Once again I have asked Lyz Cordon from Diligent Design to share with me, so I can pass on to you, her top 10 ways of your prospects thinking you are simply spamming them.
Lyz Cordon. MD Diligent Design
Avoiding these 10 simple mistakes can mean the difference between your message being delivered to your intended recipient and it getting lost forever in their spam folder.
1. Excessive punctuation such as multiple exclamation or question marks
2. Symbols such as asterisks, pound and dollar signs
3. Putting things in brackets such as (QUICK) and [UPDATED]
4. Words with all capital letters
5. Using RE: unless the email really is a response to a previous email
6. A blank subject line
7. Vague subject lines that attempt to trick the reader into opening your email such as check this out, personal information or RE:
8. Including the words offers, free, prize and competition
9. Misspellings such as ‘softawre’
10. Long subject lines – keep them to between 30-50 characters
Tip: For a real insight into what gets caught in spam filters, look in your own junk filter occasionally to see what the real spammers are up to and make sure you don’t inadvertently copy any of their techniques.
Find out more about how email marketing software can help you keep in touch with your customers for pennies, contact lyz@kloog.co.uk
