What list hygiene practices are crucial after hitting traps?
Immediate actions:
- Stop sending to suspect lists/sources entirely
- Segment list by engagement
- Remove anyone not engaged in 6+ months
List cleaning:
- Run through validation service
- Remove role addresses (info@, sales@)
- Remove obviously invalid patterns
Source audit:
- Review where addresses came from
- Stop using suspect sources permanently
- Verify consent for remaining addresses
Going forward:
- Implement confirmed opt-in
- Regular engagement-based suppression
- Validate at point of collection
- Trap hits require wholesale list quality improvement.
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