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Inbox Placement Testing: How to Build a Seed List That Tells You Where Your Email Actually Lands
Email Validation11 min read

Inbox Placement Testing: How to Build a Seed List That Tells You Where Your Email Actually Lands

Your ESP reports 99% delivered, which only means nothing bounced. It says nothing about whether anyone saw the message. A seed list is the only way to watch your own mail arrive and see which folder it lands in. Here is how to build one that does not lie to you.

Nick AbrahamNick Abraham·October 11, 2026
How to Read DMARC Aggregate Reports: Turning RUA XML Into Real Deliverability Fixes
Email Validation12 min read

How to Read DMARC Aggregate Reports: Turning RUA XML Into Real Deliverability Fixes

Publishing a DMARC record is the easy part. The reports that come back are compressed XML that nobody reads, which is why so many senders sit at p=none for years. Here is how to decode a RUA report element by element, tell a real spoofer from a mailing list, and know which failures you can safely ignore.

Nick AbrahamNick Abraham·October 9, 2026
Reverse DNS and PTR Records: The Email Authentication Check Most Senders Never Configure
Email Validation11 min read

Reverse DNS and PTR Records: The Email Authentication Check Most Senders Never Configure

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC live in your DNS zone, so you can fix them yourself. A PTR record does not, which is why so many senders have one that is missing, generic, or pointing at the wrong hostname. Here is how reverse DNS is actually checked, who controls it, and how to set it correctly on every major sending platform.

Amit S.Amit S.·October 8, 2026
Microsoft SNDS Setup Guide: How to Monitor Your Outlook and Microsoft 365 Sender Reputation
Email Validation10 min read

Microsoft SNDS Setup Guide: How to Monitor Your Outlook and Microsoft 365 Sender Reputation

Google Postmaster Tools tells you how Gmail sees you. It tells you nothing about Outlook, Hotmail, or Microsoft 365, which is where most of your B2B pipeline actually lives. Here is how to get into Smart Network Data Services, read what it reports, and fix the list quality problems it exposes.

Kristel K.Kristel K.·October 7, 2026
How to Clean Your Iterable User List and Reduce Bounce Rate Before Your Next Journey Send
Email List Cleaning9 min read

How to Clean Your Iterable User List and Reduce Bounce Rate Before Your Next Journey Send

Iterable pulls user profiles in from Segment, reverse ETL, product events, and CSV imports, which means bad addresses arrive from five directions at once. Here is the workflow to clean your Iterable user list, resolve the catch-all B2B addresses standard verifiers refuse to answer, and protect your sending reputation before the next journey fires.

Amit S.Amit S.·October 6, 2026
How to Clean Your Customer.io Audience and Cut Your Bounce Rate Before the Next Broadcast
Email List Cleaning8 min read

How to Clean Your Customer.io Audience and Cut Your Bounce Rate Before the Next Broadcast

Customer.io bills you per profile and suppresses hard bounces automatically, so every invalid address in your workspace costs money twice. Here is the workflow to clean your Customer.io people, resolve the catch-all B2B addresses standard verifiers skip, and protect deliverability before your next broadcast.

AbhinavAbhinav·October 5, 2026
How to Clean Your Zoho Campaigns List and Reduce Bounce Rate Before Your Next Send
Email List Cleaning8 min read

How to Clean Your Zoho Campaigns List and Reduce Bounce Rate Before Your Next Send

Zoho Campaigns manually reviews imported lists and will reject or suspend accounts that mail stale data. Here is the workflow to clean your Zoho Campaigns lists, stop your Zoho CRM sync from feeding in dead contacts, and resolve the catch-all B2B addresses standard verifiers skip.

AbhinavAbhinav·October 5, 2026
How to Clean Your Mailjet List and Reduce Bounce Rate Before Your Next Send
Email List Cleaning7 min read

How to Clean Your Mailjet List and Reduce Bounce Rate Before Your Next Send

Mailjet tracks your bounce rate against your sender reputation and will throttle or block sending once it climbs too high. Here is the exact workflow to clean your Mailjet contact lists, resolve the catch-all B2B addresses standard verifiers skip, and protect your deliverability before your next campaign sends.

AbhinavAbhinav·September 21, 2026
How to Reduce Your Mailjet Bounce Rate and Avoid Account Suspension
Email List Cleaning7 min read

How to Reduce Your Mailjet Bounce Rate and Avoid Account Suspension

Mailjet tracks your bounce rate on every send and reviews accounts that mail dirty lists. Here are the thresholds it enforces and the list-cleaning workflow that protects your sender reputation before you hit send.

AbhinavAbhinav·September 21, 2026
How to Reduce Your SendGrid Bounce Rate and Avoid Account Suspension
Email List Cleaning7 min read

How to Reduce Your SendGrid Bounce Rate and Avoid Account Suspension

SendGrid watches your bounce rate closely and suspends accounts that send to dirty lists. Here are the exact thresholds and the list-cleaning workflow that keeps your sender reputation safe before every send.

AbhinavAbhinav·September 18, 2026
How to Clean Your Campaign Monitor List and Reduce Bounce Rate Before Your Next Send
Email List Cleaning7 min read

How to Clean Your Campaign Monitor List and Reduce Bounce Rate Before Your Next Send

Campaign Monitor watches your bounce rate closely, and a spike can get your account throttled or paused. Here is the exact workflow to clean your Campaign Monitor list, resolve the catch-all addresses standard verifiers skip, and protect your sender reputation before your next campaign sends.

Amit S.Amit S.·September 17, 2026
How to Clean Your Salesforce Marketing Cloud Email List and Reduce Bounce Rate Before Your Next Send
Email List Cleaning8 min read

How to Clean Your Salesforce Marketing Cloud Email List and Reduce Bounce Rate Before Your Next Send

Salesforce Marketing Cloud tracks every bounce against your sender reputation and can suppress addresses automatically once they cross a threshold. Here is the exact workflow to clean your SFMC data extensions, resolve the catch-all B2B addresses other validators skip, and keep your bounce rate low before your next send.

Kristel K.Kristel K.·September 16, 2026

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