Speaking of Newsletters – Top design guidelines
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 Loading ... Posted by: Herb: Tuesday, June 27th, 2006 |  

This is an important article on the critical design guidelines for email newsletters. I’ll summarize here but if you want to understand the issues behind these recommendations read the whole thing.

1. Never use images for important content like headlines, links and any calls to action.
2. Use alt text for all images for a better experience in Gmail and always add the height and width to the image to ensure that the blank placeholder image doesn’t throw your design out.
3. Add a text-based link to a web version of your design at the top of your email.
4. Ensure your most compelling content is at the top (and preferably to the left).
5. Test your design in a preview pane, full screen and with images turned on and off before you send it.
6. Ask your subscriber to add your From address to their address book at every opportunity.

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