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Receive the Early Results email

Article: 000005628
Updated: June 26, 2023

Conveniently review each email's performance 48 hours after sending with the Early Results email

Of the contacts who are going to open your email, 89% of them will do it within the first two days of receiving it. The Early Results email gives you a quick glimpse into an email's overall performance within the first 48 hours after it was sent.

 
Line Graph IconThe data shows: You'll get better results when you send your email at a time when most people are likely to open it.

Enable or disable the Early Results email

The Early Results email is an important tool for determining an email's success and is always turned on by default when you reach the Schedule page for your email. Once the email is sent, you won't be able to deactivate or reactivate the Early Results email.

  1. While working on your email draft, click Continue when you're ready to schedule it to send.

    Continue Button
     
  2. Select the lists that you want to send to. You can use additional features found on the Schedule page, like filtering lists by tags or sending to a segment, and they won't affect your Early Results email.
    Note: The Early Results email isn't available if you're running a subject line A/B test.
  3. Select or deselect the option to receive the Early Results email.
  4. From the drop-down, select the verified email address you want the Early Results email sent to. If you don't see the address listed, click "Add Another" to verify it.
    Note: You can only send the Early Results email to one email address.
  5. Choose when you want to send your email:
  • Send Now - To immediately send to your contacts. 
  • Schedule for Later - To select a future date and time to send to your contacts.
  1. Click the Send Now or Schedule button.

    List Selection Options, Early Results Option and Email Drop-down Menu, and Schedule Button

 

When your Early Results email arrives in your inbox, it looks something like this:

early results email
 

Light Bulb IconwDid you know? If your results aren't what you were expecting, we have some suggestions to improve your open rate and click rate.
 

Types of emails that offer early results

You have the option to receive the Early Results email for any email or email copies:

  • Standard emails
  • Survey invitations
  • Event invitations, emails to registrants, and emails to non-responders
  • Copied emails or invitations
  • Copies of a Subject Line A/B Test emails
 

You won't have the option for the Early Results email for recurring emails or emails that are being resent:

  • Resending an email
  • Sending an email using QuickSend
  • Welcome emails
  • Automated email series
  • Birthday or Anniversary emails
  • Subject Line A/B Test emails


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