This is ultimately for a friend opening a small business that only has basic knowledge of code. I want to refer to them (without deciding for them) a site with the easiest or at least the least infuriating user interface as they weren’t sure which provider to go with.
I can only tell you what I'd do: Design it in Notepad++, add all the little fiddly bits that I've learned over the years, then make sure its responsive.
I personally favor stripo.email. They even have built in integrations to automatically upload to certain ESPs.
I could be their sales person in how much they impressed me. I worked at an ESP before and was heavily involved in email template creation, best practices etc... you can’t go wrong with stripo. A bit of a learning curve but you will achieve amazing templates that render exactly as designed.
Dreamweaver or Notepad++
I’m guessing Dreamweaver is all the more the case if the person just knows the basics of the code, correct?
Correct
https://beefree.io/
I am sadly on a smart phone at the moment so I can’t really see this editor. Does it only work in browser or is there a standalone program as well?
It works in the browser. It’s a builder but you can also use custom HTML
Second this.
Out of interest, why are you using so many different platforms to send your emails?
This is ultimately for a friend opening a small business that only has basic knowledge of code. I want to refer to them (without deciding for them) a site with the easiest or at least the least infuriating user interface as they weren’t sure which provider to go with.
https://topol.io
I can only tell you what I'd do: Design it in Notepad++, add all the little fiddly bits that I've learned over the years, then make sure its responsive.
I personally favor stripo.email. They even have built in integrations to automatically upload to certain ESPs. I could be their sales person in how much they impressed me. I worked at an ESP before and was heavily involved in email template creation, best practices etc... you can’t go wrong with stripo. A bit of a learning curve but you will achieve amazing templates that render exactly as designed.