I want to add, make sure you have no spelling errors. 'Sirs' should be capitalized, as well as, the 'S' and the 'Y' in Sincerely Yours.
You should also add the date - and again, no spelling errors. These may seem like small points, but it helps to make your correspondence appear more professional.
I have written many business correspondence at a high executive level and people do look at these things. It can sometimes make a difference between receiving a response and not, especially if the company you are approaching is receiving a myriad of requests. It will make yours stand out from the crowd, just as it would for a resume.
If you have a bit of trouble, go to your local library, they will definitely have books that relate to business correspondence.
I have not tried, but you may even find something by googling.
As mentioned previously, keep it short, professional and on point, no flowery language, since this is about business .
All the best.
Hope
This post is not really helpful but I thought I'd share it with you anyway.
A trader on the Trademe auction site received the following email (yes email, not text) from a customer :
..........hi i won ur aunction on trademe wea in chch r u based? is it pozzbl 4 u 2 bring da ring 2 me in shirley at a smll xtra cst .i wil have da muni 2mura .my cel numba is XXXXXXXXXXXXX.cn u let me knw asap plz.thanx mel..........
What the heck do these people do with all the time they save by not writing complete sentences?
This post is not really helpful but I thought I'd share it with you anyway.
A trader on the Trademe auction site received the following email (yes email, not text) from a customer :
..........hi i won ur aunction on trademe wea in chch r u based? is it pozzbl 4 u 2 bring da ring 2 me in shirley at a smll xtra cst .i wil have da muni 2mura .my cel numba is XXXXXXXXXXXXX.cn u let me knw asap plz.thanx mel..........
What the heck do these people do with all the time they save by not writing complete sentences?