Spam Testing

Email spam testing, before every send.

Every email gets a spam score, content flags, and authentication checks before it leaves — so deliverability problems are caught in the editor, not in the junk folder.

Pre-send check
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9.6/10
Inbox score
Likely to land in the primary inbox
Domain authentication
SPF, DKIM & DMARC verified
⚠️
Spam trigger words
1 found: “FREE!!!” in subject
Fix
Image-to-text ratio
Healthy balance
Broken links
0 found across 8 links
Unsubscribe link
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Everything serious spam testing needs.

Score, authenticate, monitor — before and after sending.

Spam score0.2/ 10

A spam score on every email

Each draft is scored against common spam filters, with specific flags telling you exactly what to fix before sending.

DKIMSPFDMARC

DNS authentication checks

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are verified continuously, because perfect content still lands in spam when authentication is broken.

DeliveredPrimary inbox

Inbox placement visibility

See how sends actually land across major providers, so you're measuring real placement instead of assuming it.

98 inactive contacts removed

List hygiene built in

Spam complaints often start with stale lists — Audienceful surfaces inactive contacts so you stop mailing people who've moved on.

Catch spam triggers while you write

Audienceful runs email spam testing inside the editor — risky phrasing, broken links, missing unsubscribe elements, and image-heavy layouts get flagged as you compose. Fixing problems in a draft is free; fixing a damaged sender reputation is not.

How to stay out of spam
Spam check

Runs automatically before every send

9.6/10
Likely to land in the primary inbox
Domain authentication
⚠️
Spam trigger words
Fix
Image-to-text ratio

Watch deliverability after the send

Spam testing doesn't end at the send button. Delivery reports track bounces, complaints, and placement per campaign, so a slow drift toward the junk folder shows up as data — early enough to correct.

Delivery report

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Delivery rate99.3%
Delivered
4,742
Bounced
31
Spam reports
2
Unsubscribed
9

Fix the list, not just the email

Filters increasingly judge senders by engagement, and unengaged contacts drag every send down. Built-in list cleaning surfaces inactive subscribers so you can sunset them before mailbox providers start sorting you into spam.

Active vs. inactive contacts explained
List health

Updated automatically after every send

94%Healthy
312 inactive contacts
No opens in 90 days
Re-engageRemove
Why it matters

The spam folder is where revenue disappears

Every email that lands in spam is work that produced nothing: the subscriber never sees it, and the silent failure compounds, because low engagement tells mailbox providers to junk your next send too. Email spam testing breaks that cycle by catching problems while they're still cheap — a flagged phrase in a draft, a DNS record that drifted, a list segment that stopped opening.

Audienceful treats spam testing as part of sending rather than a separate product: every draft is scored, authentication is monitored continuously, and delivery reports show real placement. Pair it with the fundamentals in keeping emails out of spam and regular pruning of inactive contacts to keep your sender reputation compounding in the right direction.

Deliverability checked at every layer.

Content, authentication, and list health in one place.

Pre-send spam scoring

Every draft checked before it goes out

SPF, DKIM, DMARC monitoring

Authentication verified continuously

Link and content flags

Risky phrasing and broken links surfaced

Placement reporting

See where sends actually land

Complaint tracking

Spam reports monitored per campaign

Engagement-based hygiene

Inactive contacts surfaced for sunsetting

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99.9%
average delivery rate
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Matthew (@Whale)
Matthew (@Whale)
Founder, ReallyGoodEmails.com
32%
increase in sales from email
I love products like Audienceful — it hints at a better future, connecting creatives with richer workflows.
Kelly Smith
Kelly Smith
Chief Digital Officer, Athletic Greens
100s
of hours saved
So much easier to use… has already saved us hundreds of hours.
Andy Karp
Andy Karp
Marketing Consultant

Email spam testing FAQs

What is email spam testing?

Email spam testing checks a message against the signals spam filters use — content patterns, link quality, authentication, and sender reputation — before it's sent. The goal is to find and fix anything that would push the email to the junk folder while it's still a draft.

Does Audienceful include email spam testing on every send?

Yes. Every email gets a spam score and specific content flags in the editor, and your domain's SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records are monitored continuously — no separate testing service required.

Why do my emails go to spam even with good content?

Usually authentication or list quality. Missing SPF, DKIM, or DMARC records make even great emails look forged, and mailing unengaged contacts trains filters to junk you. Audienceful checks both alongside content scoring.

How often should I run spam testing on my emails?

Before every send — which is only practical when testing is built into the editor rather than a separate paid tool. Audienceful scores each draft automatically, so testing happens by default.

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