Cold Email Starter Kit

A complete system for running cold email. Follow it top-to-bottom and you will have purchased domains, created warmed inboxes, built a lead list, written a campaign, and sent your first emails. Designed for beginners — no prior cold email experience required.

What you'll build

By the end of the flow you'll have:

• 10-20 throwaway sending domains purchased on Dynadot
• 20-40 warmed sending inboxes on Zapmail
• A 2,000-person lead list from Prospeo
• A 4-step email sequence with variants and personalization
• A live campaign in Smartlead or Instantly sending daily
• Analytics and reply handling set up

Total cost month 1: ~$186. Recurring: ~$126/mo. See references/00-getting-started.md for breakdown.