Let\u2019s first understand what bounced emails are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bounced Emails<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWhen you try to send an email but it fails to be delivered, you receive an email bounce back message in response. An email passes through a series of mail transfer agents. These software agents ensure the proper delivery of email messages. When the software agent discovers a message that cannot be delivered, it will bounce it back with an error message to the sender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Effects Of Bounced Emails On Business:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n- It makes your marketing strategy less effective.<\/li>
- It leads to unachieved sales targets.<\/li>
- It affects the sender reputation.<\/li>
- Email service providers may end up flagging you.<\/li>
- With emails ending up in spam, you may be tagged as a spammer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nBounce Rate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nBounce rate is the rate or percentage of emails that are either rejected or failed to be delivered and bounce back. It is determined by dividing the total number of bounced emails by the total number of emails sent multiplied by 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Less than 2% bounce rate<\/a> is considered normal. Anything beyond 2% means it\u2019s time for you to check your email campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow Does It Impact Deliverability?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nHigh email bounce rate results in unpleasant consequences such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bad Reputation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nEmail service providers look for IP addresses whose sent emails bounce back frequently. The sender reputation of these addresses suffers subsequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blacklisting<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nPersistent high email bounce rates cause the sender\u2019s IP address to end up on the blacklist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Account Suspension<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe user\u2019s account will be suspended if the grievance rate is beyond the permitted limit for the campaign sent by the user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lost Money<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nEvery message is chargeable. Hence, sending messages to invalid email addresses, will upsurge the cost of your email campaigns without any investment returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Due to these reasons, email bounces shouldn\u2019t be overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Types Of Email Bounce<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s important to know the types of email bounces so as to get the right solutions. There are eight types of bounces overall. Let\u2019s take a look at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hard Bounce<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nHard bounce is a permanent delivery failure that happens because the recipient\u2019s address is no longer in use or is invalid. A hard bounce can also take place when a typo error such as \u2018gmal\u2019<\/em> instead of \u2018gmail\u2019 <\/em>leads to you sending the email inadvertently to a non-existent recipient.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSoft Bounce<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA temporary failure that takes place when the recipient\u2019s email server is down or experiencing other technical difficulties, the file size of the email is too large or the mailbox exceeds the permissible limit, is known as soft bounce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transient Bounce<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s a temporary delay in delivering the message. However, the server will fix it and send the email within a timeline. These emails don\u2019t require any action from the users. But if delivery failure persists, it could be considered a hard bounce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
General Bounce<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYour mail server fails to get the email message delivered, and the reason is unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blocked<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe recipient\u2019s server blocks the email from the sender\u2019s mail server on account of multiple reasons such as getting overwhelmed with the sender\u2019s email frequency, finding the content inappropriate, detecting suspicious links in the email body, and the like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Auto Reply<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s an automated response that is sent to the sender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abuse\/Fraud Feedback Report<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s an email bounce back message that is sent to the sender by the ISP\u2019s feedback report. This happens when a receiver categorizes your email as offensive, abusive or fraudulent and reports it as spam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Challenge-Response Message<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAn automated response with a challenge from the recipient is sent to the sender. The response usually comprises a link that needs to be filled manually. After this action, the email gets delivered to the recipient.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhat Could Happen If You Do Not Take Immediate Actions?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nFailing to take immediate actions can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Hamper the goal of reaching out to your audiences and yielding ROI<\/li>
- Waste your time<\/li>
- Land your email addresses on the blacklist<\/li>
- Cause the suspension of your account<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s The Solution?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nNow that you have an idea about the types and various email bounce reasons, it\u2019s time to see what you can do to prevent emails bouncing back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Use A Good Sign-Up Form<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nYou need to have a contact list to send emails. For that, you need to use a good sign-up form that lets people feed in their information and email address. Ensure you use a good captcha system to avoid fake sign-ups by bots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- It makes your marketing strategy less effective.<\/li>
- It leads to unachieved sales targets.<\/li>
- It affects the sender reputation.<\/li>
- Email service providers may end up flagging you.<\/li>
- With emails ending up in spam, you may be tagged as a spammer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Bounce Rate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bounce rate is the rate or percentage of emails that are either rejected or failed to be delivered and bounce back. It is determined by dividing the total number of bounced emails by the total number of emails sent multiplied by 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Less than 2% bounce rate<\/a> is considered normal. Anything beyond 2% means it\u2019s time for you to check your email campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How Does It Impact Deliverability?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
High email bounce rate results in unpleasant consequences such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bad Reputation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Email service providers look for IP addresses whose sent emails bounce back frequently. The sender reputation of these addresses suffers subsequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blacklisting<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Persistent high email bounce rates cause the sender\u2019s IP address to end up on the blacklist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Account Suspension<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The user\u2019s account will be suspended if the grievance rate is beyond the permitted limit for the campaign sent by the user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lost Money<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Every message is chargeable. Hence, sending messages to invalid email addresses, will upsurge the cost of your email campaigns without any investment returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Due to these reasons, email bounces shouldn\u2019t be overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Types Of Email Bounce<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s important to know the types of email bounces so as to get the right solutions. There are eight types of bounces overall. Let\u2019s take a look at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hard Bounce<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Hard bounce is a permanent delivery failure that happens because the recipient\u2019s address is no longer in use or is invalid. A hard bounce can also take place when a typo error such as \u2018gmal\u2019<\/em> instead of \u2018gmail\u2019 <\/em>leads to you sending the email inadvertently to a non-existent recipient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Soft Bounce<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A temporary failure that takes place when the recipient\u2019s email server is down or experiencing other technical difficulties, the file size of the email is too large or the mailbox exceeds the permissible limit, is known as soft bounce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transient Bounce<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a temporary delay in delivering the message. However, the server will fix it and send the email within a timeline. These emails don\u2019t require any action from the users. But if delivery failure persists, it could be considered a hard bounce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
General Bounce<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Your mail server fails to get the email message delivered, and the reason is unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blocked<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The recipient\u2019s server blocks the email from the sender\u2019s mail server on account of multiple reasons such as getting overwhelmed with the sender\u2019s email frequency, finding the content inappropriate, detecting suspicious links in the email body, and the like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Auto Reply<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s an automated response that is sent to the sender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abuse\/Fraud Feedback Report<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s an email bounce back message that is sent to the sender by the ISP\u2019s feedback report. This happens when a receiver categorizes your email as offensive, abusive or fraudulent and reports it as spam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Challenge-Response Message<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
An automated response with a challenge from the recipient is sent to the sender. The response usually comprises a link that needs to be filled manually. After this action, the email gets delivered to the recipient.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhat Could Happen If You Do Not Take Immediate Actions?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Failing to take immediate actions can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Hamper the goal of reaching out to your audiences and yielding ROI<\/li>
- Waste your time<\/li>
- Land your email addresses on the blacklist<\/li>
- Cause the suspension of your account<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s The Solution?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Now that you have an idea about the types and various email bounce reasons, it\u2019s time to see what you can do to prevent emails bouncing back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Use A Good Sign-Up Form<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You need to have a contact list to send emails. For that, you need to use a good sign-up form that lets people feed in their information and email address. Ensure you use a good captcha system to avoid fake sign-ups by bots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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