What Not to Put in Your Email Subject Line

Don't let all your efforts at creating a snazzyprices, and any other important information that
newsletter or e-mail message go to waste by writingneeds to be conveyed to get the reader to open
a subject line that will land your message in SPAM. Bethe e-mail and explore further.
cautious and attentive to this, avoiding the usualThe more pressing you sound, the more compelled
pitfalls and making it engaging to the customer base.the reader will be to open it. Giving a deadline,
Here are a few things to avoid in the subject line -whether it is the end of the week, 24 hours, or a
be mindful!holiday, it gives a targeted date for the reader to
Do not use excessive punctuation - exclamationkeep in mind. Knowing that an offer may end or that
marks in particular. These will surely catch thethere is a limited time frame to the contents of your
attention of a SPAM filter. In general, keep this line asmessage will also be critical in getting their interest.
you might if you were writing a personal e-mail. ThisMention these details in your subject line.
will make the recipient feel more trusting of theContent checkers are a safe way to test your
source. The moment they see a subject crowdedsubject lines if you are unsure about whether it is
with question marks, exclamation marks, dollar signs,SPAM-proof. Use any of the free content checkers
or any other punctuation that looks strange,you can find online and test the ideas you have
customers will delete, if not mark as SPAM. That is, ifbrainstormed. Use the ones that are most highly
the message even gets to their inbox.approved by the checker.
There are certain words that will also be flagged asTesting is another critical way to determine the
SPAM. "Free" or "Cash" for instance, tend to be moreviability of your line. Do a trial run and send it to
susceptible. But if you are making a give-away offer,various e-mail services to make sure it passes
don't shy away from using the word "free." The trickthrough their SPAM checking systems.
is not to use it at the beginning of your line - use itPay attention to the nuances - it is often the most
towards the middle or end so that your message willunderestimated part of an e-mail campaign, yet it is
be less suspected by spam detecting software.the most impacting. It can contain the crux of your
To make best use of the space, avoid usingcampaign's message, entice your readers to turn into
unnecessary articles, such as "the" or "a." A subjectloyal and returning customers, and possibly pass on
line has approximately 50 characters of space, sothe information to their friends.
maximize this space with key words, dates, special