Sending a Test Email to Preview Your Campaign Before Launch

Overview

Send yourself a test of your campaign to check the subject, merge variables, and survey link before it goes to your whole list. It's the cheapest insurance in email distribution.

Step-by-step

1. Finish composing — subject, body, merge tokens, and the {{surveyLink}} all in place.

2. Send a test — use the composer's test-send option to email a preview to yourself.

3. Check it in your inbox — confirm the merge tokens filled in correctly, the subject reads well, and clicking {{surveyLink}} opens the live survey.

4. Fix and re-test — adjust anything that's off and send another test until it's right, then launch to the list.

Tips

Tip: Click the survey link in the test email and complete a response — that verifies the whole path end to end, not just that the email looks right.

Note: Test sends count toward your monthly email quota, but they're metered carefully to prevent runaway loops. A handful of tests is fine; you don't need to test to the whole list.

Related articles

• How to Create and Send Your First Email Campaign — launch after testing
• Using Merge Variables to Personalize Campaign Emails — what to verify in the test