{"id":2319,"date":"2018-02-19T06:17:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T06:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/?p=2319"},"modified":"2021-08-25T07:47:05","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T07:47:05","slug":"inbox-spam-promotions-email-delivery-testing-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/inbox-spam-promotions-email-delivery-testing-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the “Inbox, Spam, or Promotions” email delivery testing tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every email marketer has wondered if their emails are making it to the Inbox, Spam, or Promotions<\/a> folder, and\u00a0my new tool shows you exactly that<\/strong>. Not only can you see where YOUR<\/strong> emails are landing, but you can also search and see where\u00a0EVERYONE\u00a0ELSE’s<\/strong> emails are landing. The Inbox, Spam, or Promotions<\/a> tool is a free, public service that’s easy to use and fun to play with!<\/p>\n

Getting Started<\/h3>\n

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To get started, just copy the seed addresses at the top<\/strong>, and use any email marketing service (MailChimp, Constant Contact, GMass, etc.) to send your campaign to those addresses<\/strong>. Then watch the page over the next few seconds, and notice where your emails land. The emails will slide into the rows, each time an email account receives your email. You do not need to reload the page. <\/em>The bottom of each box will\u00a0have a tag<\/strong> labeled\u00a0“Primary Inbox”, “Promotions”, “Spam”, or something else. That tag is where the email landed for that account. Additionally, you might see the icon for the email service<\/strong> that sent the email. Currently the tool identifies emails sent by GMass<\/strong>, Sendgrid<\/strong>, MailChimp<\/strong>, and Constant Contact<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The first time you use the service, your sender address will be assigned a color<\/strong>, so that you can easily spot which emails are yours. If that’s too difficult to keep track of, then use the Search<\/strong> box to search for your sender address, and then you’ll only see your results<\/strong> as opposed to everybody’s.<\/p>\n

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Use the Search box to see just the results for a particular sender.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Using GMass?<\/h3>\n

If\u00a0you’re using GMass, it’s even easier. Just click the “Inbox or Spam?” button on any email, and the email will be sent to the seed addresses<\/strong>. You don’t need to copy\/paste<\/strong> them from the top of the page. In time, we expect other email service providers to integrate with this tool and make sending to the seed addresses as easy as clicking a button.<\/p>\n

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Just click the “Inbox or Spam?” button directly from GMass to use this tool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How to interpret the results<\/h3>\n

Each of the Gmail and G Suite seed email addresses has a slightly different configuration so you can see how your email campaign performs across different Google environments. Some of the accounts are simple Gmail or G Suite accounts, while others work in conjunction with a corporate spam filter. The corporate spam filters include:<\/p>\n