What Is Content Detective
Content Detective is a tool that helps you identify spam triggers in your email content. This feature mirrors the logic used by spam-filtering software to identify words, phrases, and patterns that are likely to trigger filters and then recommends a resolution to each identified problem. After running the Content Detective, you can edit the trigger it identifies out of your email.
Typically, having just one potential trigger word or phrase will not affect your email's deliverability. However, if Content Detective finds two or more potential triggers, you should remove them to improve your subscribers' chances of receiving your email.
How to Use Content Detective
- Click the Content tab.
- Click the My Emails folder or whichever sub-folder holds the email.
The email workspace displays the emails in the selected folder. The value in the Content Detective column describes the email's Content Detective status.
If the Content Detective status is Not Checked, the Content Detective has not been run on this email (or has not been run since the last time the email was modified). - Select the checkbox next to the email and click the Content Detective button.
The Content Detective scans your email and then presents a list of the potential triggers (if any), along with ways in which you can remove these triggers. If you made any changes to the text version of the email, the Content Detective presents its results separately for the HTML version and the text version. - The buttons at the bottom of the Content Detective dialog box give you the following options:
- Print: You can print the results by clicking this button, which brings up the standard Windows Print dialog box.
- Save: You can save the results to a text file by clicking this button, which brings up the standard Windows File Download dialog box with the option to open or save the file (choose the Save option).
- Close: Click this button to exit the Content Detective.
If potential problems were found, the Content Detective status changes to Warning until edits are made to the email, at which time the status will return to Not Checked.
A status of OK means that the Content Detective has been run and no potential triggers were found. If you edit the email further, the status will return to Not Checked.
Appendix: Trigger Words
The following words and phrases will trigger a Content Detective warning. Please note this list is not complete and is subject to change without notice:
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100% Free
4U
Absolutely Free
Accept Credit Cards
act now! don't hesitate!
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Adult
all natural
amazing stuff
as seen on
avoid bankruptcy
bargain
big bucks
billion dollars
breakthrough
Bulk
buy direct
call free
call now
cancel at any time
cannot be considered spam
cash bonus
Casino
click here
closeout
collect child support
compare rates
confidentially on all orders
Contest
contest
credit bureaus
Credit card
dear friend
dear somebody
Debt
dig up dirt on friends
direct marketing
Earn $
Earn Cash
enlarge
falling interest
Financial Freedom
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free consultation
Free Gift
free investment
free leads
Free Offer
free preview
free quote
free sample
free trial
free!
full refund
get paid
guarantee
H.R. 3113
Hardcore
hidden assets
Home Based
Home Business
home refinancing
impotence
in accordance with laws
Increase Sales
Incredible Deal
inventory reduction
join millions of americans
last chance
limited time only
long distance
lose weight
low prices
lower interest
lower monthly payment
lowest prices
Make $
Million email addresses
Money at home
money back
Money fast
money making
mortgage network
Mortgage Rate
multi level marketing
Naughty
no cost
no experience needed
no gimmick
no investment
no obligation
no selling
no strings attached
Nude
off shore
once in a lifetime
one hundred percent free
one time mailing
online biz opportunity
online business opportunity
opt-out
order
order a report
order online
penis enlargement
pennies a day
percent off
please read
Porn
Pornography
Potential Earnings
promise you
purchase order
purchase today
pure profit
Read this twice
Read Twice
Reduce your interest rate
Refinance today
refinance your home
reverses aging
risk free
save
Save $
save an extra
save up to
score with babes
search engine listings
section 301
sent in compliance
serious cash
serious only
Sex
Slut
spam
stock alert
stock disclaimer statement
stock pick
stop snoring
this email was not sent unsolicited
this is an advertisement
this is not spam
to be removed from this list
toll free
UCE-Mail Act
university diploma
viagra
we honor all
we strongly oppose the use of spam email
while supplies last
while you sleep
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you are a winner
you're a winner
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