I have an article/document that I want to put in an email that I am going to send my customers. It is PDF file. I want to attach it to the email so that it can be downloaded and saved on their computer.
I will be attaching this to a welcome email that is automatically sent out when they subscribe.
Attachments can cause issues with email deliverability rates and spam filters. It's best to include a download link intead, and host the PDF file on your server.
Upload the PDF file, and then link to it in the email.
What I usually do is send the material in a zipped file and I haven't had any problems that way. I'm not a techie, so that's easier for me than uploading things to my site.
Like Lynn, I upload the pdf file to my site either through FTP--or in some instances I use my host's uploader thing, and provide a link for the people to download the item. For the very reasons she's mentioned.
I'm glad you haven't had difficulty sending zip files, Carol.
Thank you for the replies. Where in the file manager do you actually put the file though?
I understand how to upload and all of that I am just not sure where in the file manager do I upload it to and how do I put the download link in the email. How do I know where to link it to?
I don't suggest using the file manager, but if you just have to:
1. navigate to your main folder ( usually public_html or httdocs )
2. within there, create a new folder, name it downloads or whatever you wish.
3. upload your pdf file into that folder.
4. in your email put something like this:
Now, the person that gets the email will simply click on the link, then they will see the pdf file open in their browser or they will get a popup asking them what they want to do with it.
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