Field notes for people running outbound email, cold email tests, SMTP automation, and deliverability firefights.

Outbound email / Deliverability

Outbound email without deliverability drama.

Guides for cold emails, mass email sending, bulk email marketing, and transactional infrastructure so every SMTP stream stays in inbox, not spam.

We obsess over list hygiene, sending windows, link tracking, reverse DNS, dedicated IP pools, and everything technical teams need to deploy trusted emails at scale.

If you're sending emails for outbound sales, success, or support, you'll find practical steps for keeping cold email programs inboxing while bulk email marketing campaigns stay compliant.

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Lifecycle Email Map
Latest drops Outbound email, cold email, and deliverability ops intel
SMTP Warmup Foundations
Sep 12, 2025

SMTP Warmup Foundations

A day-by-day checklist for sending reputation.

Covers the 14-day cadence that keeps cold IPs safe while scaling outbound email volume.

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Deliverability Diagnostic Guide
Oct 4, 2025

Deliverability Diagnostic Guide

How to spot and fix inbox placement dips before they spiral.

Breaks down ISP-specific checks for mass email sending, bounce control, and cold email health.

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Lifecycle Email Map
Nov 16, 2025

Lifecycle Email Map

From onboarding to win-backs, blueprinting every customer touchpoint.

Explains how lifecycle automation can coexist with outbound and bulk email marketing streams.

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Automation Toolbox 2024
Sep 28, 2025

Automation Toolbox 2024

Recommended SMTP-friendly apps, APIs, and workflows.

Highlights infrastructure picks for outbound email routing, cold email warmers, and measurement.

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What else is inside? Guides, recipes, tooling for bulk email sending

Deliverability Watch

Diagnose Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, and Apple throttling before it kills cold email sprints or mass email sending windows.

Lifecycle Recipes

Journey maps, retention plays, and automation prompts that keep outbound, lifecycle, and transactional emails sharing clean reputations.

Toolbox Picks

Reviews of SMTP relays, monitoring stacks, cold email warmers, API-based routers, and low/no-code scaffolding.

Technical Playbooks

SPF/DKIM/DMARC templates, HELO naming advice, bounce processing rules, and segmentation logic for bulk email marketing teams.

Deep cuts Archive worth bookmarking for outbound teams