Email Tracking
It is important
to track response rates for each email campaign.
By tracking,
you can tell which headlines, offers or promotions pulled the best response.
Users can
respond by replying to emails or by clicking on links embedded in the
emails.
Tracking
Replies
By using
various mailto: links, you will know which message recipients are replying
to. Mailto: links are links within your body text that, when clicked
on, open a new message in the recipients email programme. You can specify
the return email address, subject lines &/or body text for these replies.
Specifying
the reply field:
mailto:feedback@yoursite.com
mailto:feedback2@yoursite.com
Specifying
the subject line:
mailto:feedback@yoursite.com?subject=golf1
mailto:feedback@yoursite.com?subject=golf2
Specifying
the body:
mailto:feedback@yoursite.com?body=information
Specifying
the subject line and body:
mailto:feedback@yoursite.com?subject=golf1&body=information
Tracking
click-throughs
There are
a number of ways to track click-through responses.
A) Create
a specific landing page for each link
www.yoursite.com/01
www.yoursite.com/02
B) Use
specific link click-through tracking software
www.yoursite.com/trackingscript.pl?01
www.yoursite.com/trackingscript.pl?02
C) Use
site statistic (log analysis) software
www.yoursite.com/?01
www.yoursite.com/?02
Tracking
read messages
This is
only possible if you are sending html email. By embedding an image in
the html email, when each message is opened, it pulls the image from
your server. The image could be your logo or an invisible single pixel.
Next section: Promoting
your ezine or newsletter