Checklist

Deliverability Checklist

A practical list for protecting inbox placement before and after campaigns.

Use this before the mistake becomes expensive

Use this when sending at scale, warming a list, diagnosing spam placement, or cleaning inactive subscribers.

Check these items before you move on

  • Authenticate the sending domain.
  • Send only to consented subscribers.
  • Suppress hard bounces and long-term inactive contacts.
  • Monitor spam complaints and unsubscribes.
  • Avoid sudden volume spikes from a cold list.
  • Review content, links, and sender identity before launch.

Make the checklist easier to use every time

  • Deliverability is a system habit, not a one-time fix.
  • Poor list quality usually hurts more than individual spam words.

Use these next if you found a gap

Template

Email Campaign Brief Template

A planning brief for aligning audience, objective, offer, message, assets, timing, and measurement before a send.