- A TourReady email signature turns every outgoing email into a soft tour CTA.
- Setup takes 3 minutes in Gmail, Outlook, or Apple Mail.
- Use a hyperlinked line — not an embedded iframe. Email clients don't render iframes.
- Copy formula: "[Your name] · [Role] · Walk the space →".
- Free per seat. Free forever. The tour URL never changes.
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Every staff inbox at a local business sends 30 to 200 emails a week. Most of those emails end in a flat phone number and a logo image. None of that does any selling. A TourReady email signature with a hyperlinked "Walk the space →" line turns every one of those outgoing messages into a soft tour CTA — and there's zero ongoing cost.
This walk-through covers Gmail, Outlook, and Apple Mail. The copy template is the same across all three. The signature persists across every "thanks!" reply and every quote you send out.
Why a TourReady email signature
The email signature is the most under-leveraged piece of real estate on the internet for local businesses. Every email you send is read by someone who already knows your name — but doesn't necessarily know your space. A signature line that drops them into a walkable tour bridges that gap without selling.
Conversion math: most signature lines get 3-8% click-through across a few months. Multiply that by a 5-person staff sending 1,000 emails a month and you've added 150-400 incremental tour views per month — at zero additional marketing spend.
Gmail setup
Five steps. Three minutes.
- Open Gmail settings. Top-right gear icon › See all settings.
- Navigate to the Signature section. Settings › General tab › scroll to Signature.
- Create a new signature. Click "Create new" › name it "TourReady".
- Paste the template from the section below. Highlight the "Walk the space →" line, click the link icon, paste your TourReady URL.
- Set defaults. Under "Signature defaults," set the new signature for new emails AND replies/forwards. Save changes.
If you have a Google Workspace admin, you can push this signature to every staff inbox with a single Admin Console policy. Workspace admin › Apps › Google Workspace › Gmail › User settings › Signature defaults.
Outlook setup
Outlook splits across desktop, web, and mobile. The signature lives in the account settings.
- Outlook desktop. File › Options › Mail › Signatures. Create new, paste template, hyperlink the walk-line, set as default for New messages and Replies/forwards.
- Outlook web. Settings (gear) › View all Outlook settings › Mail › Compose and reply. Create new signature, paste, hyperlink, set defaults.
- Microsoft 365 admin. For org-wide push: Exchange Admin Center › Mail flow › Rules › Apply disclaimers.
Apple Mail + others
Apple Mail (macOS): Mail › Settings › Signatures › pick the account › "+" to create new signature › paste template › hyperlink walk-line by selecting the text and pressing Cmd+K. Drag the new signature onto the account on the left to set as default.
iOS Mail: Settings › Mail › Signature › paste the template as plain text (iOS Mail does not allow rich-text hyperlinks in signatures, so paste the full URL).
HEY, Superhuman, Spark, and other modern clients all support HTML signatures. Paste the same template into Settings › Signatures.
"Every email is a doorbell. A walkable footer turns the doorbell into a door."
The walkable footer template
Copy this template. Edit the bracketed fields. Hyperlink the walk-line.
[Your Name]
[Role · Business Name]
[Phone] · [Website]
Walk the space → https://tourready.ai/t/your-slug
The structure is intentional. Name + role builds trust. Phone + website is the standard footer. The walk-line is the soft CTA. Don't bury the walk-line under social icons — it should be the visual last word.
- Logo image, no link
- 5 social icons
- Disclaimer paragraph
- No room for a CTA
- Clean text + walk-line
- One CTA
- No disclaimer noise
- The space sells itself
If you haven't generated a tour yet, the signature waits on the URL. Start your tour → and you'll have the URL inside two minutes.
One more pattern: every team member's signature can route to the same TourReady URL. The tour is hosted free, forever, and there's no per-seat cost. A 12-person team and a one-person operation both pay $0/month for the link in the signature. Start your tour →