Single Opt-In Signup Forms
While Benchmark encourages its users to use the Double opt-in process, we also provide a Single Opt-in option. The difference between the two is simple. The Double Opt-In process requires the subscriber to confirm their subscription by opening an email and clicking on the confirmation link provided. With Single Opt-In a subscriber can sign up to your mailing list by simply adding their email address to the signup form, and
Signup Forms October 18, 2019
How To Avoid The Top Twenty Spam Words
Many of the words and phrases that ISP mail filters identify as spam are clearly obvious. Incorporating terms such as $$$, Incredible Deal, Earn Extra Cash, Multi-level Marketing, and of course, Viagra and Cialis into your email text or subject line are surefire, express one-way tickets to the blacklist. There are, however, twenty words or phrases that most email marketers wouldn’t ordinarily consider as dangerous, but using them can demolish
Delivery June 23, 2019
The 100 Worst Spam Words and Phrases to avoid in your subject line
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before... Monday, Tuesday, any day really, you log in to your email inbox and you have 42 new messages. “You have won the Ukrainian Lottery!” “Make Millions NOW!!” “Please help [insert someone from I have no idea where who would like to give you money from their trust fund so you can hang on to it for some reason].” And that most classic
Delivery June 21, 2019
Why is my email campaign under review?
When an email campaign is scheduled to be delivered, the email is scanned and then monitored by our Benchmark support team. Emails are checked for signs of abuse or language that could be marked as spam by inbox filters. This is done to protect both Benchmark Email's reputation and the reputation of the sender, as well as ensure a higher deliverability rate. Factors that require further investigation take longer to
General questions August 21, 2019
Adding Animated GIFs to your Email
Enhance your emails by adding animated gifs and engage with your subscribers by sharing more entertaining visual content. Begin creating amazing email campaigns! Please note that the process to add animated GIFs to your email will begin in the Design step of creating an email. Adding a GIF that is saved in your computer requires the same upload steps as an image. For steps on how to upload an animated
Image Gallery August 14, 2019
Webhooks in Benchmark Email
Time management can be quite daunting, especially when it comes to working tasks. Luckily for you, Benchmark has webhooks that can be used to get information to you in real time. WIth Webhooks you can receive information such as, who has subscribed, and unsubscribed and much more. If you are familiar with API’s, then webhooks are similar, except the information is sent to you automatically. You set up the webhook
API January 10, 2019
Convert your sent email to a PDF
There is no tool provided by Benchmark to convert a sent email to a PDF. However, you can save a copy of your sent email as a PDF. To learn how to save a copy of your sent email as a PDF, follow the instructions below: Log into your Benchmark account. Click on Emails from the Dashboard menu. Now select Emails. Locate the email you want to save as a
Getting Started December 18, 2018
How do I insert a video into my emails?
To insert a video into your emails, you can use a video you've placed in your Benchmark Email Video Gallery or by using the url of videos in YouTube, Wistia or Vimeo. Here's how you do it: Drag the Video block from the available Blocks on the left side of the Editor to the portion of the email you'd like to place the video in. Now, click on Link to
Create Drag & Drop Editor June 25, 2019
Spam Check Feature
Our Spam Check feature scans your email for content that can be filtered as spam. The feature rates your email on a scale from 0 to 8 and the higher the score, the likelier your email will be filtered as spam and will either land in the spam folder or be quarantined. By using the Spam Check, we can gauge the deliverability of your email, and also address any issues
Drag & Drop Editor December 17, 2018
Report statistics for Automation Lite
Our system provides tracking statistics for Automation Lite. The same statistics that are gathered for individual emails are also gathered for automations. The difference between automations tracking and message tracking is the ability to sort the statistics by different criteria. To track your automations: Click the Reports tab from any page in your account. Select Automation Reports. Then choose the Automation to which you want to view reports for. After
Automation Lite Reports March 26, 2019