📬 No. 54 | How to diagnose a drop in engagement

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It’s Wednesday, October 30, and this week, Yanna-Torry Aspraki is back with a new Ask a Deliverability Expert. But first…

I’m delighted to be returning to Denmark this January to give the closing keynote at Email Summit DK, the largest email conference in Europe. Early bird tickets are on sale — hope to see all of my readers from Scandinavia there...

There’s a lot of confusion about whether image size affects email clipping. I cleared that up here

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How to Diagnose an Unexpected Drop in Open Rates and Engagement


A few weeks ago, I got a question from a reader: “We saw a drop in open rate and engagement recently, and we’re not sure what’s going on. What are the steps you’d take to diagnose the problem?”

I had a few thoughts — but I really wanted to hear what Yanna-Torry Aspraki would say. In the latest edition of Ask a Deliverability Expert, Yanna-Torry walks through 12 things she’d check — from domain reputation to spam traps to ESP glitches — to try to identify the problem and fix it.
Read the article here
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From my reading list...


How long should my newsletter be? What if my sending schedule is inconsistent? Should I republish my newsletter as an article online? Here are my answers to common newsletter questions. (Inbox Collective)

I really liked this list of ten niche newsletter business ideas. (Newsletter Operator)

And this list of growth ideas for indie newsletters was great, too. (Journalists Pay Themselves)

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about email authentication, so I wanted to re-share this guide to setting up one key authentication piece: DMARC. (Inbox Collective)
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📬 No. 53 | Your newsletter questions, answered

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

“Here are a few answers to help you figure out what's right for your strategy.” ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏

📬 No. 52 | Get your logo into the inbox

Sunday, October 20, 2024

“If you depend on your email strategy for revenue, you should be giving either the CMC or the VMC a closer look.” ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌

📬 No. 50 | Ask the right questions (the right way)

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

“Polls help you learn about your readers and build a better newsletter. Here's how to use them effectively.” ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌

A little surprise: Announcing my non-profit newsletter course 🎉

Friday, September 27, 2024

Everything a non-profit needs to build a great email strategy — completely free, thanks to GetResponse. ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏

📬 No. 49 | Your newsletter might not need an overhaul (yet)

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

“The newsletter you have right now is good enough. Direct your energy towards these priorities instead.” ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌

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