How to track if someone opens your email

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How many times have you waited days, weeks. maybe even months for someone to respond to an email?

At some point, you wonder if they even opened it. Maybe they missed it? Or perhaps they just put it right in the trash. Whatever the case, it'd at least be nice to know if they even opened your.

Popular email services like Gmail and Outlook will actually relay that info for you if you know the right buttons to push, but you have the right type of account. If not, a third party service may be needed to track your email read receipts.

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If you've already sent that email, sorry folks, it's too late.

Third Party Services

As we noted, some third party services will be needed in order to track your email status.

1. Yesware

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Yesware, for example, lets you sign up for free and works "in the background of the email client you already use," meaning you won't have to navigate any new systems or software.