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twenty-four hours for some reason, set up your customized "Out
of Office Reply." With this feature, senders are automatically sent
an e-mail letting them know when you will be back in the office to
return their e-mail inquiry.

You should also set up a standard "signature" that includes your
full name, company name, website address, street address, phone
number, and fax number that will appear at the bottom of each
e-mail that you send out. Set it up once and it will automatically
appear in each outgoing message that you send. It makes your e­
mail like letterhead and makes your contact information handy at
all times.

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EBay.com began as a simple website that Pierre Omidyar set up
at home for his g i rlfriend so she could con n ect with other col lec­
tors that shared her interest in Pez candy dispensers. He had a
computer progra mming backg ro und and wrote the code for the
a uction website in j ust one weekend. It qu ickly beca me a pop­
u l a r destination for people to sell or buy j ust about anyth ing.
Today, m i l l ions of produ cts are bought and sold daily on eBay.
By 2006, eBay had earned more than $5 bil lion in reve n ue.

Business Cards and Letterhead

Even if you use e-mail frequently, you'll still need hard-copy
letterhead and business cards on hand . They should include the
standard information: company name, logo , address, phone and fax
numbers, website, and e-mail address. You could also include your
company slogan or tagline.