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The Bazooka Email blog

Practical, evergreen guides on deliverability, design, automation and growing an email list the right way — from the team behind Bazooka Email.

July 8, 2026 · 6 min read

Permission Marketing: Consent, GDPR and Building Trust

Why real permission beats legal minimums: what meaningful consent looks like, the principles behind GDPR, CAN-SPAM and CASL, and how trust compounds.

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June 24, 2026 · 6 min read

Re-Engagement Campaigns: Winning Back Inactive Subscribers

How to define inactivity for your list, run a respectful win-back sequence, and let go of subscribers who are done — before they hurt your deliverability.

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June 10, 2026 · 6 min read

Newsletter Design Best Practices for Every Inbox

Newsletter design that holds up in every inbox: single-column layout, one clear CTA, image-text balance, dark mode, alt text, and footer essentials.

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May 27, 2026 · 6 min read

Email Marketing Metrics That Actually Matter

Which email metrics deserve your attention, which are noise, and how to build a baseline from your own sends instead of chasing industry averages.

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May 13, 2026 · 6 min read

Email List Hygiene: Keeping Your List Clean and Deliverable

List decay, bounces, spam traps, and pruning: how regular hygiene protects deliverability and why list health beats list size.

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April 29, 2026 · 6 min read

Why Emails Land in Spam (and How to Stay Out)

How spam filtering really works — authentication, reputation, engagement, and content — and the practical habits that keep you in the inbox.

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April 15, 2026 · 6 min read

How to Grow an Email List Without Buying Contacts

Why bought lists backfire, and how lead magnets, smart form placement, low-friction signups, and steady promotion grow a list that lasts.

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April 1, 2026 · 6 min read

A Practical Guide to A/B Testing Your Emails

Learn what to test first, how to run fair email A/B tests, when to call a winner, and how to build a testing habit that compounds.

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March 18, 2026 · 6 min read

SPF, DKIM and DMARC Explained in Plain English

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC without the jargon: what each protocol does, how they fit together, and the safe order to roll them out on your domain.

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March 4, 2026 · 6 min read

Email Segmentation for Beginners

What email segmentation is, which starter segments matter, how to collect the data honestly, and when splitting your list goes too far.

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February 18, 2026 · 6 min read

How to Build a Welcome Email Series, Step by Step

A step-by-step blueprint for a four-email welcome series: what each email should do, when to send it, how to set expectations, and mistakes to avoid.

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February 4, 2026 · 6 min read

Email Subject Lines That Get Opened

Practical principles for subject lines that earn the open: clarity, length, personalization, preview text, spam triggers, and real makeover examples.

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