How to Keep SST Emails Out of Your Spam Folder

My cousin Jason brought a problem to my attention—and you might be having it, too.

My cousin Jason recently told me he had read all the Savvy Silver Tech articles. That was great to hear. Then he mentioned a small detail: the emails always went to his spam folder.

He was reading them, but he had to go looking for them first.

I appreciate the dedication, Jason, but I’d much rather make this easier for you!

His experience made me wonder how many other readers might be missing SST emails altogether. If you signed up and haven’t seen an article arrive lately, take a peek in your Spam or Junk folder.

Your email service may simply need a little help recognizing that these are messages you want.

Why does this happen?

Spam filters help keep unwanted messages out of your inbox, but sometimes a legitimate email gets caught, too. It doesn’t necessarily mean you did anything wrong.

The fix usually starts with telling your email service that SST belongs in your inbox. Here’s how to do that.

If you use Gmail

On a computer:

1. Open Gmail and look for Spam in the menu on the left. You may need to click More to see it.
2. Find an email from Savvy Silver Tech.
3. Select the checkbox beside it, then click Not spam.

You can also add SST’s sending address to your Google Contacts. Use the actual email address shown in the message’s From field.

For a stronger safeguard, create a filter:

1. Click the Show search options icon at the right end of Gmail’s search bar.
2. Enter SST’s sending email address in the From box.
3. Click Create filter.
4. Check Never send it to Spam, then click Create filter again.

These are Google’s recommended ways to keep wanted messages out of Spam. Gmail’s instructions.

If you use Outlook or Hotmail

Add SST to your Safe senders list. Think of it as a guest list for your inbox.

In Outlook.com in a web browser, or in the new Outlook for Windows:

1. Open Settings.
2. Select Mail, then Junk email.
3. Find Safe senders and domains.
4. Select Add safe sender and enter the email address shown in the From field of an SST email.
5. Select OK, then Save.

This tells Outlook that you want mail from that address. Microsoft’s instructions.

If you use iCloud Mail

On an iPhone or iPad:

1. Open the Mail app and go to your Junk folder.
2. Open an SST email.
3. Tap the Move to Folder button—it looks like a folder.
4. Choose Inbox.

On a Mac, you can drag the message from Junk to Inbox. You can do the same thing at iCloud.com.

Apple says moving a legitimate message out of Junk helps future messages from that sender reach your inbox. Adding SST’s sending address to your iCloud contacts can help, too. Apple’s instructions.

One detail that makes a difference

When adding SST to your contacts or safe senders, use the full sending email address, not just the name “Savvy Silver Tech.” You can usually see it by clicking or tapping the sender’s name at the top of an email.

And if you read Gmail or Outlook messages through the Mail app on your iPhone, follow the instructions for your email provider as well.

Still having trouble?

Check your Spam or Junk folder when the next SST email is due. If messages keep landing there after you’ve followed these steps, your email provider’s help pages are a good next stop.

Jason, thanks for bringing this to my attention—and for taking the extra trouble to read the articles.

For everyone else: take a minute to check that folder today. There may be an SST article in there waiting for you.