At work we are looking to start producing our own html emails so we can send clients pretty looking email.

Is there any Software out there? We use Adobe CS2, -without GoLive, can this be done with the GoLive add-on?

Thanks.

Oh, and no dick jokes please.

Gramsci wrote:At work we are looking to start producing our own html emails so we can send clients pretty looking email.

Is there any Software out there? We use Adobe CS2, -without GoLive, can this be done with the GoLive add-on?

Thanks.

Oh, and no dick jokes please.

Maybe I am missing the question...you just want to be able to create html emails? Edit them?

Any modern html editor will do this....how about Hotdog Pro...it's cheap.


But html emails are intrusive...like posting a bin to usenet...just bad netiquette....I know it is your firm and not you, just thought I would mention it.

Regards,
spoon

spoon wrote:

Gramsci wrote:At work we are looking to start producing our own html emails so we can send clients pretty looking email.

Is there any Software out there? We use Adobe CS2, -without GoLive, can this be done with the GoLive add-on?

Thanks.

Oh, and no dick jokes please.

Maybe I am missing the question...you just want to be able to create html emails? Edit them?

Any modern html editor will do this....how about Hotdog Pro...it's cheap.


But html emails are intrusive...like posting a bin to usenet...just bad netiquette....I know it is your firm and not you, just thought I would mention it.

Regards,
spoon

Yeah, I know, but what the boss wants...

Thanks for the tip, didn't think it was rocket science.

Cheers!

spoon wrote:

Gramsci wrote:At work we are looking to start producing our own html emails so we can send clients pretty looking email.

Is there any Software out there? We use Adobe CS2, -without GoLive, can this be done with the GoLive add-on?

Thanks.

Oh, and no dick jokes please.

Maybe I am missing the question...you just want to be able to create html emails? Edit them?

Any modern html editor will do this....how about Hotdog Pro...it's cheap.


But html emails are intrusive...like posting a bin to usenet...just bad netiquette....I know it is your firm and not you, just thought I would mention it.

Regards,
spoon

i certiainly don't think they're intrusive, or bad netiquette. they're proven far more effective in business practices as selling tools and for click throughs. there is more to get screwed up with wack clients like lotus notes and stuff (and aol) - but my opinion from a business standpoint is the places it gets jacked up and the problems it causes are generally offset by the advantages of using them.

make sure you use absolute paths for your images ie not - images/crap.gif but www.server.com/images/crap.gif

my .02

hey web people, what's the deal with the o rly? owl and why hasn't it shown up on this forum yet? we're usually pretty "with it" as far as internet trends are concerned.

I disable HTML rendering in my email client because i hate it. If you can't say it in plain text don't bother as far as I'm concerned.

Of course, miserable bastards like me are probably not your target audience.

nick92675 wrote:i certiainly don't think they're intrusive, or bad netiquette. they're proven far more effective in business practices as selling tools and for click throughs. there is more to get screwed up with wack clients like lotus notes and stuff (and aol) - but my opinion from a business standpoint is the places it gets jacked up and the problems it causes are generally offset by the advantages of using them.

make sure you use absolute paths for your images ie not - images/crap.gif but www.server.com/images/crap.gif

my .02

Obviously this is subjective. But you have highlighted this in your post: You not typing in proper case is considered "bad" etiquette/netiquette. (Or at least not proper netiquette). So your definition of this is looser than mine. ( http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html )
And you hit it on the head with the "business practices and selling tools" line. That is exactly what I do not want...junk mail in any mail box of mine. So from that perspective, there are no offsetting advantages.


(Sooo true about Lotus Notes...how do they still manage to sell that product??)

spoon wrote:

nick92675 wrote:i certiainly don't think they're intrusive, or bad netiquette. they're proven far more effective in business practices as selling tools and for click throughs. there is more to get screwed up with wack clients like lotus notes and stuff (and aol) - but my opinion from a business standpoint is the places it gets jacked up and the problems it causes are generally offset by the advantages of using them.

make sure you use absolute paths for your images ie not - images/crap.gif but www.server.com/images/crap.gif

my .02

Obviously this is subjective. But you have highlighted this in your post: You not typing in proper case is considered "bad" etiquette/netiquette. (Or at least not proper netiquette). So your definition of this is looser than mine. ( http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html )
And you hit it on the head with the "business practices and selling tools" line. That is exactly what I do not want...junk mail in any mail box of mine. So from that perspective, there are no offsetting advantages.


(Sooo true about Lotus Notes...how do they still manage to sell that product??)

ha! writing in all lowercase was INVENTED by the internet for chrissakes! (see - i was shouting there )

like anything, knowing your audience and the message you're trying to convey is the most important thing. for instance, my band "spam" is all text based because it's important to me to make sure the content gets to the end user. since the original post seemed to be in work context - i infer some business transaction. i think we've pointed out the advantages and disadvantages to both methods.

in outlook i often reformat my emails to straight txt cuz i like the look better.

seriously, i can't get over that there's a nettiquette guideline and moreover, that people take that stuff that seriously! i'll go as far as it being bad nettiquette to not have an opt in/out option, and to send unsolicited mail, and even the all caps thing - but not typing in proper case?! come on!

seriuosly - the internet created this style of communication! i type proper case in email to clients, but all friends/other internet "non-professional communication" gets lower case. and it pisses me off that outlook 2000 corrects my imporper casing automatically when i'm intentionally doing it.

in poor nettiquette since '95,

nick