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Big Email Template Question : Plain text or Graphics work better?

by AlexanderSkyHeart
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Over the years, many may have noticed that MNCs and many SMEs tend to send out newsletters / email in graphical form while smaller teams send out newsletters / emails in plain text.

What's your take on this?

1) Does plain text work better than graphic based emails? (the "view in browser if you can't see this" kind of email)

2) Have you tested both plain text and graphic based emails? Which worked better for you?

3) Or is it that both plain text and graphic based emails are equal, it's the title and content that counts?

Love to hear your thoughts



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  • Profile picture of the author RichardKhor
    I tried both versions before.

    I found out that HTML Plain version works the best and get the most response. Graphics based sometimes distract people and still based on your industry.

    You can do split test to see which performs best for you
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  • Profile picture of the author SlfMastery
    Who do you respect and think is the leader in the niche you are in?

    Subscribe to their email / newsletter and gather a few.

    Copy them
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    • Profile picture of the author RichardKhor
      Originally Posted by SlfMastery View Post

      Who do you respect and think is the leader in the niche you are in?

      Subscribe to their email / newsletter and gather a few.

      Copy them
      That is what i do and i create a new gmail to collect and see which email goes to inbox and spam.
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      • Profile picture of the author SlfMastery
        Originally Posted by RichardKhor View Post

        That is what i do and i create a new gmail to collect and see which email goes to inbox and spam.
        Never thought about testing the spamminess of it. Good add on Richard!
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        • Profile picture of the author RichardKhor
          Originally Posted by SlfMastery View Post

          Never thought about testing the spamminess of it. Good add on Richard!
          I am a hardcore Inboxing Guy. Spent a few years to test different types of email and see which performs best and go into inbox is the most important. haha

          Recently went into Self-Hosted with different SMTP to test again
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          • Profile picture of the author SlfMastery
            Originally Posted by RichardKhor View Post

            I am a hardcore Inboxing Guy. Spent a few years to test different types of email and see which performs best and go into inbox is the most important. haha

            Recently went into Self-Hosted with different SMTP to test again
            Someone asked on another thread about "Inboxing." That's simply when your email reaches the subscriber's inbox?
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            • Profile picture of the author AlexanderSkyHeart
              Originally Posted by RichardKhor View Post

              I tried both versions before.

              I found out that HTML Plain version works the best and get the most response. Graphics based sometimes distract people and still based on your industry.

              You can do split test to see which performs best for you
              Thanks Richard! Yes, agree that in IM plain works like magic. Graphics runs a bigger risk of getting un-subscribed if it's a field people are not used to. When selling electronics or clothes, graphics are the way to go

              Originally Posted by SlfMastery View Post

              Who do you respect and think is the leader in the niche you are in?

              Subscribe to their email / newsletter and gather a few.

              Copy them


              Originally Posted by RichardKhor View Post

              That is what i do and i create a new gmail to collect and see which email goes to inbox and spam.
              Originally Posted by SlfMastery View Post

              Never thought about testing the spamminess of it. Good add on Richard!
              Good add both. Always test the email title and body on your email provider to send to a few of your own emails on different emails such as hotmail, gmail and the likes, see which one goes straight into the spam box and find out why. Some of the paid service email providers provide the spam test for subscribers.

              Originally Posted by RichardKhor View Post

              I am a hardcore Inboxing Guy. Spent a few years to test different types of email and see which performs best and go into inbox is the most important. haha

              Recently went into Self-Hosted with different SMTP to test again
              Great ninja skills!

              Originally Posted by SlfMastery View Post

              Someone asked on another thread about "Inboxing." That's simply when your email reaches the subscriber's inbox?
              Hi, it means different things on different platforms but basically it means "getting the mail into the mailbox". Some email providers are very strict about accepting emails from spammy looking address and there's a whole list of flag words that could treat an email as spam before it even reaches the inbox.

              If 3000 of 5000 emails get tanked because of being treated as spam with keywords that get blocked in the email subject or body, another couple bounced, that hurts

              Reaching the inbox has become an art valuable skill.
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              • Profile picture of the author SlfMastery
                Originally Posted by AlexanderSkyHeart View Post


                Hi, it means different things on different platforms but basically it means "getting the mail into the mailbox". Some email providers are very strict about accepting emails from spammy looking address and there's a whole list of flag words that could treat an email as spam before it even reaches the inbox.

                If 3000 of 5000 emails get tanked because of being treated as spam with keywords that get blocked in the email subject or body, another couple bounced, that hurts

                Reaching the inbox has become an art valuable skill.
                Thanks for expanding on that. Seems like just getting SEEN is a premium. Can you say opportunity?
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  • Profile picture of the author saif0
    Both is good
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