Email pre-send checklist

  • Subject line and preview text read well together and fit mobile
  • From name and reply-to address are correct and monitored
  • Personalization tags have fallbacks
  • Every link works and carries the right UTM tags
  • Images have alt text and the email reads without images
  • Unsubscribe link and a valid physical postal address are present, as CAN-SPAM requires for commercial email
  • Segment and exclusions are correct, including recent purchasers if needed
  • Offer terms, dates and codes are tested
  • Rendering checked in Gmail, Outlook and Apple Mail on mobile and desktop
  • Send time is set in the audience's time zone
  • A second person approved the final version

Sources

  1. CAN-SPAM Act: A Compliance Guide for Business - FTC