Types of Email

Newsletters

It is a type of email sent by an individual or company to the subscriber. It contains an advertisement, product promotion, updates regarding the organization, and marketing content. It might be upcoming events, seminars, or webinars from the organization. 

Onboarding emails

It is an email a user receives right after the subscription. These emails are sent to buyers to familiarize and tell them about using a product. It also contains details about the journey in the new organization. 

Transactional

These types of emails might contain invoices for recent transactions and details about transactions. If transactions failed then details about when the amount will be reverted. We can say that transaction emails are confirmation of purchase. 

Plain-Text Emails

These types of emails contain just simple text similar to other text message services. It does not include images, videos, documents, graphics, or any attachments. Plain-text emails are also used to send casual chatting like other text message services. 

To know about the working of Email refer to the article – Working of Email

What is an Email?

Email stands for Electronic Mail. It is a method to send messages from one computer to another computer through the Internet. It is mostly used in business, education, technical communication, and document interactions. It allows communicating with people all over the world without bothering them. In 1971, a test email was sent Ray Tomlinson to himself containing text. 

It is the information sent electronically between two or more people over a network. It involves a sender and receiver/s.

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