4 Replies Latest reply: Dec 2, 2012 7:54 AM by Sudarshan Thiagarajan RSS

    Converting an email flyer to html

    broomeGirl Community Member

      This may seem like a dumb question but as I have never done it.  A client has an email flyer as part of their email and wish to convert it to html.  I know html and use dreamweaver cs6 but I am unsure of the steps for this.  Thanks for any advice.

        • 1. Re: Converting an email flyer to html
          Sudarshan Thiagarajan CommunityMVP

          Same steps you would take to make a webpage. Only difference, e-mail newsletters have to use tables - unfortunately CSS newsletters cannot be read by most e-mail clients yet.

           

          Make a webpage for the flyer using tables as a HTML file. Then you could use your e-mail client (one that supports HTML e-mail composing) to paste the HTML code and send out the mails.

           

          The other thing you should keep in mind is to use absolute URL's for images - meaning, upload all graphic assets to a web server and link that to your HTML. Be sure to have 'Alt' tags for all images so even if the images are not seen by default, the alt text will show up in e-mail client. Most importantly, upload a copy of the same newsletter on the web as a standard webpage and include a link to that in your e-mail newsletter - so that if people are unable to view it on their e-mail client, they can click on the weblink to see it on the website.

           

          -ST

          • 2. Re: Converting an email flyer to html
            Sudarshan Thiagarajan CommunityMVP

            Another quick tip - Try out www.mailchimp.com - they have some free plans too (they'll put their logo in the mailer). But, you could give it a shot to see if that is something you may want to use. And if you/ your client like it, you could even go on a paid plan so you could customize a lot of things in the newsletter. The design interface is also very user-friendly and it helps you manage your e-mail lists too

             

            -ST

            • 3. Re: Converting an email flyer to html
              broomeGirl Community Member

              Wow thanks so much for that. Very much appreciated.