"Cheers" seems best to me - "Hugs" - no way!!! Only then can you ensure that your message is received as intended and leaves no room for misunderstandings or incorrect perceptions.By taking your time and choosing your words carefully, your sign-offs will just be one more indicator of what a pleasure it will be to communicate with you.Get an update when I post each week.

″‘Sincerely’ says to me, ‘We have a formal relationship,‘” Schwalbe said. I said "informal" but I didn't mean really informal, I want to know what I can say to acquaintances, and to people who've asked questions on my ebay auctions etc. Being a bit of an Anglophile, I love the Cheers closing, and take it in the good wishes on parting or ending a conversation sense, unless the Thanks sense seems primarily or additionally intended. Those who worry about being perceived favorably wonder how to sign-off with the appropriate tone and intended meaning getting across. Have a great day.

Also, "talk to you soon" is not that much longer.

Turk said a closer isn’t necessary if the email is part of an ongoing thread, but it is if it’s part of a new conversation. Unless you are a sixth grader. “Cheers” is a friendly goodbye that works with colleagues you are close to, but it shouldn’t be your go-to.

No need for this h alf-assed nonsense.Has never even once come across as warm. Do you play it safe and use "Best" as your sign-off? Tell us in the comments! “It never hurts to start a little more formal than you think is warranted and then mirror their reply,” Schwalbe said, citing situations in which you email someone out of the blue or are cold-applying for a position. Turk finds it “too informal for a lot of situations.” The problem with friendlier language like “warmly” or “cheers” is that this intimacy can feel unearned and off-putting in the workplace.

“The reason I go with ‘best’ or ‘best wishes’ is they’re completely bland or inconspicuous or boring,” said Victoria Turk, the author of In the U.S., “some formulation of ‘best’ or best wishes, is pretty accepted, pretty neutral, and pretty safe,” Schwalbe said. There are so many ways to finish up your message! Some are concerned about not appearing redundant by always including the same closing.All sign-offs need to include your name. However, you would use that closing with someone you admire, like or would like to have a friendly email relationship with. If you want to say "all the best," just say "all the best." "CB") as "monogramming an email." Whereas “Regards,” is the other end of the scale. “Or it could be literal: I was still Sadie Stein, and there was very little arguing with that.“Ultimately, email closers cause headaches because the answer of which to us is situational: Is this someone you are contacting for the first time, a casual acquaintance, or a colleague you are asking for a favor? Here's how to end an email the right way. ©2020 Verizon Media.

Thus, you should not risk this.