Illustrated Guide to How Email Delivery Works—and Why Inbox Placement Is Never Guaranteed
When email marketers talk about deliverability, many assume it’s synonymous with inbox placement. In reality, deliverability means that the email wasn’t blocked or bounced—the recipient’s mail server accepted it. But where that email ends up—the inbox, spam folder, quarantine, or trash—depends on an intricate series of technical checks, content scans, and behavioral signals. Understanding how …