Spam. People hate it and wish it would just stop showing being delivered to them at all. No. I\u2019m not talking about the![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/AROBAZE1.png\" "\\"AROBAZE\\"")
food. I\u2019m talking about those annoying emails from a Nigerian prince who needs your help escaping his country, because there are elephants \u00a0banging down his castle door with pitchforks and Super Soaker guns, and in return for your help he will wire you $15,000. All you have to do is give him every single ounce of personal information to make this happen. His assurance is guaranteed. You know\u2026 that spam.<\/p>\n
Now, we all know there are certain words and phrases that may trigger a spam filter. Words like \u201cfree,\u201d \u201ccall now,\u201d \u201cViagra\u201d and \u201ccheap,\u201d so let\u2019s focus on the lesser known words and phrases that have been known to trip a spam filter.<\/p>\n
How many of those words or phrases surprised you? How many of those listed are you guilty of using?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s important to mention that trigger words used sparingly in your subject lines, probably won\u2019t hurt your overall delivery rating, but just be smart about it. Remember what a synonym is? Find words that mean the same thing as the trigger words to get around your email potentially being labeled as spam.<\/p>\n
Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.internetbasedmoms.com\/ezine-publishing\/avoid_spam_filters.html<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/blog.mannixmarketing.com\/2009\/08\/spam-trigger-words<\/a>\/<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.mequoda.com\/articles\/email-marketing\/subject-line-spam-trigger-words\/<\/a><\/p>\n