The 9 Best (and Free!) Email Productivity Tools You’ve Never Heard Of
Despite two decades of people saying email is dead, it’s still so alive and popular that we need email productivity tools to help wrangle it. Over here at GMass, we’ve…
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ChatGPT + Cold Email: 5 Best Ways to Use AI in Your Email Copywriting
AI writing tools aren’t new. But when ChatGPT showed up in December 2022, everything changed. Oh man, did everything change. This isn’t a mere AI writing tool. It can…
What Are Spam Emails and 5 Ways to Stop Them (2026 update)
Curious about spam emails and how to stop them? Spam emails are unsolicited messages sent to a recipient who hasn’t agreed to receive them. They’re usually sent as…
Why Your Emails Go to Spam and How to Solve It
Ever found yourself asking this question: “Why are my emails going to spam?” You’re not alone. Tons of emails go to the spam folder when they are caught…
When your Zendesk domain gets blacklisted
Last week, our Zendesk subdomain, gmass.zendesk.com, was flagged by the Google Safe Browsing program. This had the unfortunate effect of sending all Zendesk ticket notification emails to our…
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…
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…
Four common email marketing mistakes and how to avoid them
How many times have you received an email that starts with “Dear *|FNAME|*”? It happens so often it’s laughable, and it’s a clear example of personalization gone wrong.…
30 Networking Email Subject Lines to Boost Your Open Rate
Networking emails help you build new connections and nurture professional relationships. However, if the recipient doesn’t open your networking email, all your efforts are wasted. To ensure that…
Announcing our new email productivity tool, SearchMyEmail.com
Today the GMass team is launching a new email productivity tool called SearchMyEmail.com. It’s a free tool for bosses and their assistants. I built SearchMyEmail.com for my own use and…
Google’s Safe Browsing program made my week hell
Google’s Safe Browsing program protects a lot of people from phishing, malware, and other harmful sites. In fact, it’s so pervasive that it’s not just used by Chrome.…
How to get around Zendesk’s attachment size limit
I’ve finally found a way to get around Zendesk’s attachment size limit, and it’s been staring me in the face for years. As an email sysadmin, I’m embarrassed…