{"id":60,"date":"2017-08-21T02:04:41","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T02:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.smartreach.io\/?p=60"},"modified":"2025-09-18T07:55:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:55:24","slug":"how-to-improve-email-deliverability-to-get-more-replies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/how-to-improve-email-deliverability-to-get-more-replies\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Improve Email Deliverability? Reach Recipients Primary Inbox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, I will tell you <strong><em>how to improve email deliverability<\/em><\/strong> for your cold email campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">if you think pitching your product to your ideal customer would give you a high open and reply rate, you are wrong. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your email may get delivered but it may land in the spam or promotion folder. I am sure you might have encountered this and are worried about how to get over this. Landing in either of the folders will not give any results to your email outbound campaign.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, I will show you how to avoid that issue and increase your email deliverability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s start by understand what are the factors that affect email deliverability so you can avoid them altogether next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the factors that affect email deliverability in a campaign?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many factors that could influence your emails ending up in spam and it differs for email clients like Google, Outlook, Yahoo, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of these email service providers has different algorithms to categorize emails as spam. And the factors that influence these algorithms will have different weightage in the algorithm.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an overview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lack of <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>proper technical configuration<\/strong><\/span> \ud83d\udc4e\ud83c\udffc<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have not configured important email protocols such as SPF, DKIM and DMARc then there is a high chance of your emails landing in the spam folder as it would indicate that your email is not trustworthy.&nbsp;<\/span>Get this sorted asap. This article will help you with <a href=\"https:\/\/help.smartreach.io\/docs\/spf-dkim-dmarc-setup-in-gsuite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">setup of SPF, DKIM, DMARC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sending high volume<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span>of cold email<\/strong>s from day 1 \ud83d\udc4e\ud83c\udffc<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sending a huge volume of emails is one of the main reasons why emails land up in spam folders. This is mostly overlooked by someone who is eager to start the cold email campaign.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spammy email content \ud83d\udc4e\ud83c\udffc<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your email content is another factor that affects email deliverability. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you sending the same content to multiple recipients without any changes?  <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your email copies include spammy or promotional keywords such as &#8220;exclusive&#8221;, &#8220;Free&#8221;, &#8220;limited&#8221;?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are the links you have added in your email body getting clicked?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are the prospects actually replying to your email sequences?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it getting marked as spam?<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are your email getting unsubscribed too frequently?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email service providers such as Google, Outlook, Apple Mail etc. notice all these things and accordingly mark your email<\/span>s for <a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/inbox-placement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"inbox placement\">inbox placement<\/a> or for SPAM. Avoid these <a href=\"https:\/\/help.smartreach.io\/docs\/common-spam-trigger-words\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"spam-trigger words\">spam-trigger words<\/a> in your email copies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Invalid prospect list for outreach \ud83d\udc4e\ud83c\udffc<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The quality of the prospect list also matters. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the list has too many invalid email addresses with outdated information about the prospects you are targeting, there will be low or no email engagement and the overall email deliverability will be affected.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually invalid email addresses result in high <a href=\"https:\/\/help.smartreach.io\/docs\/bounce-rate-cheat-sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"email bounce rates\">email bounce rates<\/a>, which affect lower your sender reputation and deliverability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other reasons that affect email deliverability \ud83d\udc4e\ud83c\udffc<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from the above main reasons there are some other reasons that often cause emails to land in spam instead of the primary inbox of the recipients, such as &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using too many direct links in the email copy. Beware even if you are hyperlinking more than twice per email copy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using personal email addresses to do cold emailing. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using too much HTML content in your email content. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>How to improve email deliverability for cold email campaigns?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are planning to use cold email on a long-term<\/span> basis then there are some best practices that should be followed to improve email deliverability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, there are countless different ways to avoid spam folder, but remember most of them stand on one simple rule: &#8220;<strong>Be genuine and provide value<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at the various tips below to improve email deliverability for your cold email campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#1 <b>Configure SPF, DKIM and DMARC record for your system<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting a Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record ensures that the emails are being sent by you and not being forged. This ensures that the email address is being trusted by the email service providers.&nbsp; Setting up SPF allows email servers to cross-check your domain name against your associated IP address to make certain that you\u2019re legitimate.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A DKIM, Domain Keys Identified Mail is an electronic signature to outgoing message headers using the DKIM standard. It\u2019s basically a way to verify that your email is absolutely being dispatched by you, and not a hacker. Without DKIM, there will always be a risk of your email being tampered and content being changed.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a DMARC, Domain Message Authentication Reporting &amp; Conformance policy tells the email service providers that the email is being protected by SPF and DKIM. Without DKIM policy, there is a high chance that your email would land in a spam folder and would be marked as untrustworthy.&nbsp; Both of these things improve your deliverability.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you set-up all your email authentication records properly, it will improve email deliverability to an extent of 20-30%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/help.smartreach.io\/docs\/dkim-setup-in-smtp-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">set-up your DKIM<\/a> here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#2 Validate your email list before sending emails<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Also know as email verification, email validation is a process of <a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/how-to-check-if-an-email-is-valid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">how to check if an email is valid<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing it manually is a tiresome and time taking process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use an <a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/best-email-verification-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"email verifications tool\">email verifications tool<\/a> to do this faster. Cold email software like SmartReach.io offers <strong>unlimited email validation<\/strong> for free. It auto-verifies every email before you start sending emails to those addresses.So, it will improve email deliverability in the long-run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#3 Check for spammy words in your email content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verify your email content and make sure that it does not include any spam filter-triggering words. <\/span>Make sure to keep it simple, straight and to the point. Make sure your email content provides something of value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip: <\/strong>Keep the email subject line within 3-4 words and the body copy within 5-6 lines for the maximum engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#4 Send unique email content to each recipient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure you are not sending the same generic email content to each prospects in your email list. Otherwise, it will catch spam and seem uninteresting to your prospects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use a <a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/cold-email-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cold email software<\/a> like SmartReach.io that provides features like spintax which makes every email content unique. You could also use upto 5 variants of subject lines for testing which one performs better. This way no two emails will every be the same<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#5 Adhere to privacy laws and guidelines <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Adhere to important privacy laws such as CAN-SPAM, CCPA, GDPR and the organisational privacy rules for sending emails to the prospects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example to be CAN-SPAM compliant, you should:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid fake or misleading information (such as offering an impossible benefit)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not overuse words like \u201csale\u201d, \u201cfree\u201d, \u201cpromotion\u201d, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not make use of too many \u201c! \u201cs in your email messages<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be open and honest with respect to your intentions (is the one simple rule)&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid using lots of images (none is better)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply by using a little common sense, your outreach goes a long way.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly take action according to the other privacy laws before you start your email outbound process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#6 <b>Buil<\/b>d genuine connections instead of just trying to &#8220;sell&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus on providing value first and building associations <\/span>with the target prospects instead of going all in for selling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you assist someone, the individual feel good, they\u2019ll help you. Call it reciprocity or whatever you will \u2013 it\u2019s just human trait to help those we like.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are countless ways you can make people feel great:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comment on their websites with something meaningful<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share and like their work<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make them get in touch with someone in your network<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send them a handwritten note of gratitude<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct a client to them<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#7 <b>A\/B <\/b>test your email campaign regularly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using some generic cold email templates you found from the internet is a good starting point, however, they can <\/span>not give your maximum engagement and deliverability in the long-run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every<\/span> industry is different with unique paint points and motivations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to improve cold email deliverability and ROI, you need to keep testing the emails<\/span> on a regular interval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.smartreach.io\/docs\/ab-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SmartReach\u2019s A\/B testing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feature helps understand which format works the best for maximum email engagement and deliverability. This way you learn the content type that your audience is engaging<\/span> with and scale your outreach gradually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some elements you can A\/B test in your cold email campaigns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/b2b-sales-subject-lines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Email subject lines&nbsp;\">Email subject lines&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email body copy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/sales-marketing-glossary\/cta-call-to-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Call to action \">Call to action <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email signatures<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Value proposition in your email copies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>email sending times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding an image versus none<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/sales-marketing-glossary\/icp-ideal-customer-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ICP\">ICP<\/a> and buyer persona<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#8 Check for blacklists every week<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Regularly check if your emails and IPs are getting blacklisted<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Being on the blacklist will keep your emails from ever reaching a prospect&#8217;s primary inbox. To see if you\u2019re on any blacklists, you can use a free tool like MX Tool Box.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog on <a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/how-to-get-off-email-blacklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">how to get off an email blacklist<\/a> can help understand the whole process behind getting off emails from blacklist. Read that to find more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SmartReach users are automatically notified and their campaigns are auto-paused if they become a part of a serious blacklist<\/strong>. This helps you take corrective action and save you from getting your domain ruined further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#9 Try to keep the number of attachments low in the emails<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid&nbsp;including attachments in your emails<\/span> for cold email campaigns. This is the best solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If any important attachment needs to be sent, <\/span>hyperlink it to the right keyword in the email copy or send it in your <a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/how-to-write-a-follow-up-email\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"email follow-up\">email follow-up<\/a> sequence. Its always best to keep your first email clean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No links and no attachments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Remember, if your first email is delivered to the primary inbox then the entire sequence will reach there.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#10 Keep your daily email sending limits low<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send fewer emails, when you are starting with a cold outreach campaign<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gradually ramp up sending but not more than 40 to 50 emails per email account per day and not more that 2000 emails per domain per day. This thumb rule will keep you on the safe side<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/email-sending-limits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">email sending limits across ESP<\/a>s to find the daily email sending limits in details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email automation platform SmartReach that provides features like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.smartreach.io\/docs\/soft-start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">campaign soft start<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span>to achieve the gradual ramp-up. Also, with its free email warm-up tool Warmup Hero you can start your email warm-up process without paying extra for any tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Suggested: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/understanding-yahoo-google-email-sender-policy-feb-2024\/\" title=\"Google &amp; Yahoo\u2019s New Email Sender Policy 2024 | What Does It Mean for Cold Email?\">Google &amp; Yahoo\u2019s New Email Sender Policy 2024 | What Does It Mean for Cold Email?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#11 <b>Schedul<\/b>e your emails at different times<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If all your daily emails are being sent at a single time then it might look suspicious. <\/span>Also, it will not fetch the best engagement due to the geographical time differences of the different prospects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email sending can be automated and scheduled all through the weekdays to check how your emails perform on each day of the week in terms of overall engagement and deliverability. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SmartReach provides time-based email scheduling as per the<\/span> timezone your prospects are in for the maximum engagement and deliverability.<\/strong> So, you to reach the right person at the right time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#12 <b>Add a <\/b>strong email signature to your email copies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add an email signature may be a strong one, in case your lead wants to get familiar with you and your content before they respond. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This also helps in driving organic traffic to your recent posts. It also creates a sense of trustworthiness. Prospect should be able to check your credibility.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have covered the best practices you should follow in your <a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/email-signature-generator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"email signature\">email signature<\/a> in this article. Make sure to read it to before you create an email signature for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#13 <b>Avoid click &amp; open tracking<\/b> in your email campaigns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to avoid tracking email open and click through rates. Although it might be tempting but until it is absolutely necessary, do not enable the tracking. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When open tracking is enabled, a small tracking pixel in the form of an image is fired and when link tracking is enabled a redirect is added to your links which enables your email software to track links. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If these images and redirects get caught by the spam filters then your email will end up in the spam folder. Keeping this off will improve email deliverability in the long run.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#14 Focus on <b>email personalization<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With personalization, every email you send looks natural and relevant to the recipients. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using email personalization would show the email service providers that the email is being legit and written by a human and it would prevent getting caught by the spam filter.&nbsp;<\/span>Also, personalization would prompt your prospects to open and reply to your emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, you<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> use merge tags to add personalization such as the name of the prospect, company, location, job title, any specific achievements etc. SmartReach provides the option to add unlimited <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.smartreach.io\/docs\/what-is-a-merge-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">custom merge tag<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s<\/span> in your email copies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#15 <b>In<\/b>clude a visible option to unsubscribe <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irrespective of the email content, not everyone would be happy to receive the email. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having an unsubscribe link is better than a prospect marking your email as spam.&nbsp;<\/span>This will help you keep the spam complaints and email deliverability high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SmartReach users can hyperlink any custom keywords like &#8220;Not Interested&#8221; or &#8220;Stop Sending&#8221; into unsubscribe links within a few clicks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#16 <b>Use<\/b> a cold email software to improve email deliverability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cold email software is quite different from email marketing software. Email marketing software such as Mailchimp, Sender or Sendinblue are not designed for cold email outreach. When such tools are used <\/span>cold emailing<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there is a high chance of your domain getting blacklisted, getting blocked and your account getting disabled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email marketing software are designed for bulk marketing promotions like sending newsletters, promotions, and transactional emails. The idea is to reach thousands or even millions of customers in a day or so. While cold email software is designed to send emails like a human. One at a time. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technically, you could send more than 500 emails per day from one email ID<\/span> but if you are looking to improve email deliverability then send less than 50 email per day per mailbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply put, cold email software like SmartReach does not replace email marketing tools like Mailchimp. These software complement each other.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cold email software like SmartReach.io are specially designed for cold email outbound process and has<\/span> built-in<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> features and processes to increase email deliverability<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SmartReach provides <a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/blog\/email-deliverability-features-for-cold-outreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"advanced suit of email deliverability features\">advanced suite of email deliverability features<\/a> specially designed for sales teams of all sizes to run, manage and automate email outbound process for maximum email engagement and ROI from the outreach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/smartreach.io\/case-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"case studies\">case studies<\/a> to see how SmartReach increased the bottom line of the businesses belong to different industries across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to try and see if SmartReach.io works for your team, try this <a href=\"https:\/\/app.smartreach.io\/register\/?utm_source=smartreach_blog&amp;utm_medium=try_for_free_banner&amp;utm_campaign=\" title=\"14 Day FREE trial\"><strong>14 Day FREE trial<\/strong><\/a>. (<strong>No credit card required<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Wrapping Up<\/b>: how to improve email deliverability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email deliverability is the foundation of a successful cold email outreach campaign<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course<\/span>,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it isn\u2019t the only challenge over here, having the technical set-up done, writing engaging content, receiving a good reply rate etc does also matter.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if you are interested in running a successful <a href=\"https:\/\/help.smartreach.io\/docs\/best-practices-to-create-a-great-cold-email-campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cold email campaign<\/a> then follow as many as steps possible and focus on quality over quantity. <\/span>These are a sure shot strategies to improve email deliverability of your email outbound process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>F<\/strong>requently Asked Questions (F.A.Q)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is meant by &#8220;email deliverability?&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email deliverability means getting your email successfully delivered to the recipient\u2019s&nbsp; (your prospects) primary inbox by your email service provider.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When email exchanges happen between co-workers and friends then the email naturally lands in the primary inbox naturally. This indicates the email deliverability rate is good.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But it comes to launching a cold email campaign then your email service provider will see a change in email-sending activity. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, you might be sending around 15 emails per day to your co-workers, but when it increases to 200 then it would definitely affect the deliverability. When an email service provider notices an unnatural behavior in sending emails, then it would result in your email landing in the spam or promotion folder.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This would indicate that you won\u2019t be getting a good open or reply rate. Thus there would be a decrease in sales as well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you ensure email deliverability?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Authenticate your domain with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC to verify you&#8217;re a legitimate sender.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Warm up your IP address by gradually increasing email volume to build a positive reputation with email providers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain a clean list by removing bounced emails and using double opt-in for signups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Craft clear, concise subject lines that avoid spammy triggers and offer a clear unsubscribe option in every email.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Track your email metrics and stay informed about the latest deliverability best practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What hurts email deliverability?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many elements that hurt email deliverability such as using spammy words in the email copies, not proper set-up of the email authentication records, getting too many spam complaints from the recipients etc. <strong>But if you have to focus on one single element that would to be &#8220;buying email lists&#8221; for running campaigns<\/strong>. These lists mostly contain outdated contact information with invalid email addresses. Sending email to these addresses just increase your bounce rates overnight and kill your email deliverability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is DMARC email deliverability?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>DMARC isn&#8217;t directly responsible for getting your emails delivered, but it plays a critical role. DMARC works with other authentication protocols (SPF, DKIM) to verify you&#8217;re the rightful sender. This builds trust with email providers, improving your chances of landing in inboxes and avoiding the spam folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Gmail using DMARC?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yes, Gmail participates in DMARC along with other major email providers. <\/strong>While Gmail itself doesn&#8217;t directly implement a DMARC policy to receive emails, it relies on senders using DMARC to verify their legitimacy. This helps Gmail fight spam and phishing attempts that try to spoof Gmail addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to fix email delivery issues?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Build a clean list with confirmed opt-ins. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify you&#8217;re the rightful sender. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid spammy triggers, write honest &amp; concise. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Include a clear link in every email.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Monitor metrics and stay updated on best practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How important is email deliverability?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Email deliverability is the foundation of any successful email outbound campaigns. If your emails aren&#8217;t reaching inboxes, your carefully crafted content goes unseen. High deliverability ensures your messages land where they belong, boosting open rates, engagement, and ultimately, the ROI of your email campaigns. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, I will tell you how to improve email deliverability for your cold email campaigns. if you think pitching your product to your ideal customer would give you a high open and reply rate, you are wrong. Your email may get delivered but it may land in the spam or promotion folder. 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