Comments on: Two Places to Find Graphics for Messages http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm Email Marketing Tips by AWeber Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:08:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ivan Piskov http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-17225 Ivan Piskov Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:52:52 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-17225 I don’t write plain text messages. Internet is a media, so there must be a visual elements. We have heard it thousand times that internet users don’t read but they scan the text. That’s why basic HTML is a must. Concerning images within the email body – makes no sense – the visitors have subscribed to receive extended and enriched addition of what they can read on the main website. Otherwise, why bother to subscribe … I don’t write plain text messages.

Internet is a media, so there must be a visual elements. We have heard it thousand times that internet users don’t read but they scan the text.

That’s why basic HTML is a must.

Concerning images within the email body – makes no sense – the visitors have subscribed to receive extended and enriched addition of what they can read on the main website. Otherwise, why bother to subscribe …

]]> By: Debbie http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-7899 Debbie Tue, 08 May 2007 07:04:13 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-7899 Great post. Great image sites to refer to. Great post. Great image sites to refer to.

]]> By: Boris Mahovac http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-4525 Boris Mahovac Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:08:48 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-4525 Hi Dave, If you're using AWeber, check your message's SpamAssassin score before sending. E.g. if your message is 40-50% HTML it will score 0.9 points. I try to keep my HTML lean: - remove unnecessary tags; - remove unnecessary spaces, tabs, indents, etc.; - keep URLs as short as possible, so, instead of yoursite.com/ezine/files/images/standards/ezine_logo_700x50_pix.gif, try yoursite.com/img/logo.gif On the other hand, your text will, by default, always be shorter that it's HTML version. What I do is add to the text portion as much as I can without going overboard. E.g. if you have separate boxes for separate articles in your HTML, or use rulers (i.e. <HR> tag), replace those with long sequences of tildas ~~~~ or hyphens ---. This will add to the length of the text, and also make it easier on the eyes. I hope these tips give you some ideas on how to balance HTML vs. text. Happy e-mailing! Hi Dave,

If you’re using AWeber, check your message’s SpamAssassin score before sending. E.g. if your message is 40-50% HTML it will score 0.9 points.

I try to keep my HTML lean:
- remove unnecessary tags;
- remove unnecessary spaces, tabs, indents, etc.;
- keep URLs as short as possible, so, instead of

yoursite.com/ezine/files/images/standards/ezine_logo_700×50_pix.gif,
try
yoursite.com/img/logo.gif

On the other hand, your text will, by default, always be shorter that it’s HTML version. What I do is add to the text portion as much as I can without going overboard. E.g. if you have separate boxes for separate articles in your HTML, or use rulers (i.e. <HR> tag), replace those with long sequences of tildas ~~~~ or hyphens —. This will add to the length of the text, and also make it easier on the eyes.

I hope these tips give you some ideas on how to balance HTML vs. text.

Happy e-mailing!

]]> By: David http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-4057 David Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:41:42 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-4057 Hi Marc, Referring to your comment about the spam filters at the end of your post - what's a healthy mix of HTML Vs Text? Is it percentage driven? Hi Marc,

Referring to your comment about the spam filters at the end of your post - what’s a healthy mix of HTML Vs Text? Is it percentage driven?

]]> By: Sally http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-4051 Sally Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:19:14 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-4051 Excellent post(s) thanks for all the great links! Excellent post(s) thanks for all the great links!

]]> By: Glenda Watson Hyatt http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-3989 Glenda Watson Hyatt Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:34:14 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-3989 I recently discovered http://www.sxc.hu/ for free stock photos. I recently discovered http://www.sxc.hu/ for free stock photos.

]]> By: Dave Thomas http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-3833 Dave Thomas Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:32:57 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-3833 Great article. Here are some other sites I've used where you can get free or very low-cost images for your web site or html emails: http://www.freephotosbank.com/ http://www.everystockphoto.com/ http://www.adigitaldreamer.com/gallery/index.php Great article. Here are some other sites I’ve used where you can get free or very low-cost images for your web site or html emails:

http://www.freephotosbank.com/

http://www.everystockphoto.com/

http://www.adigitaldreamer.com/gallery/index.php

]]> By: Lori Titus http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-3807 Lori Titus Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:14:21 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-template-design/two-places-for-email-graphics.htm#comment-3807 I use www.clipart.com for my stock pictures. They include clipart as well as some stock photos. They have a sister company that provides higher resolution photos, but clipart.com has always been adequate for my needs. I use http://www.clipart.com for my stock pictures. They include clipart as well as some stock photos. They have a sister company that provides higher resolution photos, but clipart.com has always been adequate for my needs.

]]>