SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

The protocol email servers use to send messages across the internet. Core to email delivery.

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A/B testing

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AMP for Email

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API

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Alt Text

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Analytics

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Audience

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Automations

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Best practices

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Blacklist / Blocklist

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Bounce rate

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Bounces

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CAN-SPAM

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CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)

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CPC (Cost Per Click)

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CPM (Cost Per Mille)

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Call to action (CTA)

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Campaign

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Campaign editor

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Churn rate

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Click rate

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Click through rate (CTR)

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Contacts

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Content

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Conversion rate (CVR)

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Custom fields

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DKIM

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DMARC

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Deliverability

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Delivery rate

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Double opt-in

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Drip Campaign

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Dynamic content

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ESP

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Email authentication

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Email client

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Engagement

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Engagement score

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Export

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Feedback loop (FBL)

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Footer

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GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

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Growth

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Header

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Hero image

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IP address

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ISP

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Import

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Inactive subscriber

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Inbox placement

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Integrations

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Knowledge Base

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List fatigue

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List hygiene

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MTA (Mail Transfer Agent)

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MX record

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Manage preferences

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Migration

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Monetization

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Newsletter

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Open rate

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Opt in

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Opt out

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PTR record (Reverse DNS lookup)

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Partner Program

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Permission-based sending

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Personalization

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Plain text version

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Preference center

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Preheader text

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Publication

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RSS feed

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Re-engagement campaign

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Rendering

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Responsive design

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Retargeting

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Revenue Per Recipient (RPR)

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Revenue per email (RPE)

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SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

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SPF

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Safelist

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Seed list

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Segments

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Senders

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Spam trap

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Subject line

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Subscribe forms

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Subscribers

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TLS (Transport Layer Security)

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Template

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Throttling

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Transactional email

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Triggered email

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URL

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Unsubscribe

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Webhooks

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Welcome email

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Whitelist