Coding Tips
Notes from the Dev: Use the Word Rendering Engine to Enhance Outlook Emails
It’s been a minute since the last episode of Notes from the Dev, but this one is worth the wait. We’ve got one of the most recognizable email geeks ever on the show, Mark Robbins. He’ll show us how to enhance Outlook emails by using its Microsoft Word rendering engine to your advantage. If that … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Use the Word Rendering Engine to Enhance Outlook Emails “
Notes from the Dev: Email Accessibility Insights for Developers
If you’ve hung around this blog long enough, you’ve probably noticed that I believe coding accessible emails is a very big deal. So, I was thrilled to bring someone on the show who cares just as much about this important topic as me. Najee Bartley is a Salesforce Marketing Cloud developer who is also a … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Email Accessibility Insights for Developers”
Notes from the Dev: Using CSS Variables in an Interactive Wordle Email
Interactive emails are showstoppers that really help you stand out in the inbox. But they’re not easy to pull off unless you’ve got some serious email coding skills. In this episode of Notes from the Dev: Video Edition, we’ve got just the guy (or bloke) for the job. Jay Oram of the digital agency ActionRocket … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Using CSS Variables in an Interactive Wordle Email “
Responsive Email Design Challenges? Try Mobile-First Email Coding
What’s your biggest email design and development challenge? When we asked thousands of senders to choose their top three challenges, the task of creating responsive email campaigns was the first thing on the list. A mobile-first email design approach could make things a whole lot easier. For some email developers, this is a bit of … Continue reading “Responsive Email Design Challenges? Try Mobile-First Email Coding”
Email Accessibility: A Complete Guide for Marketers, Designers, and Developers
Accessibility is a topic that is often swept under the rug in the email world.
In this post, we break down why accessibility is important, how to implement some quick accessibility wins, and break down the ARIA HTML spec.
Notes from the Dev: Coding Interactivity for Event Email Marketing
Interactive emails can be intimidating for many developers. That includes me. It can seem a little scary because of the uncertainty. How much extra coding and time will it take? Will email clients support the interactive code? How many of our subscribers will actually be able to experience it? Those are all great questions to … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Coding Interactivity for Event Email Marketing”
Tutorial: How to Code Your Own Editable Mailchimp Email Templates
A lot of people use Mailchimp for email marketing. The marketing platform, which began as an email service provider (ESP) back in 2001, has millions of users. And it’s popular with both small businesses and entrepreneurs as well as larger companies. So, whether it’s for an employer or a client, there’s a good chance you’ll … Continue reading “Tutorial: How to Code Your Own Editable Mailchimp Email Templates”
A Guide to Coding HTML Background Colors in Email
Black and white is classic, but how about using HTML/CSS background colors to make your email marketing campaigns pop? After all, color psychology has a big impact on your readers. In other articles, we’ve discussed how to style your emails with HTML and CSS, and we’ve given you tips on how to code a bulletproof … Continue reading “A Guide to Coding HTML Background Colors in Email”
Notes from the Dev Live Edition: Email Developer Q&A
They say that “two heads are better than one.” Well, how about three? I was excited to be part of a developer Q&A session to close out Email Camp 2022 with a couple of fellow email geeks. We’re bringing that panel discussion to you here as a special live edition of Notes from the Dev. … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev Live Edition: Email Developer Q&A”
Notes from the Dev: Using Emmet for Faster HTML Email Coding
How many keystrokes do you think you make when you code up a new email? Probably a lot. What if you could cut all that typing down drastically and develop campaigns faster than ever? That’s exactly what the Emmet toolkit can do for you. And in this episode of Notes from the Dev: Video Edition, … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Using Emmet for Faster HTML Email Coding”
Notes from the Dev: Advanced MJML Coding Techniques
It’s time for the exciting conclusion of our journey into one of the most popular email frameworks available: MJML (Mailjet Markup Language). Okay, so it wasn’t a huge cliffhanger or anything. But we are definitely excited to share the second half of this interview with you. When we last left Nicole Hickman, she just finished … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Advanced MJML Coding Techniques”
Notes from the Dev: Essential Advice on How to Use MJML
Writing code takes time. That includes coding responsive HTML emails. A good developer writes clean, concise code that gets the job done. Some might even call it elegant. What if there was a faster way to write a lot less code and make campaigns responsive on every email client and device? That’s the promise of … Continue reading “Notes from the Dev: Essential Advice on How to Use MJML”
Web vs. Email Development: The 11 Biggest Coding Differences
“It’s just HTML. How hard could it be?” Those are the famous last words of many web developers who’ve been asked to code an email campaign only to discover that, when it comes to web vs. email development, there are some major differences. If all your experience is in building websites, knowing those differences will … Continue reading “Web vs. Email Development: The 11 Biggest Coding Differences”
Gmail Email Clipping | How Developers Can Avoid It
There is a lot going on in the email world right now – *eh hem* Apple Mail Privacy Protection. But I figured we’d take a moment to look at an email client behavior that’s been around for a while – Gmail email clipping. What are we talking about here? When you send an email to … Continue reading “Gmail Email Clipping | How Developers Can Avoid It”
[Roundup] 8 Best Email Development Blogs
As an email developer trying to stay on the cutting edge of what’s
possible in email, I spend a lot of time reading industry blogs. I
wanted to share a list of my favorites with our community.
I recommend
that you add all of these to your bookmarks, or RSS feed, or however the
cool kids are reading blogs these days.
