Email has been around for some time. Do you remember the 90's (in the previous century of course!)? When e-mail began to be used by the average person, it was a great novelty to be able to send a message to someone and have one's name appear on the outgoing message. In the old days if your name was Joe or Jane Soap, it was great to send an email with the name appearing for all to see: "Here's a message from JOE SOAP!" You'll probably see that a lot of people like to include signatures at the bottom of their emails too. They do it in order to get people to know who they are!
In today's times, it seems a lot of us out there are not as much interested in letting others know who we are. Who has time to even enter one's name in the message any longer? When emails go from one to the other, all we know is that "J.S." sent it. There may not even be a phone number to call - and even if there is, most prefer never to answer their phones - but to rather simply have a paid-for voicemail message to let others know just how important one really is. When we've got time - we'll get back to you!
Have you ever stood back and seen who the really successful people are in the world? You'll know their names! You may even know an email address to contact them at! You'll probably see regular videos of them teaching others just a little something of what they're up to and how they managed to get where they got to.
If you're looking to get out there - looking to make money - you'll need to know that you'll probably get some of it from other people! If so, it's a great idea to begin by giving yourself an identity. Use your name and let others know how they can contact you. You have nothing to fear - because this is you... unless of course it's not... unless of course you need to hide from others!
So sit back, think about who you are, and what you do. Think about all the means of communications you have to reach others - and then... don't be afraid to use your identity or all these means available. Answer an email (with politeness and even your signature!) Answer your phone - and leave voicemail turned on only for the times when you really can't get to it! Use your name (all of it!) when communicating with others. And mostly - don't be afraid to let others know just how easily contactable you are - and that you're always ready to help!
