BCC and watchers database: what they are & how to use them
In this article, we will discuss where and how to view an already sent email in the platform.
Choose this option if you want to receive campaign messages alongside subscribers. This allows you to ensure that the campaign is set up correctly and sends the right template at the right time.
The watchers database is essentially the same as the profile database, with the difference that it contains the email addresses of your colleagues instead of subscriber contact information. These colleagues will observe the mailings, receiving them just like regular subscribers.
Add one or more profiles with work email addresses to this database. Subscriptions to resources are not taken into account here. Emails will be sent to the email address specified as the primary one.
BCC, which stands for Blind Carbon Copy, refers to email addresses where copies of the email are sent without the other recipients being aware of it.
Each sent message will be duplicated to the specified email addresses. In other words, if the campaign sends a message to 100 subscribers, you will receive 100 emails.
Please note that any actions taken on the email received as a blind carbon copy are treated as actions of the profile to which the original email was sent. If you duplicate the email to your inbox and open it, it will be recorded in the profile's history as an open action.
The web version is a version of an email message that a user can open as a web page in a browser. It is used in case the email template does not display correctly in email services.
Sometimes, the web version is saved to have the ability to see how the email appeared to the subscriber after some time has passed since sending. You can find the web version of the sent message in the profile's history.
Let's sum it up. If you want to monitor the progress of your campaign, create a watchers database. BCC addresses will provide information about who the emails were sent from and to whom. And the web version will be useful for those who analyze profile history.