Avoid the Email SPAM ‘Words’

Writing the subject lines for your emails can be one of the most stressful steps of email marketing. Is it engaging? Too short? Too long? Too boring? Will people click ‘delete’ because of it? Or will they open it? Will it even get to them, or will it trigger SPAM filters? It’s the last of these concerns that we’re here to help with today.

SPAM filters can be triggered for a variety of reasons, causing your email to skip recipients’ inboxes and land straight in their SPAM box. One of easiest ways to avoid SPAM filters is by carefully choosing the words you use in your email’s subject line. Trigger words are known to cause problems and increase the chances of your email getting caught in a SPAM trap. By avoiding these words in your email subject lines, you can dramatically increase your chances of getting beyond SPAM filters.

Email Spam Words to Avoid

Commerce 

Personal

Employment 

 

Financial – General

Financial – Business

Financial – Personal

General

Greetings

Marketing

Medical

Numbers

Offers

Calls-to-Action

Free

Descriptions/Adjectives

Sense of Urgency

Nouns