Quick Tip: Link to a Web Version

May 15th, 2009

Your subscribers may have trouble reading your carefully crafted email. With blocked image issues, emails rendering differently in various clients, and a list of other potential problems, it’s handy to provide an online hosted version of your email. This link and line of copy should go in the pre-header.  All legitimate email platforms will have the ability to quickly and easily do this.

A few ideas for copy:

Click Here if you are having trouble viewing this email

To view an online version of this email, Click Here

Can’t see our email? Click Here to view it online

Quick Tip: Send an Internal Test…

May 8th, 2009

… Not Just to Yourself

This should go without saying, but before you send that award winning email to your list of 100,000 subscribers, send a final test to an internal group. Get some others from around the office to agree to review, and don’t just send to yourself. When you are actively involved in a campaign it can get mushy. It can help to have a fresh set of eyes to notice extremely simple mistakes.

This may sound elementary, but you would be blown away by some of the simple and careless mistakes huge companies have made with their emails.

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Quick Tip: What Fonts to Use

April 30th, 2009

What font type should be used with HTML emails?

Have you ever received an email that has bright pink cursive font on a dark pink background? Pretty tough to read. This may be an extreme example, but don’t make it a challenge to read the copy in your emails. Your subscribers are already busy and if they afford you the compliment of opening your email, don’t screw it up by trying to get fancy with your font.

Aim for readability which is generally on the basic end for body copy. Stick to text fonts that are 10 or 12 point, in either Verdana, Arial or Times New Roman.

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Quick Tip: Maximum Width for HTML Emails

April 28th, 2009

What should my maximum width be for my HTML email newsletter?

With HTML emails, it’s good to watch your image dimensions. Your subscribers should not have to scroll to the right to see your full email.  To be safe, it is recommended to have a max width of 600-650 pixels. On a more conservative approach, you would have a maximum width of 550-575 pixels.

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