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Email Standards Project
website: Working with email client developers and the design community to improve web standards support and accessibility in email. The project was formed out of frustration with the inconsistent rendering of HTML emails in major email clients.
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Designer's Guide to HTML Email
article: Useful tips on templates, testing, rendering issues, image blocking, and email client discrepancies.
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10 Tips For Your First Email Campaign
article: Important steps to take if you want that email newsletter to pay dividends.
2008 February 16 • code, design, e-mailThe Principles of Beautiful HTML E-mail
article: Covers the core principles of designing for email vs. designing for the web.
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Email Deliverability
article: Email deliverability is becoming its own standalone subject and industry rather than just a subcategory of email marketing. This article points to a few recent articles on the topic and highlight some specific resources that will keep you updated on the latest news and insight.
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Prevent Spam
article: Things you can do to prevent spam.
2007 November 10 • code, e-mailGraceful E-Mail Obfuscation
how to: Hide e-mail addresses from spam bots while revealing them to readers as real, clickable links. This transparent and fully automated solution guarantees that all addresses on your site will be safe—even the ones that show up in blog comments!
2007 September 8 • e-mail, resources, tools10 Ways To Send HUGE Files By Email
article: Need to send large files to your clients but are getting tired of rejected emails and waiting forever for your mail client to send? Then try one of this online file senders on for size!
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E-mail is not a platform for design
article: Builds a case for plain text e-mail.
2007 April 28 • e-mailIneffective Email
article: Eight common mistakes people make when sending email.
2007 March 25 • business, e-mail, resourcesEmail Marketing Tools
review: New packages are taking the headache out of customizing sales pitches and tracking Web-site responses.
2007 March 24 • e-mailTools and Hacks for Gmail
tools: If Gmail is your email app of choice, you might want to check out Gmail Craze: 30 Tools and Hacks for Gmail, including Firefox add-ons, Greasemonkey scripts, desktop apps and web tools.
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Image Blocking
article: Image Blocking in Email Clients: Current Conditions and Best Practices is a useful summary of the latest word about email browsers blocking images, and how you can take this into account when sending emails. Includes a chart summarizing common email browsers' support for images.
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Gmail tips and tricks
resources Compilation of over 150 Gmail tips and tricks.
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E-Mail Marketing
article: Six Reasons Why You Need an E-Mail Service Provider (ESP). "Personal e-mail programs are not intended to send out mass e-mails. They have several flaws that can hurt your business when misused. The author explains 6 reasons to use an E-Mail Service Provider (ESP) to send out bulk e-mails: (1) CAN-SPAM compliance, (2) deliverability, (3) tracking, (4) management, (5) formatting and design, and (6) protecting your contacts' privacy.
2007 January 7 • e-mailPreventing Spam: Bulletproof Solutions
article: Ways to publish an e-mail address on a web-page and to avoid spam.
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Nine ways to combat spam
article: Anyone with an inbox knows email spam is a serious problem. Luckily there are a number of techniques to decrease the amount of junk mail you receive.
2006 November 12 • e-mail, writingA Guide to Email
article: "Email is fantastic. We use it to stay in touch with friends, contact clients, and handle support requests. It’s easy to use, low cost, and less intrusive than a phone call or meeting. But with email being such an integral part of our lives, are we using it as effectively as possible? To find out, [...]
2006 May 14 • ccs, e-mailCSS support in HTML email
article: CSS support for web-based email clients such as Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo! Mail.
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CSS support in email
article: A comprehensive Guide to CSS Support in Email. Covers popular PC, Mac and web-based email clients.
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