So now that you've got your portfolio all ready to go there are a few things that you definitely don’t want to be doing. Firstly, definitely don't copy all of the people you are targeting into the same email, and if you are going to do this then at least have the common decency to blind copy us so we don't realise (although the ambiguous use of 'Hello...' is usually a dead giveaway). Secondly, definitely don’t call us by the wrong name. That is never going to go down particularly well. And thirdly, don’t send attachments over 5 or 6mb. Lumbering us with a 20mb whopper is just an annoyance. It's the equivalent of getting one of those presents that’s been smothered in Sellotape. If it's a nice shiny iPad then the 10 minute wrestle to open it may be worth it, but if it's another pair of socks then Aunt Ethel better watch her back. As a general rule for emails, just remember that it's going to be our first impression of you, so don’t screw it up!