Our email tip subscribers will notice the look of our email newsletter changed a lot this week. We’re trying out a new 2-column format, as well as testing a switch over to MailChimp for our email delivery service.
This is the 228th straight week of publishing our weekly tips newsletter, and this is the first time we’ve tested significant changes in our template.
Please bear with us while we work out some of the details. I’d love to hear your feedback and questions in the comments on this post.
Over the last six months we’ve been poking at a new version of the Creativetechs website. This weekend we finally threw the switch. This is a work in progress, and we’ll be cleaning up details and fixing missing links over the coming week. Please give us a visit:
Link: Creativetechs Website
Link: Creativetechs Tips Blog
Link: Creativetechs Workshop/Webinar Calendar
The new tips blog now supports comments. You can now respond to tips that catch your interest, ask questions, or give us an occasional vote of confidence. We invite you to please say hello.
We get frequent questions from designers wanting to use HTML email for client projects or their own marketing. Here is our comparison of the four prominent email delivery services on the market today.
Implemented properly, email newsletters are a powerful marketing tool. Financially, they are one of the most cost-effective ways you can keep in front of clients and prospects. We’re seeing more creative studios using email as a core part of their own marketing effort. And we’re seeing a lot of design projects with studios creating email marketing templates for their clients.
The AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries 2008 is now available.
This survey is widely recognized as the most comprehensive look into how creative professionals are compensated. The results are drawn from responses from more than 6,200 design professionals across the United States.
Link: Design Salaries 2008
Curious how you stack up with your peers? The website has a location-based salary calculator that lets you compare average salaries using a wide range of variables.
Link: AIGA|Aquent Salary Calculator
Play with this handy tool and you can uncover a wealth of details:
Enjoy the research.
