How do I clean my email list when I import contacts on Tekmatix?

• It's part of the import. There's an optional checkbox on the final step of the normal CSV import, so you don't need a separate clean-up job afterwards.
• You can track it. The verification shows in Bulk Actions as Processing, then Completed.
• You can sort by result. The Email Verification Status filter on the Contacts page shows you which contacts are valid and which are not.

Fewer bounces. Catching bad addresses before you send helps cut down the emails that bounce straight back.

A better sender reputation. Inbox providers notice when you send to lots of dead addresses. Keeping those off your list helps protect the reputation that gets your emails into the inbox.

A clean list from day one. Your list starts clean the moment it lands in your account, instead of you finding the problems after a campaign goes out.

One job instead of two. Import and verify in the same step, rather than importing first and remembering to clean the list later.

• Your contacts saved as a CSV file, with the email addresses in their own column.
• Permission to contact the people on your list. Verification checks an address is likely to work. It doesn't replace getting consent.
• A quick read of your column headings so you can map them to the right Tekmatix fields during the import.

1. Start an importIn your Tekmatix account, open Contacts and click Import.
2. Upload your CSVUpload your file and choose your import option, either creating new contacts or updating existing ones. Then continue to field mapping.
3. Map your columnsMatch each column in your file to a Tekmatix field. Make sure your email column is mapped to Email, otherwise there's nothing to verify. Continue to the final step.
4. Tick email verificationOn the final step, select the email verification checkbox. Review any other preferences and confirmations on this screen.
5. Start the importConfirm your settings and start the import.
6. Track it in Bulk ActionsGo to Contacts, then Bulk Actions, and find the verification action. Wait for it to move from Processing to Completed, then review the details.

• Build Smart Lists. Save a Smart List of valid contacts and another of invalid ones, so you can manage each group separately.
• Send to the valid list. Use your valid Smart List for email campaigns and email workflows.
• Look at the invalid list. Some of these people may still be customers you want to keep. You might reach them another way, like a phone call or text, and ask for an up-to-date email address.
• Don't assume they've been removed. Verification shows you which addresses look invalid. Don't assume invalid contacts are deleted for you. Decide what to do with them yourself.

1. Moving from another CRM. Old systems collect years of dead addresses. Verify on the way in, so your first Tekmatix campaign starts with a clean list.
2. Event and workshop sign-up sheets. Handwritten or typed-in addresses often have typos. Verify them before you send the follow-up so you know who you can actually reach.
3. Bought or shared lists from partners. If a partner has permission to share contacts with you, check the list before it touches your sender reputation.
4. Re-engagement campaigns. Planning to email people you haven't contacted in a year or two? Export them, re-import with verification ticked, and send only to the valid ones.
5. Keep a "needs update" list. Make a Smart List of invalid contacts and give your team a task to call or text them for a new address. Good customers don't get lost just because they changed jobs.