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u/strollingstranger - profile post
Aug 21, 2026
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Failing at Cold Outbound Email to Shopify Merchants through Instantly.ai and Smartleads.ai
I acquired leads from a third party vendor. Around 2 Million plus Shopify store owners data consisting of Email, Phone Number, Industry, Theme, Monthly Sales, Monthly Traffic, Errors on the website and much more. I was super excited that once I start…
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u/AdProper5967 - r/selfhosted
Jul 15, 2026
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Quickly – open-source, self-hosted cold email platform (instantly[.]ai clone)
Built this because I though a simple email sending service should not cost $50 a month, so i built mine. Sends through Gmail/Microsoft 365 OAuth2 APIs directly (not shared SMTP), so deliverability rides on Google/Microsoft's own sending reputation instead of a shared…
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u/fellow-entreprenuer - r/Coldemailing
today
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Any recommendations which server to use for cold email marketing?
We have built our own soft for sending from scratch. To use internally and fit our partners. But offer we are blocked by servers providers, even if we are using bare metal.
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u/suminooo - r/Coldemailing
today
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Cold email agency owners who also offer LinkedIn outreach: how do you handle client account access?
Do you: Run outreach from the client’s founder or sales leader profile? Ask for their login credentials? Have them connect their account directly to your outreach tool? Prepare the leads and messages, then have the client send everything themselves? Create a separate…
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u/CuriousOperator_7210 - r/Coldemailing
3d ago
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Ideally warm up for 4 weeks and ramp up slowly. Send 5-6 emails/day/ac…
Ideally warm up for 4 weeks and ramp up slowly. Send 5-6 emails/day/account for 1-2 weeks and gradually increase to 20-25 emails/day/account. For email copies, run A/B testing so that you can measure which variation is working better like one version focus…
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u/JoePola - r/b2bemailing
3d ago
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Need Advice on Cold Email Infra.
I need a few experts helping me on the infra. Should I go with Instantly or Smartlead for sendi
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u/okguyat - r/b2bemailing
4d ago
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I am not affiliated with any of these platforms and some i havent used…
I am not affiliated with any of these platforms and some i havent used in my life so cant tell 100%. Stick with Instantly the UI is much better than Smartlead. Stick with Zapmail and PuzzleInbox as they provide Google Workspace rather…
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u/jayson_OutreachBloom - r/b2bemailing
4d ago
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Can’t help with vendor picks, but: – Inboxes: Google Workspace accoun…
Can't help with vendor picks, but: - Inboxes: Google Workspace accounts on your own domains beat private SMTP infrastructure for placement, whichever reseller you buy through. This is the one choice on your list that shows up in results. - Sending platform:…
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u/chemicalgyy17 - r/b2bemailing
4d ago
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All providers you mentioned are well known in the space other than mai…
All providers you mentioned are well known in the space other than mailscale, first time hearing them. Check their trustpilot etc reviews before you buy anything.
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u/IndividualParty8859 - r/b2bemailing
4d ago
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I hate smartleads UI bro. Its even a big challenge to send a test emai…
I hate smartleads UI bro. Its even a big challenge to send a test email.
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u/coldemailutsav - r/b2bemailing
4d ago
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Use instantly for email sending and warmup, prospeo for lead and enric…
Use instantly for email sending and warmup, prospeo for lead and enrichment, Zapmail for purchasing emails
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u/MailStrikeAI - r/Coldemailing
4d ago
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Take a 2 month free trial of MailStrike instead: https://app.mailstrik…
Take a 2 month free trial of MailStrike instead: https://app.mailstrike.ai/register?plan=2monthfreetrial
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