Why Email Doesn't Just Work – And What You Can Do About It

A practical workshop for creatives and tech teams who want to stop email problems, boost deliverability, and build client trust.

By digital cafe network - datamills - Andrew Mills - Sheffield

Date and time

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:00 - 17:00 GMT+1

Location

datamills (UK) Ltd

100 Little London Road Woodseats S8 0UJ United Kingdom

Agenda

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Arrive

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Andrew Mills Introduction

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Business Email - Effective- Secure - Professional

Andrew Mills


Presentation - Business Email - Is It Working for You?

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Discuss, Questions, Network - Refreshments Available

5:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Finish

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours
  • Free venue parking

Email should just work… shouldn’t it?

You rely on it every day — for client enquiries, webform messages, internal comms, alerts, and project updates. But increasingly, emails aren’t getting through. Worse — some emails are getting spoofed, misconfigured, or just quietly lost.

This event is for you if you’ve ever been asked:

  • “Can you set up my email on this new phone?”
  • “Why isn’t this form sending anything?”
  • “Why did that invoice email end up in junk?”
  • “Can you fix my spam problem?”

Whether you're a creative agency, freelance web designer, or in-house IT lead, this session will give you clarity, confidence and control over business email.

What We’ll Cover:

Common Problems

  • Why emails don’t arrive — even when everything looks fine
  • Why webforms often fail silently
  • How to check and test email for proper deliverability
  • Spotting spoofing, impersonation and phishing

Key Topics Explained (in plain English!)

  • SPF – Stop unauthorised senders
  • DKIM – Prove your message is genuine
  • DMARC – Enforce protection
  • What email "alignment" means and why it matters
  • How to reduce spam and protect your reputation

📈 Business Benefits

  • Better client trust
  • Fewer headaches
  • More professional, reliable service
  • New services or upsell opportunities with confidence

You’ll Walk Away With:

  • Real-world tools and simple checklists
  • Confidence to talk about email settings with clients
  • Insight into security trends that affect your work
  • New skills that make you more valuable

Who's Hosting?

This workshop is delivered by The Email Company — specialists in secure, reliable email for business. We help designers, IT professionals and business owners build trust and solve problems around email delivery, setup and security. If your clients rely on email, we’ll help you make sure it just works.

📝 Book Your Place Today

Spaces are limited to keep things informal and interactive.
Bring your questions, your horror stories, and your curiosity.
Leave with confidence, tools, and practical know-how.

What to Bring:

To get the most out of this session, please bring:

  • A laptop to follow along with practical demonstrations.
  • Account access to any email platforms you use, such as 365, Gmail, Mailchimp etc or any other business email providers.


Organised by

datamills has joined together with partners to bring you Digital Café Network

Digital Café Network is open to all, just book on and let us know you are coming

datamills has experience in bringing IT solutions to businesses from sole traders to medium size companies.   From our client experience and market knowledge we have identified a critical need for better education for business users.

The areas identified for help are social media and website planning, better business security, and better ways to work together as a team.

We hope you will find these events helpful and profitable to your business and staff.

FreeJun 24 · 15:00 GMT+1