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==WYSIWYG==
 
==WYSIWYG==
 
'''Definition:''' What You See Is What You Get. This describes a web editor interface that lets you design newsletter templates using buttons similar to those in a word processor like Microsoft Word.
 
'''Definition:''' What You See Is What You Get. This describes a web editor interface that lets you design newsletter templates using buttons similar to those in a word processor like Microsoft Word.
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'''Examples:''' Buttons for bold, italic, headings, inserting images, and more.
 
'''Examples:''' Buttons for bold, italic, headings, inserting images, and more.
  
 
==Autoresponder==
 
==Autoresponder==
 
'''Definition:''' Sends an email to a subscriber automatically.
 
'''Definition:''' Sends an email to a subscriber automatically.
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'''Types:'''
 
'''Types:'''
 
* '''Single Autoresponder:''' Typically replies to a subscriber when they sign up.
 
* '''Single Autoresponder:''' Typically replies to a subscriber when they sign up.
 
* '''Sequential Autoresponder:''' Allows scheduling a series of predefined emails to be sent out on a specified schedule to each subscriber.
 
* '''Sequential Autoresponder:''' Allows scheduling a series of predefined emails to be sent out on a specified schedule to each subscriber.
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==Email Lists==
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'''Definition:''' A list of contact email addresses, usually created by personal contact, subscribed, registered, or customers that have purchased products or services.
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==Subscriber Lists==
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'''Definition:''' Lists created either in a physical store or website, where email addresses were acquired by opt-in processes.
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'''Examples:''' A customer providing an email address in a store or a website visitor subscribing to a newsletter.
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==Unsubscribed Lists==
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'''Definition:''' Lists of contacts that did not ‘opt-in’, sign up, register, or subscribe in giving out their contact information.
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'''Examples:''' Lists acquired from public records or websites.
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==Purchased Lists==
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'''Definition:''' Lists bought from a company that include contact information such as email addresses.
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'''Risks:''' Higher risk of blacklisting with Email Marketing Service Providers (EMSP) due to potential complaints from recipients.
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==List Segmentation==
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'''Definition:''' Sending messages to subsets of your subscriber base for more relevant newsletters.
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'''Criteria:''' Demographics, purchasing history, geographic location, and more.
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==Attachments==
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'''Policy:''' Most EMSPs do not allow attachments due to spam and virus risks.
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'''Alternative:''' Use inline links to hosted files for safer delivery.
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==Spam Score/Checking==
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'''Definition:''' Tools to determine the likelihood of your newsletter ending up in a spam box before sending.
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==Opt-In or Unconfirmed Opt-In==
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'''Definition:''' Recipients have agreed to receive emails from the sender.
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'''Process:''' Recipients opt-in but do not need to confirm their subscription.
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==Double Opt-In or Confirmed Opt-In==
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'''Definition:''' Recipients have signed up and confirmed their subscription, usually by clicking a link.
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==No Opt-In Requirements==
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'''Definition:''' Few EMSPs allow email addresses to be imported without opt-in requirements to reduce spam.
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==List Verification==
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'''Definition:''' Process to verify that email addresses exist.
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'''Impact:''' High bounce rates can lead to blacklisting.
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==Spam Triggers==
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'''Definition:''' Words or phrases that can flag an email as spam.
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'''Examples:''' Words like “free,” “for sale,” and excessive use of emphasis (e.g., exclamation marks).
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==Internet Protocol Address (IP Address)==
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'''Definition:''' A unique number assigned to devices that allows them to communicate on a network.
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'''Risk:''' High bounce rates can lead to IP blacklisting.
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==Domain Name System (DNS)==
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'''Definition:''' Translates IP addresses into words for easier recall.
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'''Risk:''' High bounce rates can lead to DNS blacklisting.

Latest revision as of 08:26, 23 July 2024


Understanding the basic terminologies of email marketing is helpful to grasp some of the words used in this Wiki:

WYSIWYG

Definition: What You See Is What You Get. This describes a web editor interface that lets you design newsletter templates using buttons similar to those in a word processor like Microsoft Word.

Examples: Buttons for bold, italic, headings, inserting images, and more.

Autoresponder

Definition: Sends an email to a subscriber automatically.

Types:

  • Single Autoresponder: Typically replies to a subscriber when they sign up.
  • Sequential Autoresponder: Allows scheduling a series of predefined emails to be sent out on a specified schedule to each subscriber.

Email Lists

Definition: A list of contact email addresses, usually created by personal contact, subscribed, registered, or customers that have purchased products or services.

Subscriber Lists

Definition: Lists created either in a physical store or website, where email addresses were acquired by opt-in processes.

Examples: A customer providing an email address in a store or a website visitor subscribing to a newsletter.

Unsubscribed Lists

Definition: Lists of contacts that did not ‘opt-in’, sign up, register, or subscribe in giving out their contact information.

Examples: Lists acquired from public records or websites.

Purchased Lists

Definition: Lists bought from a company that include contact information such as email addresses.

Risks: Higher risk of blacklisting with Email Marketing Service Providers (EMSP) due to potential complaints from recipients.

List Segmentation

Definition: Sending messages to subsets of your subscriber base for more relevant newsletters.

Criteria: Demographics, purchasing history, geographic location, and more.

Attachments

Policy: Most EMSPs do not allow attachments due to spam and virus risks.

Alternative: Use inline links to hosted files for safer delivery.

Spam Score/Checking

Definition: Tools to determine the likelihood of your newsletter ending up in a spam box before sending.

Opt-In or Unconfirmed Opt-In

Definition: Recipients have agreed to receive emails from the sender.

Process: Recipients opt-in but do not need to confirm their subscription.

Double Opt-In or Confirmed Opt-In

Definition: Recipients have signed up and confirmed their subscription, usually by clicking a link.

No Opt-In Requirements

Definition: Few EMSPs allow email addresses to be imported without opt-in requirements to reduce spam.

List Verification

Definition: Process to verify that email addresses exist.

Impact: High bounce rates can lead to blacklisting.

Spam Triggers

Definition: Words or phrases that can flag an email as spam.

Examples: Words like “free,” “for sale,” and excessive use of emphasis (e.g., exclamation marks).

Internet Protocol Address (IP Address)

Definition: A unique number assigned to devices that allows them to communicate on a network.

Risk: High bounce rates can lead to IP blacklisting.

Domain Name System (DNS)

Definition: Translates IP addresses into words for easier recall.

Risk: High bounce rates can lead to DNS blacklisting.