Are Your Emails Not Reaching Your Customers - You May Be Blacklisted!Email is today's most popular way to advertise. Every day our inboxes are filled with messages whether we asked for the contact or not. Email is today's biggest communication factor.But there is one problem that you might face with email--that is being blacklisted. All it takes is one complaint, and your ISP or domain name can be put on someone's blacklist. If you're on the blacklist, your emails are not getting through--and neither is your message. What is a blacklist, exactly? A blacklist is a database of known Internet addresses (or IPs) used by individuals or companies sending spam. Various ISP's and bandwidth providers subscribe to these blacklist databases in order to filter out spam sent across their network or to their subscribers. Some ISP'a have very strict policies on spam, so many well-intended, legitimate emails never get through. Can you be sure you haven't been blacklisted? Unfortunately, you can't be 100% sure. You may be on someone's blacklist and not even know it, and be added to and removed from blacklists at any time. The only way to prevent being blacklisted unfairly is to use technology today to keep track of it all. There is cutting-edge service technology available that checks all the major blacklists like Spamcop, Sorbs, SPAMHaus, etc to ensure your domain or ISP hasn't been added. Email reputation is very important and you need to make sure you are ahead of the game. Understanding your potential blacklisting problem can mean a huge difference to your company and bottom line. |