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Templates, qualification logic, and the SDR-to-AE handoff that doesn't leak. |\n| 06 | Measurement that actually predicts pipeline\u003Cbr>Open rates lie. Reply rates flatter. Here's the small set of metrics we run weekly to know whether the channel is working. |\n\n| → | The domain architecture we set up for every client |\n| --- | --- |\n| → | SPF, DKIM, DMARC—what they actually do, in plain English |\n| → | Mailbox warm-up: the math, the timeline, and what to ignore |\n| → | Sending volumes that don't get you flagged |\n| → | The infrastructure audit checklist we run before any campaign |\n\n| 1,500 / day | 6 | 3 | 30 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 3,000 / day | 10 | 3 | 30 |\n| 5,000+ / day | 15+ | 3 | 30 |\n\n| Q U I C K R E F E R E N C E\u003Cbr>If a deliverability tool tells you your DMARC is \"not set,\" fix it that day. If it tells you SPF and DKIM aren't aligned, fix that next. Everything else in this playbook assumes these three records are configured correctly. Without them, you're shouting into a void. |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Mailbox warm-up: the math.\u003Cbr>A brand new mailbox—even on a brand new domain with perfect DNS—has zero reputation. Sending 30 emails a day to strangers from a fresh mailbox is like a stranger walking into a quiet office and immediately handing out 30 business cards. Suspicious.\u003Cbr>Warm-up is the process of building reputation before you start cold sending. The mechanics are simple: your mailbox sends and receives \"real-looking\" emails to and from a network of other mailboxes for two to four weeks. The volume starts at 5 a day and ramps up. The emails get opened, replied to, and marked as important—all signals that train Gmail and Outlook that your mailbox is a real human being.\u003Cbr>We use automated warm-up tools (Mailwarm, Warmup Inbox, Instantly's built-in warm-up) but the principle is the same regardless of tool: |  |  |\n| WEEK | DAILY SEND VOLUME | WHAT YOU'RE DOING |\n| Week 1 | 5–10 | Pure warm-up, no cold sending |\n| Week 2 | 10–20 | Warm-up + 5 manually personalized cold emails |\n| Week 3 | 15–25 | Warm-up + 15 cold emails |\n| Week 4 | 20–30 | Full sending, warm-up running in background |\n| Ongoing | 25–35 | Maintain warm-up at 20% of sending volume permanently |\n| That last row matters. People assume warm-up is something you do once. It's not. We keep warm-up running onevery active mailbox forever, at roughly 20% of total volume, as ongoing reputation maintenance. 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