Sending a testmail
Unlike the preview, which displays your newsletter in your browser, a testmail actually arrives in an inbox. This allows you to see how an email client renders your layout.
Click ‘Testmail’ at the top of step 4 to send a test version without having to finalise the campaign. You can enter a maximum of five addresses at a time, for example your own, those of close colleagues and friends.
In step 4, you can send a testmail and edit your newsletter as many times as you like until the content and design are to your liking. Only when you are satisfied do you proceed to step 5 and step 6 to schedule the newsletter for all your subscribers. In step 5, Laposta also automatically checks whether all links are working properly.
The difference between test addresses and separate email addresses
When you click ‘Testmail’, the ‘Send a testmail’ window gives you two ways to specify where the testmail should go:
Therefore, it is preferable to use test addresses from the linked list(s).
Setting up a test address
You set up test addresses under your subscribers, not in your campaign. You can turn any subscriber in your list(s) into a test address:
- Go to Subscribers → your list → ‘Browse’ and open the subscriber.
- Under ‘Details’, tick the box to allow this address to be used for testing campaigns.
- Click ‘Save’.
If you add a new subscriber manually, you can tick this box straight away. It is useful to add at least your own email address to a list as a test address.