Writing tip- the importance of contact information

This is more of an addendum to my previous post about writing emails than a true post.

After sending out an email to a potential source, I realized it's important to mention that every time you send out a professional email your contact information should be included.

While it might seem a little obsessive and/or redundant, making sure pretty much everyone in the universe has your contact information is pretty important, even if it's only your email address or a way to find your Myspace page.

Here are some real world examples of why it's a good idea.

If you send in a query to a magazine or publisher and include your phone number, email address, and address, they'll be able to contact you if they're reading a hard copy of the your email without having to go back to their inbox.

If you email an article to an editor and include your phone number, they can easily call you to discuss changes you need to make.

If you email your phone number to an interview source, you may receive a call, sometimes even within minutes of your original email.

It's a smart move to make yourself as accessible as possible to all of the people you need to talk to. If you make yourself hard to contact, people will be less likely to contact you which might cost you time and money you can't afford.