Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
✏️ Wondering why your promo emails go unanswered? There is a good chance they are going straight into spam folders. I'll describe three things that make your emails look like spam, and what you can do to fix them.
✏️ You might be a spammer if ...
If you send bulk promotional emails from a free Hotmail account with MP3 attachments and a giant BCC list, yes, you are probably sending spam. Get your own domain, share links instead of files, and use a real email marketing service where people sign up to hear from you.
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Chapters
0:00 Am I sending spam?
1:30 What constitutes spam
2:19 Spam and spam filters
3:04 Strike 1- Free email service
4:29 Strike 2- Attachments
5:28 Strike 3- Sending many at once
6:14 The best solution
7:49 The second-best solution
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✏️ Wondering why your promo emails go unanswered? There is a good chance they are going straight into spam folders. I'll describe three things that make your emails look like spam, and what you can do to fix them.
✏️ You might be a spammer if ...
If you send bulk promotional emails from a free Hotmail account with MP3 attachments and a giant BCC list, yes, you are probably sending spam. Get your own domain, share links instead of files, and use a real email marketing service where people sign up to hear from you.
Updates, related links, and more discussion: askleo.com/18468
🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: go.askleo.com/ytsub
✅ Watch next ▶ How Do I Send an Email to Many People? ▶ youtu.be/MHZcUr9WJSw
Chapters
0:00 Am I sending spam?
1:30 What constitutes spam
2:19 Spam and spam filters
3:04 Strike 1- Free email service
4:29 Strike 2- Attachments
5:28 Strike 3- Sending many at once
6:14 The best solution
7:49 The second-best solution
❤️ My best articles: go.askleo.com/best
❤️ My Most Important Article: go.askleo.com/number1
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