If you're reading this, your Yahoo emails are taking a wrong turn to the spam folder. I will briefly explain why your Yahoo emails land in junk, but I recommend reading the ultimate guide for more detailed explanations. You can find a link to it at the end of this article.

Why are your Yahoo Emails Going To Spam?

Spam filters are tricky setups that figure out if your emails are spam. How your email domain is seen, affected by how folks receiving your emails react to them and what you write, can lead to your Yahoo emails being treated as spam. Got a bad reputation? You're more likely to find yourself in spam.

The actions of those receiving your emails and their spam complaints can harm your sender's reputation. To put it simply, if your email bugs people and they label it as spam, it might also force your later emails into the spam folder.

Spam traps and bounce rates are a pair of things that can affect whether your Yahoo emails end up in the inbox or spam.

Your history of sending emails and the number of folks opting out matter too. Too many folks opting out or a bad sending history (meaning you're not sending a steady amount of emails) can set off spam filters.

But it's not just about the person getting the email and spam filters. The quality of your email content, errors in spelling and grammar, and even how you use links can influence this email journey.

And let's not forget the standing of your email service provider. Here, we'll focus on Yahoo and how you can stop your emails from going into spam.

We'll look at how to sort out these problems in the next section.

How To Fix Your Yahoo Emails Going To Spam?

Utilize an email warm-up tool for your Yahoo account

Inbox Warmer can greatly improve your Yahoo email deliverability and stop your emails from ending up in junk and promotions by making your email reputation better. Just as a good credit score gets you great loan deals, a strong email reputation makes sure your emails get to people's inboxes. This leads to more folks reading your emails, greatly increasing your email deliverability and open rates.

Email Authentication: A Key Requirement

As we have seen in the ultimate guide, authentication protocols play a crucial role in email deliverability by validating the sender and ensuring the integrity of the email content. If you send a letter by post, authentication protocols are like the sender's address you write on the back of the envelope. 

This section will guide you through the specifics of email authentication for Yahoo.

SPF for Yahoo

SPF is automatically set up for your Yahoo address.

DKIM for Yahoo

DKIM is not supported currently.

DMARC for Yahoo

Dmarc is automatically deployed for your Yahoo account.

Custom tracking domain for Yahoo

The custom tracking domain can't be set up in Yahoo Mail. You must use your email-sending provider (i.e., SendInBlue, MailChimp, Outreach) to set up a custom tracking domain.

Other Non-Specific Yahoo Steps to improve your deliverability include:

• Build relationships before reaching out to boost trust and familiarity.
• Use clear and short subject lines to avoid setting off spam filters.
• Make your email's preview text good to help increase open rates.
• Stay away from keywords in your email content that can cause spam.
• Make your email content better to get more responses.
• Know why blacklisting happens and avoid spam reports to ensure your emails get delivered.
• Pick a good, easy-to-use email client that works for you.
• Follow the rules like the CAN-SPAM Act and GDPR to dodge penalties.
• Don't use too much HTML and URLs in your emails to keep spam filters at bay.
• Always check your emails before you send them to find any possible problems.
• Get users to do things like marking emails as not spam, adding your email to their contacts, setting up email filters, and making their emails white-listed.
• Keep an eye on your email bounces to keep your email list healthy and help with email deliverability.
• Use correct sender details to keep from setting off spam filters.
• Use good grammar and stay away from spammy words in your email content.
• Keep your email list in good shape by cleaning it often and getting rid of inactive subscribers.
• Don't put links to sites that can't be trusted or aren't related in your emails.
• Keep a good balance between text and pictures in your emails.
• Be cautious when adding attachments, as they can cause spam filters.
• Think about using a dedicated service for sending out your website's emails to make email deliverability better.

Check our ultimate guide to why spam emails are going to spam if you want more detailed explanations and how to prevent it.