If your emails don't wind up in your recipients' inboxes — and instead go to the Gmail promotions tab or, worse, the spam folder — your chances of campaign success plummet.
Here in the email deliverability archives, you can read the articles we've written on deliverability and avoiding spam.
You can also learn about many of the tools GMass has developed to help you improve deliverability like the Spam Solver, Email Deliverability Wizard, Email Warmup Tool, Domain Statistics roundup, Email Tester, and more.
December 29, 2020
What Is an Email Header? (Importance, Examples, Components)
Find out what an email header is, its importance, various components, and how to view it across Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo Mail.
Continue ReadingDecember 3, 2020
Why Your Emails Go to Spam and How to Solve It
Wondering why your emails are going to spam? Discover the five reasons why and how to avoid spam filters.
Continue ReadingNovember 26, 2020
How to Resend an Email in Gmail & Outlook (w/ Screenshots)
Want to resend an email? This article is a step-by-step guide on how to do it in both Gmail and Outlook.
Continue ReadingNovember 23, 2020
From which server are your emails sent?
We’re often asked to provide the IP addresses and domain names of the servers we use to send users’ emails. …
Continue ReadingNovember 13, 2020
Does sending from Gmail directly vs using the Gmail API affect deliverability?
Recently, two email industry colleagues independently reported something odd to me. Each composed an email in Gmail, sent it, and …
Continue ReadingNovember 6, 2020
What Is Email Deliverability (And How Do You Increase It)?
Curious about email deliverability? This article covers what it is, how to measure and improve it, and the factors affecting it.
Continue ReadingNovember 2, 2020
Top 7 Email Validation API Tools (Features, Pricing, Ratings)
Looking for the best email validation API? Discover 7 powerful email verification API tools with their features, pricing and ratings.
Continue ReadingOctober 7, 2020
When your Zendesk domain gets blacklisted
If your Zendesk sub-domain gets blacklisted, emails between requesters and agents start going to Spam, and you have a real mess on your hands.
Continue ReadingSeptember 18, 2020
Proof that Google allows sending from a gmail.com account through an external SMTP server
Ever since we launched the ability to hook your account up to an external SMTP provider and essentially “break” Gmail’s …
Continue ReadingSeptember 14, 2020
Life on the Spamhaus DBL
Recently Spamhaus listed my primary domain on the DBL. Was it justified? You can decide that, but here are all the consequences of being listed.
Continue ReadingMay 30, 2020
Conscientious cold emailers can personalize the “To:” header
Personalizing the "To" header in a cold email campaign probably isn't on your radar, but some think that inserting the first/last name helps deliverability.
Continue ReadingApril 8, 2020
How to set hosted vs embedded images in Gmail
In most cases when you insert an image into the Gmail Compose window, it inserts as an embedded image. Now YOU can control whether it's hosted or embedded.
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