231 - Navigating The Biggest Change in 20 Years with Cheryl Rerick

BIG changes are coming that will impact every business that uses email marketing. In this episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon speak to email automation expert, Cheryl Rerick, about the looming changes being made by Google, Yahoo, Microsoft that have a direct impact on the deliverability of your emails! These are some of the biggest changes to happen in email marketing for 20 years and you need to get ahead of the changes to ensure your emails remain compliant and that you can continue get your message into the inbox of the people on your email list. Listen to this episode to hear more about: -> Authentication practices you need to have in place by April 2024 (or put your email deliverability at risk). -> What the heck acronyms like SPF, DNS, DKIM and DMARC mean (and exactly what you need to do to be compliant). -> Why the changes are not as scary as they first sound and how they are actually good for you and for email marketing in general. -> How you can take back control of your email deliverability. -> The "non-verbal" message your email recipients could be sending that's hurting your email deliverability (and what you need to do about it). -> List "hygiene" practices and the ideal time to remove inactive subscribers from your email list. -> The email re-engagement strategy this is SO SMART we wonder why we didn't think of it before! -> Cheryl's top 3 strategies for re-engaging subscribers. -> The big mistakes business owners make when it comes to navigating the big changes coming. -> How to know if the changes apply to you (hint: they do!). -> The free Google tool that gives you instant insight into how Google is rating your email reputation right now (and why knowing this is more important than ever!). -> What to do to avoid getting stuck in SPAM filters. -> Plus so much more! Also Mentioned in This Episode: -> HerBusiness Marketing Success Mastermind ->  HerBusiness Network -> Cheryl Rerick -> Get Cheryl's FREE Email Deliverability Workshop ->  Ep 11 - The Step 2 Secret -> Google Postmaster Tools -> Melanie Campbell - Confidently Peri