Top 5 Tips for
a Better HTML Email Design |
Designing
HTML email is one of the key steps in email marketing. A good looking
HTML email will bring you a higher open rate than a plain text message.
But when a HTML email comes in a distorted format which makes it
unpleasant or even unreadable, you can't expect a high response
from your subscribers. And moreover, bad HTML code may trigger anti-spam
filters which will block your message. This will definitely hurt
your deliverability and sender reputation.
That's why you need to make sure that your HTML email looks well
in different email clients and web-based email services. We recommend
that you create email accounts on widely used email services such
as AOL, Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo and send a test copy of your HTML
email to yourself. If you encounter any problems that need your
attention, you can always fix them before you email the message
to the whole list. |
Here are
top 5 tips that will help you avoid most common mistakes while designing
an HTML email: |
1. Code
Your HTML Email Manually
The use of HTML editors such as MS FrontPage, DreamWeaver, HomeSite
and others has some down sides. These programs add an extra HTML
code to the message source which may render differently in different
email clients. So, code your HTML email manually, or at least clean
your HTML source if you used an HTML editor tool. And don't copy-paste
your email text directly from MS Word. Copy-paste it through a notepad
to eliminate specific MS Office tags. |
2. Avoid
Background Color and Images |
Don't waste
your time and efforts for background images and color because they
are not displayed in email clients. |
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