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The existence of many businesses in the market has increased the competition rate. It will be ideal to have strategies to set your firm apart from the competition to survive. Branding is one approach to distinguish your firm. Besides making your business stand out, branding provides personality to your products and services, helps you connect with your target audience and increases the chances of making your business popular.<\/p>\n

Branding has been consistently evolving. In the 1920s, branding was mainly done through radio advertisements. With the advancement of technology, branding improved, and around the 1950s, media channels, such as billboards, TV commercials, and subway signs were used. Over time, social media platforms were introduced, and businesses started using them for branding to keep their branding relevant. Aside from social media, companies also use brand signatures to promote their products.<\/p>\n

This article provides a step-by-step guide to creating your brand signature. Keep reading to learn more.<\/p>\n

Step One: Use Electronic Signature<\/h3>\n

Technology has introduced the use of electronic signatures to replace traditional written ones. These electronic signatures came in handy in helping businesses develop their brand signatures. There are many ways to create an electronic signature, and one of them is by using professional software like jSign.com<\/a>. It’s a tried and tested method to have a reliable and professional digital signature.<\/p>\n

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Alternatively, you can create an electronic signature by drawing and scanning. It’s the simplest way of creating a signature for your brand. You can try making your digital brand signature through the following steps:<\/p>\n

1. Draw Your Signature<\/strong>
\nThe first step involves writing your signature on a piece of paper. If you don’t have a specific signature, you can write down several signatures and choose the one that appears to be the finest. Ensure the signature can’t be easily duplicated. Also, it’s better to use a black or blue ballpoint on white paper for better visibility.<\/p>\n

2. Scanning<\/strong>
\nAfter settling on the signature, proceed to scan it. As this is a more digitalized world, you can use a smartphone or tablet to scan your brand’s signature. You can use a home scanner if you don’t have these devices.<\/p>\n

3. Cropping<\/strong>
\nNow that you’ve got a soft copy of your signature, crop it to the size of your preference. You can use various tools, such as a smartphone editor or an online editor. Note that the size you prefer needs to be acceptable.<\/p>\n

4. Convert Your Signature Into A PNG Format<\/strong>
\nMost documents that are scanned are saved in a JPEG format<\/a>. It’s challenging to have your signature in this format as it’ll be uploaded as a picture. Therefore, you need to convert it to a format that’ll be easy to use when signing digital documents. The most appropriate format is the PNG format, and you can transform using an online conversion.<\/p>\n

5. Drag And Drop<\/strong>
\nNow that you’ve got a PNG signature format, it’s easy to sign your documents electronically. You must drag your signature onto the document you want to sign and drop it above the signature line.<\/p>\n

However, as much as this option makes it easy to create a digital signature, it has some cons. For one, this option isn’t secure, and doesn’t provide a digital certificate that you can use to prove the authenticity of your signature.<\/p>\n

Step Two: Use Free Online Signing Tools<\/h3>\n

Instead of going through the hustle of creating and scanning your signatures, you can use free online signing tools. These tools allow you to draw your signatures online and download them in a ready-to-use PNG format.<\/p>\n

When you prefer this option, you must find a website that offers this service. After locating a website, you can sign your name using a touchscreen or mouse cursor. If you make any errors, use the eraser button to rectify any mistakes. Then, save and download a PNG version of your signature when you’re satisfied with it. Similar to the previous option, you can now sign by dragging and dropping your PNG signature version.<\/p>\n

Apart from creating your signature, you can go further and add a logo to your signature.<\/p>\n

Step Three: Add A Logo To Your Signature<\/h3>\n

A logo is a representation of your brand<\/a>. Therefore, by using a logo in your email signature, the recipients will be able to immediately identify your brand and validate that the message came from you.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not difficult to include a logo in your email signature. However, it depends on the type of email that your customers use. For instance, you can add your logo on Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, Apple Mail, and AOL.<\/p>\n

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There are four ways to include logos on Gmail. They include:<\/p>\n

1. Copying And Pasting<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can send a logo file to your Gmail address for this option. Open the email, right-click the file attachment, and copy the URL. After copying the URL:<\/p>\n