Images in email signatures – linked or embedded?

• The email size is not increased by images - they are downloaded from a web source when an email is viewed
• Emails with linked images are rarely blocked by antivirus software
• You can track who received your email by analyzing web traffic for the images you linked in this message. Learn more

• Images are displayed automatically when a message is viewed
• Recipients are never asked by their email client to download images
• Images are not affected by external factors (e.g. accidental deleting, image URL changes, image server accessibility, etc.)
• Embedded images are visible when an email client works in offline mode
   

• In most email clients, images are not visible until the recipient agrees to download them into the client
• An SSL-secured server to host your graphics files is required
• Image availability in email depends on external factors, such as accessibility of the image hosting server
• Some filters may recognize your messages as SPAM

• Embedded images increase the message size
• Emails can sometimes be blocked by antivirus software
• Embedded images are sometimes removed by mobile devices*

* Our software can automatically fix this issue for iPhones and iPads. Learn more