# HTML Email Bootcamp

Canonical URL: <https://www.nobledesktop.com/classes/html-email>

## Overview

Email marketing is a core component of marketing campaigns. In this hands-on course, you’ll learn how to code emails with custom-designed layouts and graphics to engage your customer base. Learn how HTML and CSS are used to code emails, and how the coding techniques differ from those used to code webpages.

Learn to code responsive emails that adapt to look great across different device sizes. Learn how to send emails, from initial tests to final sends, using an email service provider like Mailchimp.

## What you'll learn

- Learn how to code effective HTML email messages that are cross-mail-client compatible
- Build and work with multiple layouts, including single and multi-column layouts
- Gain a deeper understanding of email-friendly HTML and CSS, and how to manage issues across different email clients
- Create responsive emails that adapt across various devices
- Optimize images and swap graphics to enhance mobile device compatibility
- Use media queries to fine-tune mobile styles

## Prerequisites

You should have HTML and CSS coding experience equivalent to our [Web Development with HTML & CSS](/classes/coding-classes-new-york-city-nyc) class.

## Curriculum

### Section 1

#### Simple Responsive Layout

- Coding the table structure
- Fixing a gap below images
- Making the email responsive
- Introduction to CSS media queries

#### 2-Column Layout: Media Queries

- Coding the nested table structure
- Writing styles for desktop & mobile versions
- Media queries for fine-tuning mobile responsive design
- Modifying media queries

#### Mobile-Friendly Column Layout

- Coding the table for the 2-column content
- Converting the mobile layout to 1-column
- Adding the other date listings
- Refining the CSS

### Section 2

#### Optimizing Images for Mobile

- HTML email image quality: a balancing act
- Dealing with hi-res/retina images
- Swapping the banner on mobile
- Further optimizing the mobile banner

#### Responsive Footer

- Structuring the footer layout
- Styling the footer
- Optimizing the footer for smaller screens

#### Sending Tests & Email Fixes (Preflighting)

- Adding a preheader to entice mobile users
- Inlining the CSS
- Sending test emails

## Schedule
- Jul 23, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Oct 1, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC

## FAQ

### Must I do anything before coming to class?

You’ll want to be able to send test emails to the main webmail providers, so please create a free email account with [Gmail](https://www.google.com/gmail), [Yahoo Mail](https://mail.yahoo.com), and [Outlook.com](https://outlook.com/) (all three) if you don’t already one. (You can use a Hotmail account for testing on Outlook.com.)

### Do I need to bring anything to the class?

No. We provide computers (Mac or PC) with a coding editor installed. Choose your operating system at checkout.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $425