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Cold Email Guides, Comparisons and How-Tos

Practical, sourced guides from the AutoMailer team on deliverability, choosing tools, getting set up, and running outbound from Claude.

MCP & AI

Apollo MCP: What It Does, How to Set It Up, and Its Limits

What Apollo's MCP server can do in Claude and ChatGPT, how to set it up, how credits work, and where it falls short for cold email.

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Oct 23, 2026 · 8 min
MCP & AI

Instantly MCP: What It Does, How to Set It Up, and Its Limits

What Instantly's 31 MCP tools do, how to connect it to Claude, Cursor and n8n, which plan you need, and where it falls short.

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Oct 23, 2026 · 7 min
Comparisons

AutoMailer vs Apollo: The Apollo Alternative Built for Cold Email

A bigger verified database (300M+ profiles, 98% email accuracy) plus the warmup and inbox placement testing Apollo lacks. Compared feature by feature.

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Oct 23, 2026 · 11 min
Comparisons

AutoMailer vs Instantly: The Free Instantly Alternative

Unlimited sends, built-in warmup and no $124/mo stack. AutoMailer and Instantly compared side by side, including their MCP servers.

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Oct 23, 2026 · 11 min
Comparisons

AutoMailer vs Smartlead: The Free Smartlead Alternative

Unlimited inboxes and warmup on a permanent free plan, plus a lead finder Smartlead doesn't have. Compared side by side.

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Oct 23, 2026 · 11 min
Comparisons

AutoMailer vs PlusVibe: The Free PlusVibe Alternative

PlusVibe's unlimited inboxes and warmup on a permanent free plan, with inbox placement testing built in instead of a paid add-on.

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Oct 23, 2026 · 10 min
Getting Started

Getting Started with AutoMailer: Step-by-Step Guide

Connect mailboxes, warm up, upload contacts, create a campaign and launch cold email the right way, one step at a time.

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Jun 3, 2026 · 8 min
Comparisons

9 Best Free Cold Email Tools in 2026 (Real Free Plans, Not Just Trials)

Most 'free cold email tools' are 14-day trials. We compared 9 tools with genuine free forever plans and the real catch behind each one.

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May 20, 2026 · 18 min
Deliverability

How to Set Up SPF, DKIM, and DMARC for Cold Email

Exact DNS values for Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and common sending tools, with a step-by-step walkthrough.

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Apr 15, 2026 · 12 min
Deliverability

The Complete Guide to Cold Email Deliverability in 2026

DNS authentication, warmup, sender reputation, sending limits, content and blacklist recovery: everything you need to land in the inbox.

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Apr 10, 2026 · 22 min

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