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Staying (and Getting) Out of the Spam Folder (Part 2 of 3)

Staying (and Getting) Out of the Spam Folder (Part 2 of 3)

Last week, we discussed list building, opt-ins and unsubscribes

This week, we're going to go over authentication and reputation.

1. Reputation

First and foremost, it's important to keep an eye on your reputation across the board. We monitor your IP and sending domain. However, any domains that you use in your messages Read more...

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Staying (and Getting) Out of the Spam Folder (Part 1 of 3)

Staying (and Getting) Out of the Spam Folder (Part 1 of 3)

Over the next 3 weeks, we're going to be discussing how to stay out of the spam folder (and get out if you've found your way there)

1. List Building 101

This should go without saying, but DO NOT use co-reg strategies... Do NOT scrape the Internet for email addresses... And Read more...

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Gmail Promotions Tab Revisited

Gmail Promotions Tab Revisited

We get questions about the "secret" for getting out of the Gmail Promotions tab and INTO the Primary tab regularly. Let's revisit briefly.

First off, Gmail is constantly changing their algorithms and watching user behavior, globally and individually to see how subscribers are interacting with different types of messages as Read more...

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Tips for Increasing Inbox Delivery

Tips for Increasing Inbox Delivery

The New Year is always a good time to revisit some of the basics as we ramp our for a new year of marketing, list building and business development.

Here are some refreshers for improving your inbox delivery rates in 2017 and beyond. Read more...

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Unsubscribe No - No's!

Unsubscribe No – No’s!

A few weekends ago, several of us were at an event. As often happens, people were coming up to our booth sharing horror stories, personal situations, and "sneaky tactics" that they are excited about sharing! There were a few good ones that we'll share over the coming weeks!

One that Read more...

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Reputation Is A Moving Target

Reputation Is A Moving Target

The reputation game continues to get more complex as ISPs get more and more sophisticated.

It used to be as simple as not getting complaints and keeping your email list clean. But now, ISPs are putting together algorithms that look at domains, IPs, content, links, and more... So it's essentially Read more...

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Gmail Questions

Gmail Questions…

Back in March, Gmail made some changes in their spam filtering algorithms (again!)… This was also around the same time that they began looking at whether or not incoming mail was encrypted (and added a little icon in their webmail client when the mail is properly encrypted). Read more...

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4 Reasons Why Not to Use Attachments in Email

4 Reasons Why Not to Use Attachments in Email

There are a number of reasons you want to stay away from using attachments in your emails.

1. The ISPs don’t like them! Typically, those sending out bulk email with attachments tend to be spammers. And since this is an easy one to control, then you might as well eliminate Read more...

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Deliverability Reminders: Email List Cleaning

Deliverability Reminders: Email List Cleaning

We wanted to just revisit some common questions that we get asked about frequently (and it's a good refresher for seasoned marketers).

So... for the next several weeks, we're going to address a different question each week to keep the snippets short, simple and actionable for you! If you have Read more...

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Does Affiliate Marketing Impact Reputation

Deliverability Reminders: How Does Affiliate Marketing Impact Reputation?

We wanted to just revisit some common questions that we get asked about frequently (and it's a good refresher for seasoned marketers).

So... for the next several weeks, we're going to address a different question each week to keep the snippets short, simple and actionable for you! If you have Read more...

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