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How to set up a default signature?

Add a clean, professional signature to all your emails effortlessly.

Cynthia Cazeres avatar
Written by Cynthia Cazeres
Updated over a week ago

Overview

Setting up a default email signature in La Growth Machine helps you keep every message polished, consistent, and on-brand. This guide walks you through creating, importing, and using your signature—minus the hassle.

Key benefits

  • Time-saving: Your signature is added automatically to every email.

  • Consistency: All your messages keep the same visual identity.

  • Flexibility: Use a custom signature or import your Gmail one.


How to set up an HTML signature for your emails?

Steps to create an HTML signature

Follow these three simple steps :

  1. Go to your identity’s email settings, select an email address, and open the Signature section.

  2. Select Custom signature.

  3. Edit your custom signature and click Save.

That's it!


How to import my Gmail/Outlook signature?

How to import my Gmail/Outlook signature?

Importing a Gmail signature

If you use Gmail, La Growth Machine can import your Gmail signature automatically.


Steps to import your Gmail signature

  1. Create a new signature in Gmail and set it as your default.

    Setup a default signature in Gmail

  2. Go to your signature settings in La Growth Machine and select Signature from Gmail.

  3. Import your Gmail signature and click Save.

You can refresh your Gmail signature anytime by clicking the refresh button.

Important: Your Gmail signature is also updated automatically every day.

For Outlook accounts

Importing an Outlook signature

It is currently not possible to import an Outlook signature into La Growth Machine.

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How to use a default signature in the emails I send?

When writing an email, simply click the signature icon, and the signature variable will be added automatically.

You can also manually add the {{signature}} variable in your email content.

From now on, your prospects will receive emails with your sleek signature.


What happens if I update or delete my default signature?

Updating your signature

When you update and save your signature, all future emails you send will automatically use the updated version.


Deleting your signature

If you delete your signature:

  • Future emails will be sent without any signature.

  • For new campaigns, adding a signature variable will be impossible.


Can I set up a LinkedIn signature?

LinkedIn doesn’t support a built-in default signature.

But good news: you can still create one using custom attributes in your La Growth Machine identity.


Steps to create a LinkedIn signature

  1. Open your identity details and create a Custom Attribute containing your signature.

  2. Use this attribute as a variable in your LinkedIn message content.

And boom—you’ve got a LinkedIn-ready signature!

Tip: Do you want to check if you're fully set for email campaigns? Here’s some more reading for you:


FAQs

How do I check if my signature is applied correctly?

Preview your email in the La Growth Machine editor: the {{signature}} variable will automatically display your current signature.

Can I use multiple signatures for different campaigns?

You can only have one signature per email address, but you can use your Custom Attributes to add different signatures and use the associated variables.

Does the signature apply to LinkedIn messages too?

Not as a default signature, but yes if you insert a Custom Attribute as explained above.

Are images supported in my HTML signature?

Yes, as long as they are properly hosted and accessible via a public URL.

Can I disable the signature for a specific email?

Absolutely—just remove the {{signature}} variable from the message.

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