The Courier Blog

From MVP to Production Ready With Serverless

In this post, we explore how we use Serverless at Courier, review some Serverless basics, and explore how Serverless has empowered our team to accomplish more with less.

Best of Courier at Hackabull 2021: Speed Friender

After attending our workshop at Hackabull 2021 on setting up an application with Twitch, Discord, and Courier, two UVA students applied the knowledge by building Speed Friender.

Courier April Product Release Updates: In-app Inbox, Preferences, and Automations

In this update, Aydrian and Nate (Head of Customer Success) as cohosts cover what is new with the in-app notifications API, our new preferences component, and our automations API, which is now GA.

The Three Things to Never Build In Your App: Authentication, Notifications, and Payments

In this post, we use Auth0’s post-user registration hook and Courier’s automations feature to learn how to help a user sign up for your product.

Follow These Considerations For An Effective Push Notification System Design

Push notifications are generally an effective mechanism for user engagement, but it's no longer enough to simple just *have* push notifications. Given increased user scrutiny and competitiveness for attention, notification system design is more important than over. We offer some guidelines on how to design effective push notifications.

Transactional Email Templates: What Makes Them Effective Plus Six Examples to Learn From

Transactional emails have higher engagement rates than traditional marketing emails and most recipients find them to be the most valuable type of message in their inbox. Here, we explore what makes a great transactional email and offer a few examples.

Your In-depth Guide to Email Notification Services

Building an email notification system is like an iceberg: It looks small and manageable, but there is a lot of nastiness hidden under the water. Thankfully, with the right approach and tools, it can be relatively painless to quickly create a scalable email notification service.

Notification Strategy for Web and Mobile Apps: Design, Channels, Best Practices

Designing effective notifications isn’t just about delivery—it’s about timing, personalization, and user experience. In this guide, we’ll walk through how to build a scalable, multi-channel notification system that keeps your users informed, engaged, and in control.

Build vs. Buy: What’s better for a transactional email notification service?

Comparing the advantages and disadvantages of building your own notification system for transactional emails vs. buying a product.