How to Utilize Your Email to Grow Your Network

Anyone who is working for herself will tell you that email will quickly become a gigantic chore. But, if you look at it right, you'll realize that it also offers a fantastic opportunity for growing your network. Every email is an interaction with a possible client, customer, subject, reader, friend, or business partner — a virtual handshake. There are tons of simple ways to optimize these everyday interactions to grow your network.

Optimize your signature. Your email signature is like a...