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Send yourself a test email

Learn how to send yourself a test email before sending a broadcast or campaign to your audience.

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Written by Podia Labs
Updated over a week ago

Want to test your email before you finally send it to your subscribers?


Sending yourself a test email

To send yourself a test email, follow the steps below:

  1. Click on Email at the sidebar menu and choose either Broadcasts or Campaigns.

  2. Click on the email you're editing and would like to send a test email.

    If you haven't created the email yet, click "New email" > ..., choose your email type, and then draft the message you want to send to your subscribers.

  3. After creating your New Email, you should see a Send test button next to your Content area:

  4. Your email will be sent to the email address connected to your Podia account and you should be able to preview how it looks before you officially send it to subscribers.

Note: Test emails are primarily designed to preview the layout of your emails and not to showcase full functionality.

Some features like name variables and files won't work in test emails.


FAQ

I'm not able to see name variables or files in my test emails... HELP!

Test emails are primarily designed to preview the layout of your emails and not to showcase full functionality.

Some features like name variables and files won't work in test emails.

I'm not receiving my test emails... What can I do?

Look in all your email folders, including spam and the Promotions tab.

Try searching for the email using its subject line and also [email protected] as a recipient.


Any questions about Podia's email features? Check out our comprehensive help docs, or click the purple icon to send us a message.

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