Know Your Send News Reputation Score
Making sure that the emails that you send arrive in their intended inboxes is challenging. And it becomes more difficult as internet service providers (ISP) try to stop bad or unwanted emails from getting through. That's a good thing, but it can also be a challenge to ensure your Send News emails arrive in your members' inboxes.
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If you use Send News, you will have a Reputation Score that you can see on the Broadcast News dashboard. This is important information that we recommend you keep an eye on. Your goal is to keep your score as high as you can so that your emails are delivered to your members!
If you don't see a Reputation Score on the dashboard, that means you have not used the Send News Email service at least once within the last 30 days.
What is a Reputation Score?
Your reputation score reflects the last 30 days of activity using Quick Message and is updated daily. It goes up for every delivered email and down for each email that bounces or when a recipient marks the email as spam.
Why is it important?
Reputation scores are indicators that each email service provider uses to decide if you are a good or bad sender. If an Internet Service Provider (ISP - such as Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and many, many others) sees you as a good sender—they will allow your emails to be delivered—which is what we want!
It won't happen all at once, so if you see a low Reputation Score on your dashboard, you may hear that some members are not getting emails while others are. Each ISP is different—some may block you and others will allow the emails to go through.
What happens if my Reputation Score goes too low?
If your score goes too low, our ISP will put your account under review and we will contact you to address the issues regarding your Reputation Score.
How can I keep my reputation score high?
- You can increase the Reputation Score by removing invalid email addresses from your directory before sending a Quick Message. You'll want to check with your members periodically to ensure you have a valid email address in the directory. We recommend at least twice a year. Typos can also cause unwanted bounces.
- Also, be sure you are only sending to members who opt-in to receive your emails to help prevent spam reports. Ask your members if they want to receive various types of emails from you.
For members who do not want to get emails you send thru Send News but still want their email in the directory, you can change a setting on their Individual directory details so they are not included in the list.
Steer clear of spam filters.
Besides reputation, email providers filter out emails that look like Spam. Here are some tips to help you stay out of the spam trap.
Send relevant emails
- Am I sharing new, urgent, or relevant information with my recipients?
- Have I shared an update about this topic recently? Is it too soon to send another update?
- Do all of my subscribers need to know this information? Should I update a specific segment of my list instead?
- Would I find this email valuable as a recipient?
Check your email against spam word lists
Using certain words will send your emails to junk or spam folders or cause the email to be stopped by ISP spam filters.
Subject lines matter
- Don't duplicate subject lines for emails - each email you send should have a unique subject line.
- The shorter the subject line, the better. Brevity is important to ensuring that your subjects don’t get cut off and that recipients are drawn in.
- Avoid language that sounds spammy or clickbait-y that will most certainly get sent to spam folders.
- Use emojis sparingly. It can be tempting to use emojis in subject lines, but they can alienate some recipient groups. Use them sparingly and with purpose.
If your reputation score is high, and you don't believe you are hitting spam filters but your emails are still not reaching your members' inboxes, please review this help document for more information. Troubleshooting for Quick Message