An appealing email design makes your emails more likely to get clicks and sales. AWeber contributor Sean Tinney has published an email-design guide for non-designers. He says, “The right visual style can make the difference between a subscriber who takes an action and one who deletes your email. Attention spans are getting shorter, so understanding how people read your email will help you craft more effective messages. Knowing where their eyes are more likely to go will help you create a layout that makes your email more readable and helps navigate the reader towards your call to action.... [...]

HubSpot has published ‘The Ultimate Guide to Email Design and 13 Best Practices’ to help marketers create effective email marketing campaigns.  The HubSpot team says, “By 2022, the number of email users around the world is expected to hit 4.3 billion. Among all of those users are members of your target audience, a.k.a. quality leads and prospects you can work to reach and convert via email. To ensure your emails stand out and grab the attention of these audience members, your email design needs to be on point. In this guide, we’ll talk about what email design... [...]

Don’t think of e-mail as old news. If done well, it can contribute to any marketing campaign. In fact, effective email marketing can change your business outcomes. “Aye, there’s the rub,” as Hamlet said. Knowing what it takes to make e-mail effective is the challenge. It requires designing and sending: • The right message in • The right format to • The right person at • The right time. In other words, you need to understand what your audience is interested in, what devices they use to read your message (so your format is compatible), choosing the target... [...]

Our friends over at WebsiteBuilder.org sent us a cool and informative infographic to share with you. The information here can improve your email marketing success tremendously. With 119 facts, you’re sure to find something you don’t already know that will bump up your results. Click on the graphic to read their article and see their infographic.  [...]

Liz Willits says, “How important is the design of your email? Is a compelling message enough, or do you need to have gorgeous visuals as well? If you’re like a lot of time-strapped business owners, you may not have had the opportunity to do much with your email design. However, adding in some design elements might actually make your emails pack a bigger punch. Why? Because studies show that 90 percent of the information transmitted to our brains is visual. In fact, many marketers and designers believe that color can impact behavior. For example, brands like McDonalds and KFC may... [...]