I use Aweber and double opt-in is strictly optional. I can turn it off or on for any new sublist I setup.

Thanks again for an informative post though.

…jp

A great post thank you.

I did try self hosting email but using an SMTP relaying service.

Not long after I started sending my mails I was contacted by the SMTP service stating I was spamming. Even though I had to implement the double optin as per their terms of use.

I’ve since given up on that for now and using getresponse but with this info may be I’ll revisit it in future

Thank you

Regards

William
PS: “sorry if my message looks strange but my return/ enter key doesnt seem to work here”

Thanks for really useful info.

Great article. Bookmarked and filed for future use.

Another cheap tip you can also do to help get your emails through is to get a brand new dedicated IP address for the domain that is sending your email.

Normally costs a few extra bucks a month and worth every penny.

HTH

Cheers

Nick

Each major ISP has a series of steps and a procedure you need to initiate to facilitate delivery directly to the subscriber’s in-box and not the bulk-mail folder. It’s important to note that many ISPs will usually not white-list you if you are sending email from a shared server. Even the host managing the server will have a difficult time getting the server white-listed if shared accounts are involved. Most of our email marketing customers eventually come to the realization that in order to send email as reliably as possible, they need to do so from a dedicated server that has implemented all the steps Satya has listed. Then the final step is to form a relationship with the major ISPs by using each of their white-listing procedures.

There is also the issue of email metering rates per hour. ISPs tend to throttle incoming email above a certain quantity. The days of blasting many thousands of email out instantly are over. Email needs to be metered to trickle out over time.

Steve

great post mate..

wasn’t aware of the others at the bottom of the list..

excellent

cheers

Pete