How to Set Up Smartlead for Cold Email Campaigns
Smartlead is a powerful cold email platform with strong multi-channel capabilities. Here is how to set it up.
Smartlead is a powerful cold email platform with strong multi-channel capabilities. Here is how to set it up. Step 1: Create your Smartlead account Sign up at smartlead.ai and select your plan. Step 2: Connect email accounts In Smartlead, add your email accounts via SMTP/IMAP or OAuth. Enter the server settings for Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. Smartlead supports both providers. Step 3: Configure warmup Enable warmup for each account. Set the warmup configuration — daily warmup emails, ramp speed, and reply rate targets. Let warmup run for 14 to 21 days before launching campaigns. Accounts from Warm Inboxes can begin campaigns sooner. Step 4: Build your campaign Create a new campaign. Import your lead list. Build your sequence with email steps, delays, and conditions. Add personalization using Smartlead's variable system. Step 5: Configure sending Set per-account daily limits (25 to 35 for cold email). Enable sender rotation. Configure the sending schedule and time gaps. Step 6: Use the unified inbox Smartlead's unified inbox consolidates replies from all accounts into a single view. This makes it easy to manage responses without logging into each account individually. Categorize replies as interested, not interested, or out of office. Step 7: Launch and optimize Activate the campaign. Monitor metrics in the analytics dashboard. Use the A/B testing feature to test variations.
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