How to Test Send Your Emails

Kayla M.

Updated

Email Campaigns are crucial to communicating with your contacts. Learn to send test emails to yourself to edit and review your Email Campaigns before sending them to your list. 

In this article:

Preview email

Previewing your Email Campaign can provide you with a quick sneak peek as to the look and feel of your campaign.

However, we highly recommend testing your Email Campaign to get the most accurate feel for the delivery and appearance of your emails when your contacts subscribe to your list.

Note:
Sending a preview email from your Admin Account may not include all personalized content such as Event names, dates, times, and locations. Additionally, various links may be inactive including the "View in Web Browser" link when previewing your email from your account. Skip to Test Email to ensure that your email contains your desired content.

Skip to Test Email for details.

  • Open the Marketing tab from the Dashboard.
  • Click Email Campaigns.
  • Navigate to the top the right corner and click + New Email Campaign.
  • Select Email Broadcast or Email Sequence:

Learn more about Email Broadcasts and Email Sequences and How to Use Them.

Email Broadcast

If you selected Email Broadcast:

  • Enter your Internal Title in the text box and click Save.
  • Select the Visual Editor to create a custom email that aligns with your brand. 
  • Then, click Save.
  • Follow the prompts to Edit Recipients and Edit Content.
  • After customizing your Email Broadcast, click Send Test Email.
  • Confirm the email address you would like your test email to be sent to or enter your desired test email address.
  • Click Send Preview:

  • Log into your email inbox and check your Test Email.

Email Sequence

If you selected Email Sequence:

  • Enter your Internal Title in the text box and click Continue.
  • Choose your email template and click Get started.
  • Enter your Title and click Create.
  • After customizing the first Email in your new Email Sequence click Save.
  • Then, click Send test email.
  • Confirm the email address you would like your test email to be sent to or enter the correct email address.
  • Click Send Preview:

  • Log into your email inbox and check your Test Email.

Test email

We recommend testing your email by experiencing the flow your recipients will experience. 

Note:
If your email recipients are subscribed to your Email Campaigns through different methods (such as Automations you set up with the completion of courses, Offers purchased, and more) simply follow the steps your visitors will experience leading up to receiving your emails. 

For this example, test your email for those submitting a Form to subscribe to your list:

  • Open the Website tab from the Dashboard.
  • Click the Page containing your opt-in form to subscribe your visitors to your Email Campaign.
  • Open the … menu to the right of your page title.
  • Select Copy URL to copy the link for the Page containing your opt-in form:

  • Open an incognito window in Chrome or a Private window in Safari or clear your cache and cookies.
  • Paste your Page link into the address bar.
  • Enter a different email address to complete your Opt-In Form:

Tip:
Enter your email address with a "+" symbol after the first portion of your email address. Example: johndoe@gmail.com would be johndoe+test@gmail.com. This will send your email to your normal email inbox without creating an entirely new email account.
  • Navigate to your Email inbox and take a look at your tested email.
Tip:
Don't see your test email in your inbox? Make sure that the email address you're using for your test is subscribed (i.e. opted in) to your email list. Unsubscribed email accounts will not receive marketing emails. If you're using a double opt-in, make sure you've clicked the link to confirm your email as the second opt-in step.

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