I’m pretty excited about a few things coming up on the calendar.

I’ll be doing a live AMA next Tuesday, April 9, with the team at GetResponse.

We’re just a month out from the first-ever edition of The Newsletter Conference in New York City. Ticket prices go up on April 22, so make sure to get your tickets now! (And use access code INBOX to get $100 off your ticket.)

I’ll also be at the City and Regional Magazine Association’s annual conference, in Cleveland, in mid-May, talking about newsletter formats every local publisher should launch.

Oh, and we’ve got three Dine & Deliver dinners on the calendar: One in Chicago, one in New York, and one in LA. If you haven’t applied to attend (the dinners are free, thanks to the support of Omeda, SparkLoop, and OpenWeb), please do!

—Dan (say 👋 via email or LinkedIn)

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In the latest edition of Ask a Deliverability Expert, Yanna-Torry Aspraki walks through why SPF and DKIM matter, and explains what you need to do to set things up for your newsletter. Let’s get authenticated →

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