Email automation
Sending personalised emails triggered by user actions or time delays rather than manual effort. Includes welcome sequences, follow-ups, invoicing, reminders, and re-engagement campaigns all sent automatically.
Expert insight
The line between helpful email automation and spam-filter suicide is send volume and personalization. A sequence that sends the identical email to 500 people at once from a domain with no sending history will get flagged by Gmail and Outlook's spam systems regardless of content quality, warming up sending volume gradually matters as much as the copy.
In a real workflow
A new trial user receives a welcome email, a setup guide on day two and a check-in on day five if they have not connected an integration.
Common mistakes
- Sending time-based emails that ignore what the user already did.
- Forgetting unsubscribe handling and consent rules.
Complexity level
Anyone can understand this no technical background needed.
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