How to connect WPForms to a custom backend (example using .NET and SQL Server)
WPForms is a popular plugin for WordPress that makes it easy to add forms to posts and pages, but it doesn’t let you override the form’s “submit” action.…
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Author: Ajay Goel
Ajay is the founder of GMass and has been developing email sending software for 20 years.
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The 5 Best Cold Email Templates That Haven’t Been Copied to Death
Cold email templates aren’t something you just copy and paste… tweak a few words… and then watch the sales roll in. Whether you’re… Sending your first Gmail mail…
Top 15 Cold Email Software for 2026 (Features + Pricing)
Looking for the best cold email software? While sending cold emails can be tricky, you now have hundreds of cold email tools to streamline the process for you!…
What Makes GMass Better?
The most common question I get is: How is GMass different from [X]? In one sentence? GMass is the only email platform to send mail merge, email marketing, and…
Five annoying issues with Google’s OAuth Scope Verification
It’s 2020, when Google promised to shut off many third-party apps that weren’t verified by December 31, 2019. While I haven’t heard any reports of anyone being shut…
Forced migration to Google Sheets API v4 is bullshit
Recently, Google announced that the old version 3 of the Google Sheets API will be shut down in March of 2020, forcing developers to migrate to version 4…
How to let everybody on Craigslist down gently via email
A few days ago, I posted this ad on Craigslist: My wife and I used to live in Chicago, and Pequod’s was our favorite pizza restaurant. Now…
Mail Merge: A New, Helpful How-To Guide for Gmail, Word, and More
Mail merge is an antiquated term. Let’s just put that out there to start. The term dates back to when people would use software to print out “personalized” form…
How to Send Mass Email from Excel using Mail Merge
We’ve got good news and bad news on how to send mass email from Excel. The good news? It’s possible. The bad news? It can get a bit…
Developer’s Guide to the Gmail API and From Addresses/Names
If you’ve used the Gmail API, you may have encountered some quirks with From Addressing when creating and sending a DRAFT. As an example, if you’re working with…
Lock down SQL Server in AWS (The Poor Man’s Guide)
If you’re running SQL Server somewhere in Amazon Web Services (AWS), you’ve probably heard that it should not have a public-facing IP address. Your SQL Server likely stores…
How to Change Your Email Name and Email Address [Step-by-Step Guide]
Looking to change your email name or email address? Your email name and address are the first things people see when they get your email, so it better…