Learn all about the technical setup before you launch your cold email sequences
Hello there 👋,
In this three-part guide, we'll cover everything technical🛠️you need to set up before you kick off your cold email 📧 outreach sequences on Autopilot.
Step 1: Technical Setup (You are here)
Step 2: Launch your Cold Email Sequence
Step 3: Inbox & Reports
Let's start with some basic technical setup.
Do not worry! We've made the technical parts as easy to accomplish as possible.
🔴 Prerequisites:
- You must have a SalesBlink Account
Your SalesBlink Account
There are two types of emails 📧 you should be familiar with
Login Email
Used for:
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Login
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Billing & Account Information
Email Sender/Account
Used for:
- Sending Cold Email Sequences
💡 You guessed that right, both Login Email & Email Sender can be different.
💡 You can even add unlimited email senders in any of our plans.
Connecting an Email Sender 📧
The first step in your cold email outreach journey will be to connect your email sender, this is the email address that will be used to send the cold emails.
We support almost all types of Email Addresses under the sun:
Google/Microsoft: You can connect Google/Microsoft emails using our Native Integration.
Step-by-Step Guides:
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Connecting Google Email
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Connecting Microsoft Email
SMTP/IMAP: You will need to do some setup to connect SMTP/IMAP emails from other providers like Zoho Mail.
Step-by-Step Guides:
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Connecting Zoho Email
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Connecting Other SMTP/IMAP Email
SMTP Only: You will need to do some setup to connect SMTP Only emails from other providers like SendGrid or AWS SES.
Step-by-Step Guides:
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Connecting AWS SES Email
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Connecting SendGrid Email
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Connecting Other SMTP Only Emails
We recommend buying a few new domains & using Google Workspace - Gmail Emails for Cold Email Outreach for best results.
Once your email sender is connected, you can move on to launching your cold email sequence directly. 🚀
Or if you are not in a hurry, then it's recommended that you follow the next parts to ensure good email 📧 deliverability.
(Recommend) Warm up your Email Address
Email WarmUp helps improve your email deliverability by sending dummy emails to the WarmUp Pool of 50,000+ email addresses - showing the email providers that this email address is active & doesn't spam.
(Recommend) Technical DNS Setup
To maximize email deliverability & ensure that your emails 📧 land in the Inbox, you should set up the following in your DNS settings:
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SPF record
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DMARC record
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DKIM record
The setup is a bit different depending on your unique combination of Email Service Provider & DNS Provider, but follow the guide to get it set up.
Set up SPF, DKIM & DMARC Records
(Recommend) Custom Domain for Email Tracking 📈
Emails 📧 are tracked by default using our in-house domain.
But to improve your email deliverability, it's a good idea to use your own custom domain or subdomain.
Set up Custom Domain/Subdomain
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(Optional) Setup your Meeting Scheduler
Get booked with your leads without the back & forth.
Simply set up your meeting scheduler link & your leads will be able to book a time with you.
Meeting scheduler will check your calendar to ensure there are no conflicts.
As all things about technical setup are complete,
Let's launch a cold email sequence now! 🚀