Email Templates - Best practice

unwashed potato! · 9 Oct 2016 at 01:51

so at the moment when a customer gets quote through our online quote system it just sends them a plain text break down of the quote.

i'm looking to improve this to something much more professional and send them a nice looking colourful email with the quote neatly laid out.

this isn't an exact example as it doesn't have the table, but the below is roughly what i'd like. colourful background. clear content in the middle with the important info and some call to action buttons.

http://reallygoodemails.com/wp-content/uploads/join-a-google-hosted-meet-up-this-summer.html

what would be the best way to do this? When the email gets sent, do i sent it with all the styling inline?

is there a recommended max/min width? what about testing it? how many email clients do i need to check this on to see how it comes out?

thanks

Deleted member 77746 · 9 Oct 2016 at 16:49

There are stacks out there for you to download and use. All you need is a little bit of HTML knowledge and someone who can do the graphics.

balanceballs · 13 Oct 2016 at 00:03

https://litmus.com/ is probably the best resource for all things email. Worth paying for.

bcjames · 13 Oct 2016 at 19:31

Litmus have a decent set of free templates too. You can hack them around with a little html knowledge.

The templates we use at work are normally around 600px wide and responsive.

unwashed potato! · 13 Oct 2016 at 22:33

thanks. i've managed to find a template i like and edit it to what i need.

i now need to know how i send all the information in one email.