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Is There a Better Option Than Mailchimp?

Mailchimp helped popularize email marketing, but it is no longer the only — or always the best — choice. If...

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What is the +1 Gmail trick? (and why you shouldn’t rely on it)

The “+1 Gmail trick” (also called the “Gmail plus trick”) uses a small feature in Gmail: you can add a...

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What Does Emailing Mean?

Emailing refers to the practice of sending email at scale — usually to a list of contacts — for marketing,...

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What Is a Good Email Marketing ROI?

Across industries, email marketing averages around $36 in revenue for every $1 spent. Anything above that is a great campaign...

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Email Marketing vs Email Blast: What Is the Difference?

People often use the terms interchangeably — but they describe very different practices. Email blast One generic message sent to your entire...

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What Is Eco-Friendly Email Marketing?

Eco-friendly email marketing is the practice of reducing the carbon footprint of your campaigns — lighter emails, cleaner lists, fewer...

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How Do I Design a Good Email?

A good email is easy to scan, looks great on any device, and matches your brand at a glance. The...

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How to Optimise Subject Lines as Title Tags for Email Campaigns

An email subject line plays the same role as a web title tag: it’s the first thing people see in...

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What Are the Differences Between Texting and Email?

Texting and email both deliver written messages, but they target very different moments. SMS goes straight to the phone in...

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What’s a no-reply email?

A no-reply email is a sender address — for example [email protected] — used to push transactional or notification messages without...

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What is a CTA or call to action?

A CTA, or call-to-action, is the prompt — usually a button or styled link — that tells your reader exactly...

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How can I increase my opening rate?

Open rate goes up when three things line up: the right person, the right inbox, and a subject line worth...

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How to write a great email subject line?

The subject line is the only sentence that decides whether your email gets opened. A great one is short, specific...

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Tips for creating a newsletter with good content

Good newsletter content respects three things: the subscriber’s time, their inbox and their reason for signing up. Strip out everything...

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How often should I send email marketing campaigns?

There’s no single right number. The best frequency depends on what you’re sending, who is on your list and how...

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Is Email Marketing Effective?

Yes — and by a wide margin. The latest industry studies put email marketing ROI at around $36 for every...

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Do I need my own domain name to do email marketing?

Strictly speaking, no — you can technically send a Mailpro campaign from a free Gmail or Outlook address. In practice,...

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What is a domain name?

A domain name is the human-readable address of a website or email server — like mailpro.com. Behind the scenes the...

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Spam Words to Avoid in Your Email Campaigns

Spam filters scan every email for "trigger" words — terms that historically appear in scams, phishing attempts and aggressive sales...

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The 10 rules of email marketing

Following these 10 fundamental rules turns a simple newsletter into a real growth engine. Here is the must-have summary of...

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