An electronic business card is free and you can make one yourself. Many businesses and individuals use them. So you're probably wondering what it is and how you can create one. Promote your website everytime you send an email and you will see your website traffic increase.

It's simple, free, and essential - it's the humble email signature.

A basic email signature for your business emails could include the details from your business card, such as:

• Your name
• Your position
• Business name
• Business address
• Business phone numbers, fax numbers and your mobile number
• Web address and email address

Your signature is attached to the bottom of your email so all your essential details are readily available for your clients in your email.

Think of how many times you send your email out to people every day. Do you pass out your business cards as much as that in a day? Not likely.

Sure, some of your emails you send are to people you already know but people tend to forward informative or relevant emails onto colleagues and friends. Their friends may not have heard of you and your business before.

So if you have your email signature on that email you have effectively passed your business card to more people than you would have expected.

You can create really flashy email signatures that have images, music, fancy font and colours. Flashy signatures with your actual signature at the bottom of your email are also available.

Every email client, such as MS Outlook and web-based email, give you the option to add a signature to your emails. All you need to do is type up a simple email signature with the details presented above and turn on the signature option. This can usually be performed under the Options menu of your email client.

Not hard at all is it? Your email signature acts as an electronic form of your business card by getting your details out to potential clients and it doesn't cost a cent.