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Question from Reece: I’ve been sending out a weekly newsletter for almost three years.
I recently found out that lots of my Gmail subscribers are having my emails go into their Promotions folder instead of their Inboxes.
I did some Google searches to see if I could find out why this is happening and how I can fix it.
One of the sites that came up was for something called Email Paramedic. I was wondering if you’ve heard of Email Paramedic and if it actually works? [Read more…]
If you’re a blogger you probably depend on email to communicate with your readers, your advertisers and any other folks that you talk to in the course of writing and managing your blog.
And chances are you even use email to deliver an informational newsletter to your subscribers.
If you’ve noticed that many (or even most) of your emails are being ignored, there’s a good chance that your email server has somehow landed in an email blacklist database. [Read more…]
If you’re as forgetful as I am, a gentle reminder of an important event a day or two before it is scheduled to take place goes a long way towards avoiding embarrassment – and possibly a lost opportunity.
Sure, you can tape a note to your computer screen or your car’s rear view mirror, but there’s actually a much better way… [Read more…]
Question from Cindy: I’ve used Yahoo mail for decades but I recently started having problems with it.
I finally got fed up with it and switched to Gmail this morning. I’ve already imported my Yahoo emails and contacts into the new Gmail account.
Since I really don’t need the Yahoo account anymore, can you tell me how to delete it?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Do you often receive photos and other files that were sent to you as attachments to Gmail messages?
If so, it might be a good idea to save a copy of the important attachments in order to prevent losing them if those emails ever get deleted or lost. [Read more…]