Are you sending out a regular ezine or newsletter to your list of subscribers? Got your own custom template yet? If not, it’s easy to create your own! Since my last code related tutorial,, went over well I decided to share another one. First, why use a custom template? • Brand yourself with a professional image • Make it easy for readers to connect your emails with your website • Because they’re pretty Okay, so that third one isn’t really the best reason. But I still like pretty things. Live demo of Ezine, a free website template. Zine-making isn’t about rules or knowledge; it’s about freedom and POWER. Here’s how to create your own basic ezine template to use in a mailing service like Aweber, 1ShoppingCart or MailChimp. Step 1: Decide on the Basics What do you want to include in your ezine? A general structure might include: • header graphic • sub-header + text • sub-header + text • sub-header + text • closing + copyright info Your header graphic can match your website’s header, or be customized for your ezine, but you might want to consider keeping them similar in color/style/theme so it’s easy for readers to associate your ezine with your website. Hello, Michelle. I do my AA-1 Designs E-Zine directly in my E-Mail. Do I need a code and a mailing service to use a template? One problem I’m finding is that the AA-1 Designs Associates tell me they can’t print the E-Zine. Because I like the colors, I still do the E-Zine in my E-Mail, with an attachment of the E-Zine in a Word document. I don’t take the time to make that pretty. I don’t like it because it looks so unprofessional. However, I decided that the Word document does make it easier to save in the computer system and printing is easier. I like to use the character cartoon at the end of the E-Zine. I think this is what causes the printing problem.
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