Best Practices of Incorporating Email into Your Apps Using
SendGrid & Parse
Parse
Elmer ThomasDeveloper Evangelist
SendGrid
Ilya SukharCEO and Co-Founder
Parse
Best Practices of Incorporating Email into Your Apps Using SendGrid & Parse
Agenda• Intro to SendGrid• Intro to Parse• Best Practices• Demo• Q&A
Parse / SendGrid
Elmer ThomasDeveloper Evangelist@thinkingserious
February 20, 2013
“If your emails don’t make it to the Inbox,
you are talking to yourself. Not cool.”- Email Sending Ninja, Elmer Thomas
I want you to stop talking to yourself.
There’s a problem with email…... 20% of legitimate emails never reach the inbox.
... email is a pain for developers.... your app NEEDS email.
SendGrid has sent over 90 Billion Emails
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Best Practices of Incorporating Email into
Your Apps Using SendGrid & Parse
Do Personalize Your Emails
Maintain Your Brand
Do Keep It Simple
Do Spell and Grammar Check
Avoid Spam Filters
Be Mobile Friendly
Don’t Use No-Reply Addresses
Seize the Opportunity
Take Advantage of SendGrid’s Technology
• Send Email• Retrieve Information• Receive Email• Real-time Event Notification Webhook
Don’t Forget About Analytics
How to Send An Email Using SendGrid From a Parse-Powered App.
Require SendGrid Cloud Module
Run Cloud Function and Check for Comment
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Send Email with Sengrid
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