Email design for handhelds: four tips

Clint Smith has some suggestions on how you might account for handhelds and mobile devices when putting together your emails.

One idea is to actually get hold of such a device and look at your emails on it. A fine principle. But I seem to remember reading that there are almost as many different display protocols as there are mobile devices and wireless email services.

Not sure if relying on one device/service combination is enough if you have a big mobile readership?

Have to admit I'm out of my depth a little here. I practice the ostrich theory of mobile email. The assumption is that people use wireless devices to keep in touch with individuals. And not as their device of choice for reading newsletters and similar.

So this would mean they save the latter for later. In other words, they'll see it on the PC/laptop anyway, not just the mobile device.

I hope.

Thoughts?

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