How do you guys make sure your Autoresponder messages dont get caught in spam fiters ?

1. Write naturally
2. Don't use hype
3. Don't use symbols (unless they conform to rule #1)
4. Don't use caps (unless they conform to rule #1)
5. Don't use unnatural abbreviations
6. Check your mail before sending with a Spam Checker

Will

Agree with Will Edwards
"Check your mail before sending with a Spam Checker"
It is the simplest way, and some autoresponder come with that feature.

Thanks guys ive put my emails though some of the online spam checkers and they come back as safe but there still getting caught in spam filters, some of the online checkers are giving the emails -1.9 and another is 73 out of 100 so i guess theres not much you can do about it ??

Thanks Jim

Hiya Shaun,

Thanks for the advice again your one helpful guy !!

I use aweber and the emails dont have any `FREE` words in body or header
like i say i`ve ran them though some of the online spam checkers and they come back clean and awebers spam assissian doesnt show up

I`m just new to this so i`m always tweeking the emails in my autoresponder although theres only 7 lol, and after every tweek i`m testing them sending them to different email providers to see what they look like, yahoo, gmail, hotmail ect

But everytime i send them to a new address acouple do get sent to the spam folder and it happens to different emails not always the same ones

I wouldn`t be so worried but yesterday i had a solo ad delivered i do use single optin but normally the first email with the download link and introduction gets loads of opens but this solo ad got me 90 subs but only 6 opened the download/intro email ??

Thanks Jim

Thank you Chris

Recommendations from the developers of the Wysija newsletter plugin:
1. Avoid sensationalist titles; Subject line simple but enticing.
2. Minimizing image content.
3. Include postal address in footer.
4 Always include unsubscribe link.
5. Use home grown opt in mailing lists.

Just ask the subscriber to whitelist your email address or add that to their email address book.

You will always get autospammed by someone! That is just a fact of Emailing!

1. Keep your subjects under 50 characters and do not use any symbols! Don't repeat subject lines. If you must, don't do it often or in a row.

2. Don't use - Do Use:
free - complimentary
$ - dollar
200 - two hundred

Highly Spammed Niche Example:
weight loss or loose weight

Instead use improve your body or decrease your weight (anything less commonly used)

3. Make sure you have an email service with high deliverability:

AWeber
Constant Contact
Get Response
iContact
MailChimp
Vertical Response
(just a few examples)

4. Check your domain for blacklisting on spamhaus.org
Or here: BLACKLISTALERT.ORG - Email Problem ? - Test if your IP or DOMAIN is blacklisted in a spamdatabase

5. Remove Hard Bounces from your emailing... sending to a list building up of hard bounces can get you on blacklists.

6. Ask your users to white list you/add to their address book.

7. Check your email in SpamAssassin or other email scoring systems.

8. Do not send emails that are one giant graphic. Graphics should compliment text, not be required for the recipient to understand your marketing message.

Make sure you tell your subscribers to whitelist, or add your email address to their contacts so ISPs don't block them. Also, make sure you're using a reputable email service providers so you get the best deliverability possible.

A message considered as a spam if the sender excessively using caps, symbols $, and artificial abbreviation as a title. You should also avoid using deceptive words such as : Free, Limited, Hurry, etc.

Thanks for all the cool replys !

I have sent my emails though loads of different spam checkers now and they always come back `safe`, These emails are just the first of my auto responder emails and i`m trying to build a relationship with my subscriber so theres no selling and no free, hurry any of those kind of words

And the subject headers are all low key with very few links in the body of text

I just guess that sometimes the emails are going to be sent into spam folders, my friend sent me a `hi how you doing` email a few days ago abnd that went into spam so it is what it is a guess ?

Jim