To make your emails appear more professional, consider adding a banner at the top of your message. Using HTML code in your email, you can embed a banner image so your email has the same feel as a Web page. This can help instill reader confidence in your email and allow your email offers to convert better. With a higher converting email design, you will generate more interest in your offer than with a plain-text email.
Step 1
Open an image editing program. A simple free program, such as Microsoft Paint will work fine; however, you can also use more advanced image editors such as Adobe Photoshop or GIMP.
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Step 2
Determine the size of your banner. The standard size for a traditional header banner is 428 by 60 pixels. However, you can use whatever size you desire.
Step 3
Design the look of the banner in your image editing software. You can include your logo or any other images you feel fit the style of your email.
Step 4
Upload your image to your Web-hosting service. If you do not have your own Web host, you can use a free image-hosting service such as Imageshack, Photobucket, or Tinypic.
Step 5
Copy the URL assigned to your uploaded image. This is the unique file name that is given to your image.
Step 6
Open the email where you want your banner to appear using a text editor. Type the HTML code . Replace "YOURURL" with the actual image URL, keeping the quotation marks intact. This can be applied to a template email and sent to multiple recipients, or can be added to a message sent to a single reader.
Step 7
Send a test email to yourself to verify the banner displays correctly.