Do you want to use social media to increase your email subscribers? If you’re not taking advantage of your social media following to build your email list, then you’re missing out on a huge opportunity. In this article, we’ll discuss why email and social media integration is so important for every business, and show you […]
READ MOREDesigning a newsletter can be tough. Not only do you need knowledge and understanding of how users/readers expect content to be delivered to them, you also have the headache of making the layout compatible with all of the many emails clients. It helps if you study the layouts of existing newsletters to get an understanding […]
READ MOREEmail newsletters are a necessary component of doing business these days. Everyone should have a mailing list (you do have a list, don’t you?) and send out periodic messages. The content of those messages could be anything from your top new blog posts to promotional materials. Everything should be based on the needs of your […]
READ MORELast week’s ShopTalk Show was all about HTML Email. It’s such a fascinating subject, as technically it is front-end web development, but it almost feels like a bizarro alternate universe. We have dozens of browsers to worry about, they have hundreds of clients to consider. We worry about whether fancy new APIs are supported, they […]
READ MOREShortly after being hit by a surprisingly well made phishing attack, Google has begun rolling out some new security measures specifically for Gmail for Android that would give users a heads up on potential phishing attacks. This Gmail Phishing Attack Looks Extremely Real This Gmail Phishing Attack Looks Extremely Real Phishers are getting extra creative […]
READ MOREEmail marketing is one of the most important disciplines in e-commerce. Online shops, that don’t use the email medium outside of order and shipping confirmation throw away a huge potential to gain new customers, bind existing customers, and increase their turnover. But even if you don’t use newsletters or other email campaigns yet – it’s […]
READ MOREAfter offering books, music, movies and even online servers, Amazon is getting ready to roll out yet another offering to its ever expanding portfolio: subscriptions. Getting Started With Amazon Cloud Drive Getting Started With Amazon Cloud Drive Amazon Cloud Drive has released its first desktop app, only a few days after the announcement of Google…Read […]
READ MOREAs a professional web developer slash book author, I spend a LOT of time with email. Recently, I discovered that my email client does not provide some of the functionality that I require. So I set out on a mission to find something that works. Something better. This article aims to add to the rather […]
READ MOREWhether in the physical or digital world, an emotional and/or intellectual reaction is aroused in the consumer based on how it looks, feels, and works, and will dictate if they have a positive or negative experience, with expected effects on your sales. For online business a positive UX has increased their sales by more than […]
READ MOREBuilding email templates is down right hard. Building responsive emails is even harder. Luckily, the kind folks over at Zurb have developed a fantastic framework that makes the process of building responsive emails easier than it has ever been before. Foundation for Emails (formerly Ink) is a framework tailor fit for a modern designer/developer looking […]
READ MORERecently, in the How to Code Background Colors in HTML Email Newsletters tutorial, we saw the importance of choosing suitable colors that don’t overpower the content of your newsletters. There are many ways to set the colors, some of which may require you to get at your newsletter’s underlying HTML markup. As was pointed out by […]
READ MOREMac: For those of us who use multiple browsers and email clients, there comes a time when swapping around clients and browsers can prove to be highly inconvenient. However, if you are running a macOS, those browser/client hopping problems can be solved with a single app called “Bumpr“. How To Install Windows On Your Mac […]
READ MOREIf you are a frequent user of Gmail and sign in and sign out between multiple computers for personal use and work, then there is a chance that you may forget to sign out from your Gmail account. When you realize that you forgot to sign out, you are not near the workstation. This Gmail […]
READ MOREIf Gmail is your go-to email service like over a billion other Gmail users, then you must want Gmail to handle all your emailing needs. However, it can be really annoying to click on a mailto link in your browser only to see your OS email client asking you to set it up. How to […]
READ MOREGoogle Apps Scripts help you do things on the Google’s platform that would otherwise be impossible without writing large chunks of code . It’s an easy, beginner-friendly, JS-like language that runs in the cloud and lets you code, script and automate Google services . 18 Helpful Tools for Better Gmail Experience 18 Helpful Tools for […]
READ MOREWith the increased use of mobile devices, having a responsive email template has become a necessity. Responsiveness allows you to perfectly view an email on any device, making sure that all the information is read and viewed exactly as you designed it. If you don’t want to start from scratch, you can use one of […]
READ MOREAfraid of having your urgent email being lost in the recipient’s email account? Why not send it directly to the recipient’s phone number instead. CloudHQ has created an Chrome extension that lets you do just that directly from Gmail itself. 25 Chrome Extensions For Awesome New Tabs 25 Chrome Extensions For Awesome New Tabs We […]
READ MOREHere is a top selection of excellent email marketing tools that you should consider if you want to grow your business. These online platforms are used to automate your workflow and create email marketing campaigns. You can utilize them to make sure that your email was read, and also to easily turn visitors, from your […]
READ MOREWhen it comes to fostering tech skills, encouraging a learning culture for employees helps teams – and entire companies – succeed. Over the past 6 years, we have been inspired by not only the individual success of our students but also by what companies have achieved through utilizing Treehouse.
READ MOREAccording to data from the Direct Marketing Association, you can expect a ROI of $38 for every $1 you invest in email marketing. This fact is further established by statistics from Monetate — based on an analysis of over 500 million shopping experiences — that found that email is the highest converting source of traffic… […]
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