With so much spam mail, it is highly likely that your clients may not receive your email or newsletters unless they have added you as a safe sender. It is a good idea when people sign up to receive correspondence from you that you remind them to add you as a safe sender or add your domain so future emails will be received. Below is a list of steps for doing this in some of the major email providers.
1. How do I add email address or domain to my Safe Senders list in Outlook? 1. On the Tools menu, click Options. 2. On the Preferences tab, under E-mail, click "Junk E-mail" 3. Click the "Safe Senders" tab. 4. Click "Add" 5. Enter "@teresamcdonald.com into the list box 6. Click "Okay"
2. How do I add a Newsletter email address or domain to my friends list in AOL? 1. Open your latest newsletter e-mail if you haven't already. 2. Click on the "Add Address" icon. 3. Your newsletter email address should automatically appear in the name and e-mail fields in the "Add Contact" pop-up box. Verify the information was entered correctly. 4. Click the Save button. 5. Your newsletter email address will be entered into your AOL Address Book.
3. How do I add the Newsletter email address or domain to my email address book in Hotmail? 1. Open your newsletter e-mail if you haven't already. 2. Click "Save Address(es)" at the top of the message. 3. Your newsletter email address should automatically appear in the e-mail field on the "Add to Address Book" page. Verify the information was entered correctly. 4. Your newsletter email address will be entered into your Hotmail Address Book.
4. How do I add the Newsletter email address or domain to my email address book in Yahoo! mail? 1. Open your latest newsletter e-mail if you haven't already. 2. Click the "Add to Address Book" link next to the icon on the far right. 3. Your newsletter email address should automatically appear in the e-mail field on the "Add to Address Book" page. Verify the information was entered correctly. 4. Click "Add to Address Book." 5. Your newsletter email address will be entered into your Yahoo! Address Book.
5. How do I add the Newsletter email address or domain to my email address book in Earthlink mail? 1. Open your latest newsletter e-mail if you haven't already. 2. Click your mailbox's "Message" menu and choose "Add Senders" to your Address Book. 3. Your newsletter email address will be entered into your EarthLink Address Book.
I hope this information is helpful to your clients.
Great information. Next question, how do I get this information to them when I am not on their safe sender list? LOL I guess snail mail will have to do. Thanks
Thanks for the tips -- appreciated your information!
Li
Fred,
Good point but I was assuming this would be information you would give your clients when they sign up for you newsletter, etc. ;-)
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Thanks for some great tips. I will use some of them.