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Is it realistic to get one to two customers using three email inboxes for cold email outreach?

It depends on the size of the customer, your offer, the niche, and how many emails you send per mailbox each day. Three inboxes is on the low end, likely allowing about 60 emails per day total—a volume you could manage manually if you worked full‑time. If you’re serious about cold email, you’d usually want more mailboxes; the cost difference between using a VA and paying for extra inboxes isn’t the same, so weigh your options.

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Should you use separate mailboxes for cold email instead of your main warm inbox?

Absolutely. You will engage in very irregular sending behavior, and using the same mailbox will wreck you. So definitely use separate mailboxes. I recommend buying four to five domains, then creating two to three mailboxes per domain, using variants of your business domain (e.g., goleftclick.com, getclick.com, tryleftclick.com) and variations of your name (Nick, Nick S, Nick Nikki). Rent the domains for a year and rent the mailboxes from a service. If you don’t do this, you’ll ruin your main inbox—don’t burn it down; I’ve made that mistake many times.

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For a beginner doing cold email outreach, how many domains and email addresses per domain should I use, and what's a reasonable daily sending volume?

The creator recommends starting with 9‑12 mailboxes, which works out to roughly 30 emails per mailbox per day (270‑360 total). He suggests using about one domain for every three mailboxes, so 9‑12 mailboxes translates to 3‑4 domains. Domain registration costs around $5‑$10 each, and mailbox costs vary by provider—he mentions a 10% discount for Zapmail with code NYX. These are beginner guidelines from Maker School; you can increase volume if you’re not limited by resources.

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