GUIDE 5 min read

Understanding
Email Analytics

Track open rates, click rates, and engagement to optimize your email strategy and grow your audience.

1,234

Sent

456

Opened

89

Clicked

How Email Tracking Works

Every email you send through Lnkk.it is automatically tracked for opens and clicks:

Open Tracking

A tiny invisible 1x1 pixel is embedded in each email. When a subscriber opens the email and loads images, the pixel fires and records the open.

Click Tracking

Every link in your email is wrapped with a tracking URL. When a subscriber clicks, we record the click and redirect them to the original destination.

Key Metrics Explained

Understand what each metric means and how to improve it

Sent Count

Total number of emails successfully delivered to subscribers.

Benchmarks

Should equal your subscriber count minus bounces

If sent count is lower than expected, check for invalid email addresses in your list.

How to Improve Your Metrics

Actionable tips to boost engagement

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Write irresistible subject lines

Use curiosity, urgency, or personalization. Keep under 50 characters.

Optimize send time

Test different days and times. Tuesday-Thursday 10am-2pm typically performs best.

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Segment your audience

Send targeted content to specific groups for higher relevance and engagement.

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Mobile-first design

60%+ of emails are read on mobile. Always preview on small screens.

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Clean your list regularly

Remove inactive subscribers to maintain high deliverability and open rates.

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A/B test everything

Test subject lines, send times, CTA buttons, and content length.

Important Note About Open Tracking

Open tracking relies on image loading. Some email clients (like Apple Mail with Mail Privacy Protection) may pre-load images, artificially inflating open rates. Others may block images entirely, causing undercounting. Click tracking is generally more reliable as a measure of true engagement.

Check your analytics

See how your emails are performing and find opportunities to improve.

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