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Plain-Text URL vs Hyperlink in Cold Email: Which Formatting Wins?

The visible URL wins for cold outreach, for filtering reasons, trust reasons, and one sneaky technical reason involving your sequencer's click tracking.

Published Jul 19, 2026 by Huzayfa Majeed, WarmInboxes

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