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Strategies for overcoming email anxiety

Overcome email anxiety with confidence. Explore strategies to ease fear, personalize messages, test content, and ensure error-free emails.

William ParkerJuly 31, 2023|
6 minutes
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The psychology of email anxiety

Overcome fear, build self-confidence, and reclaim control over your email. Learn practical techniques for a healthier relationship with your inbox.

Oliver BennettJuly 31, 2023|
4 minutes
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Accessibility matters - Testing emails for an inclusive user experience

Explore the importance, common issues, and benefits. Learn how to test emails for inclusivity with practical insights and tools like Mailosaur

Henry EdwardsJuly 25, 2023|
5 minutes
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How to use A/B testing to optimize emails

Enhance your email campaigns with A/B testing.Learn to optimize subject lines, message content, and sender information to improve open rates and engagement.

Amelia ClarkeJuly 25, 2023|
7 minutes
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How to use AI to write emails

Learn how AI can simplify your workload, understand its working mechanisms. Top tools like ChatGPT, GrammarlyGO, and Jasper to help your email writing.

Emily HarrisonJuly 12, 2023|
8 minutes
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The future of functional testing for emails

Explore the influence of AI tools, learn to address common errors, and understand the nuances of testing interactive components.

Sophie WatsonJuly 5, 2023|
5 minutes
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Use cases for functional testing with emails

Ensure the reliability of automated email campaigns with functional testing. When to perform it, use cases, types, and steps to write effective test cases.

Jack ThompsonJune 28, 2023|
7 minutes
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Common mistakes when testing email

Functional testing for emails is crucial for any email campaign. How do you make sure what your clients and customers are seeing is what you designed and sent? This article will cover some basics of functional testing and the most common mistakes people uncover.

Oliver BennettJune 22, 2023|
7 minutes
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Testing email functionality with different clients

This article will review the email testing tools integrated into some of the most popular email clients you might use so you’re prepared for any situation.

Amelia ClarkeMay 24, 2023|
6 minutes
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Moving from manual QA to QA automation

Have you been considering a switch from manual to automated QA testing? It could be a great move for your career. Sure, it might take some time to learn new skills and tools, but the benefits could be well worth the effort. Explore the possibilities of a career in QA Automation.

William ParkerMay 17, 2023|
7 minutes
"Setting up a fake SMTP server for testing" with a mockup UI showing SMTP and POP3 credentials in front of an email window
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Setting up a fake SMTP server for testing

A fake SMTP server is frequently a used by those looking to capture and test all emails an application sends and avoid sending emails to real customers. categories: tools

James TurnerMarch 8, 2023|
9 minutes
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How to use Telnet to test SMTP servers

In this article, we’ll provide a bit of background on what SMTP and Telnet are and how you can use Telnet to help validate the email functionality in your applications.

Oliver BennettFebruary 15, 2023|
7 minutes