Test Like a Subscriber
Open, read, click, and check a test send on both desktop and mobile.
Overview
A test email is more than a delivery check. It is a rehearsal. Open the test email like a subscriber, not like the person who wrote it.
Review the subject, preview text, sender name, body, button text, footer, unsubscribe link, and every important link. If the email uses personalization, test subscriber records with different field values.
What to Do
- Open the draft broadcast, sequence email, or automation email step.
- Send a test email to yourself and at least one reviewer.
- Open the test email on desktop.
- Open the test email on a phone.
- Click every important link and button.
- Check images, spacing, button wrapping, footer, unsubscribe link, and reply-to behavior. The email should be readable, the links should open the right pages, and replies should go to the expected address.
- Return to Mailrith and fix anything that feels unclear or broken.
- Send another test if the change affects the subject, design, links, subscriber selection, sender, or personalization.
Fix Common Issues
Test Subject and Mobile Rendering
An email content checker says a subject or body looks usable, but the email content checker cannot prove how the email feels in a real inbox.
- Send a test email to yourself.
- Open the test email on desktop and mobile.
- Check the From name, subject, preview text, body, links, and footer. Each part should be clear and correct.
- Make sure long words, buttons, and links do not wrap awkwardly.
- Send another test after any subject, body, link, or sender change.
Note
If the test email feels long, confusing, or hard to act on, the real campaign will probably feel the same way.