Design the Perfect Email: Copy & Delivery
Almost there! Steps 8 & 9 of a 10 part series on designing the perfect email. Here are some quick tips on the copy and delivery of your email.
Copy:
- Minimize use of exclamation points and extensive use of CAPS.
- Minimize use of descriptive or trigger words such as amazing, great, free, money, marketing, etc. For more, go to http://www.wilsonweb.com/wmt8/spamfilter_phrases.htm
Delivery:
- Check your past send metrics and determine the best days for sending. Typically the best day to send is Wednesday, mid-afternoon (but this is marketing-centric recipients).
March 4th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Thanks for this stuff, I’m just starting out and these tips help to keep my stuff simple but effective, and so far my boss seems to agree. Tony