by Ben Fielding | Nov 20, 2025 | Learn
The first time this hit my screen, I thought Outlook had simply woken up in a bad mood. Drag a CV out. Nothing. Drag an email into the CRM. Nope. A recruiter somewhere sighed, loudly. If you’ve noticed the same thing, you’re not imagining it. Drag and drop from New...
by Ben Fielding | Nov 20, 2025 | Learn
I get this one a lot: “Our contact form emails keep going to our own quarantine. Why is Microsoft flagging messages from… us?” Here’s what happens when your website leads have died down….You test your website contact form. You expect a tidy little lead...
by Ben Fielding | Nov 17, 2025 | Learn, List Cleaning
You know the feeling.You send a campaign, expect the usual handful of replies… and nothing. Not even a polite “thanks but no thanks”. It’s not your messaging. It’s not the market. It’s Google tightening the taps again. How Google’s New Rules Hit Recruiters...
by Ben Fielding | Nov 10, 2025 | Learn
A customer asked a great question: “Our IT provider says that after an email leaves our system, they can’t see where it goes or if it lands in spam. Is that the same for Quinset, or can you tell if a message’s gone to spam?” Short answer: no one can see the exact...
by Ben Fielding | Nov 4, 2025 | Learn, Email Marketing, Email Outreach
You can write the best message in the world but if the subject line spooks a filter, no one ever sees it.Most recruiters don’t realise how many “harmless” patterns look risky to spam filters. It’s not just about keywords anymore. It’s punctuation, tone, and...
by Ben Fielding | Nov 4, 2025 | Learn, Email Warmup
If your emails feel invisible, it’s not your pitch. It’s your domain.Recruiters tell me, “some messages just go to junk.” Not fate. Not “their firewall”. It’s behaviour plus basics. Your domain’s reputation decides if you’re seen at all, and once it’s bruised,...
