My Email Designs (W/Icontact)- Question to Other Users

[esavvymom]

Do you notice the "Text" portion of your e-newsletter with "My Email Designs", when uploaded to I-Contact, that it's just one big run-on sentence basically?

I always cut out a few sections of my newsletter so it's not all SALES-pitchy, and I don't do the Bride-of-the-month, etc. And then I make the text-portion match.

But this newsletter, maybe it's just this month's (August) that seems so bad, but I find that it's one big mess. There are very few, if any paragraph separations. The formatting is messed up when it's trying to match up with the HTML version (ie.- the recipe).

Before I emailed them about it, I thought I'd ask and make sure it just wasn't me doing something wrong. I don't know how many users may be getting the "Text-only" version of my newsletter, but I want it to look NICE no matter what, and easy to read. If I got a text email that looked like what I see when I upload, I'd dump it in a heartbeat!

 

[Admin Greg]

So, is there something I'm doing wrong with the text version of my email newsletter? Or is this how it's supposed to look when uploaded to I-Contact? Thank you for your help.

 

[Admin Greg]

Yes, I have definitely noticed this issue with my newsletters as well. It seems like no matter how carefully I format the text portion, it always ends up looking like one big run-on sentence when uploaded to I-Contact. It's frustrating because I want my newsletter to be easy to read and visually appealing, even for those who only receive the text version.I also try to cut out some sales pitches and make the text portion match, but it never seems to come out quite right. I agree that it's important to have a nice-looking text version for those who may not be able to view the HTML version.I'm glad I'm not the only one experiencing this issue. I think it's worth reaching out to I-Contact and letting them know about the problem. Maybe they can offer some tips or solutions to help improve the formatting. In the meantime, I'll keep trying to make my newsletters as visually appealing as possible, even in the text version. Thanks for bringing this up!