26183,"date":"2019-02-27T07:18:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T13:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/?p=26183"},"modified":"2019-05-16T13:53:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T18:53:39","slug":"email-etiquette-the-sign-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2019\/02\/email-etiquette-the-sign-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Etiquette &#8211; The Sign-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<h3 class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/180872?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Entrepreneur article<\/a> hits on topic you may have overlooked.&nbsp; What sign-off do you use for your emails?&nbsp; Did you know there are different levels of etiquette?&nbsp; Not kidding, there are certain formalities to consider.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">An example:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\"><b>The salutation:<\/b>&nbsp;&#8220;Best&#8221;<br \/>\n<b>Bates:<\/b>&nbsp;&#8220;Best&#8221; is colloquial, but fine for someone you know. &#8220;Best wishes&#8221; or &#8220;Best regards&#8221; would be better for business.<br \/>\n<b>Kerr:<\/b>&nbsp;This is another acceptable sign-off, especially if you&#8217;re using it with someone you know really well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">That is my preferred sign-off, but I am currently rethinking it.&nbsp; Here is the one I really dislike:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"\">\n<p class=\"\"><b>The salutation:<\/b>&nbsp;&#8220;Ciao&#8221;<br \/>\n<b>Bates:<\/b>&nbsp;This isn&#8217;t for business, except for fashion, art or real Italians.<br \/>\n<b>Kerr:<\/b>&nbsp;&#8220;Ciao&#8221; should only be used for close buddies or work pals. It&#8217;s not appropriate for business purposes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Ciao&#8221; is far too pretentious for me, but I do see it on occasion.&nbsp; The article is a quick read and I recommend you check it out&#8230;your preferred sign-off is probably listed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"btn btn-pill btn-color-5 btn-glow\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/selling-style\/\"><strong>Learn How We Can Help With Communication&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Entrepreneur article hits on topic you may have overlooked.&nbsp; What sign-off do you use for your emails?&nbsp; Did you know there are different levels of etiquette?&nbsp; Not kidding, there are certain formalities to consider. An example: The salutation:&nbsp;&#8220;Best&#8221; Bates:&nbsp;&#8220;Best&#8221; is colloquial, but fine for someone you know. &#8220;Best wishes&#8221; or &#8220;Best regards&#8221; would be better for business. Kerr:&nbsp;This is another acceptable sign-off, especially if you&#8217;re using it with someone you know really well. That is my preferred sign-off, but I am currently rethinking it.&nbsp; Here is the one I really dislike: The salutation:&nbsp;&#8220;Ciao&#8221; Bates:&nbsp;This isn&#8217;t for business, except for fashion, art or real Italians. Kerr:&nbsp;&#8220;Ciao&#8221; should only be used&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2019\/02\/email-etiquette-the-sign-off\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"index","bgseo_robots_follow":"follow","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[903,1074],"class_list":["post-26183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communication","tag-communicating","tag-email"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-6Oj","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":914,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/05\/the-wrong-salutation\/","url_meta":{"origin":26183,"position":0},"title":"The Wrong Salutation","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"May 11, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"The salutation from another email cover message: Dear All Hiring, Cover emails are difficult to write without starting it in this manner.\u00a0 I'm not a big fan of using \"To Whom It May Concern,\" but at least it doesn't draw your attention in a\u00a0negative way.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Resumes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Resumes","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/category\/hiring\/resumes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":221,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2006\/08\/interview-etiquette\/","url_meta":{"origin":26183,"position":1},"title":"Interview Etiquette","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"August 9, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Interview Etiquette Begins The Minute You Walk in the Door from CareerJournal is a must-read piece for Gen Y workers. 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