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Email Warm-Up Engine

Why the emails land in the inbox, not spam.

Your AI SDR sends cold email around the clock. Without a warm inbox, those emails hit spam before a prospect ever reads them. FirstSales runs a 21-day warm-up automatically, and it is why 87% of sends land in the primary inbox instead of the 60-70% industry average.

  • Automated 21-day ramp builds sender reputation before your first send
  • Private headless-browser network: 50,000+ real accounts
  • Live deliverability dashboard so you know exactly when to hit send

$1 for 3 days · Cancel anytime · Warm-up included in every plan

87%

Avg inbox rate

21

Day ramp

50k+

Warmup accounts

Free

Included in all plans

Built for founders & SDRs running outbound
Inbox Rate
87%
Bounce Rate
<2%
Setup Time
8 min
Warmup: Active
Building sender reputation
Day 14
of 21
Auto Warmup
87%
Inbox
67%
Open
23%
Reply
Warmup Progress67%
Spam Complaints: 0
Reputation: Rising
Status: Excellent
Accounts
Unlimited
Health Score
95/100
Support
24/7

The Network

The biggest deliverability network in cold email

A bigger pool means faster reputation growth. 50,000+ real accounts, 2M+ daily warmup emails, and a private headless-browser network that keeps your domain safe.

01

50,000+ Active Email Accounts

Most warmup tools have 5,000-10,000 accounts, which limits how fast your reputation grows.

FirstSales runs 50,000+ real email accounts in its warmup pool, the largest available.

02

2M+ Daily Warmup Emails

Low daily volume means slow reputation growth and delayed results for your campaigns.

Our network sends 2M+ warmup emails every day, building your reputation faster than any competitor.

03

99.7% Uptime

Network downtime breaks warmup continuity and hurts your sender reputation progress.

Redundant infrastructure keeps warmup running 24/7 so your reputation never stalls.

04

87% Average Inbox Rate

The industry average for basic warmup is 60-70%, leaving 30-40% of emails in spam.

FirstSales averages 87% inbox placement after the 21-day ramp, every plan included.

05

Zero Spam Complaints

Poorly managed warmup networks can trigger spam complaints that blacklist your domain.

Our private, isolated network has zero spam complaints. Your domain stays clean.

06

24/7 Automated Monitoring

Manual monitoring means missed issues and slow responses when placement dips.

Real-time monitoring catches inbox placement drops within hours, not weeks.

Industry average inbox placement:

60-70%

FirstSales:

87%

How It Works

One click to start. 21 days to land in every inbox.

Once your email accounts are connected to FirstSales, activating warm-up is a single toggle. From there, the engine handles everything automatically.

8 min

Setup

21 days

Ramp duration

87%

Avg inbox rate

Unlimited

Accounts

01

Connect your email accounts

Add Gmail, Outlook, or any major provider in seconds. OAuth-secured, one-click connection, unlimited accounts.

  • One-click OAuth
  • All major providers
  • Unlimited accounts
02

Enable warm-up in one click

Flip the switch and our private network starts interacting with your emails automatically. No manual work, no configuration required.

  • Instant activation
  • AI-generated conversations
  • Human-like behavior
03

Watch your reputation grow

Your deliverability score climbs day by day. The live dashboard shows exactly where you are and when you are ready to send.

  • Real-time dashboard
  • Daily progress report
  • Ready-to-send signal
Start your $1 trial

Setup in 8 minutes. $1 for 3 days.

Deliverability Dashboard

Know exactly where every email lands

Your deliverability score updates in real time. See inbox placement, spam rate, open rate, and reply rate for every account so you know when you are ready to send.

94%

Inbox Placement

4%

Spam Folder

67%

Open Rate

23%

Reply Rate

Weekly inbox vs. spam trend
Inbox
Spam
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

Warm-up progress

Day 14 of 2167%
7 more days until optimal reputation

Health score

95
ExcellentPerforming better than 94% of accounts
Track your deliverability

Real-time insights included with every account

Smart Warmup

The slow ramp: 2 emails on day 1, 50+ by day 21

Jumping straight to high volume is how domains get blacklisted. The slow ramp starts low, climbs steadily, and signals to every inbox provider that your sender is a real human, not a spam operation.

2

Day 1

15

Day 7

30

Day 14

50+

Day 21

Week 1 warmup schedule

Gradual Increase

Day 1

2

emails

Day 2

4

emails

Day 3

6

emails

Day 4

8

emails

Day 5

10

emails

Day 6

12

emails

Day 7

15

emails

Protect your domain

Gradual volume increase prevents spam filters from flagging your account as suspicious during the critical early sends.

Organic growth pattern

The ramp mimics natural human behavior that email providers expect from legitimate senders, not mass-blast tools.

21-day optimal timeline

Research-backed duration to establish maximum sender reputation and trust before your AI SDR fires its first campaign.

Start slow ramp warm-up

Automatic volume adjustment included in every plan

Private Network

A private network of headless browsers, not basic email servers

Basic warmup tools send bot emails from shared servers. Spam filters flag those within days. FirstSales uses a private headless-browser network that looks and behaves like real humans, because it does.

01

Headless Browser Network

Most warmup tools use basic email servers that can be detected and blocked by providers.

Our private network of headless browsers guarantees safe, effective, undetectable warmup.

02

100% Private and Secure

Some tools expose your data to third parties or mix warmup emails with real prospect data.

All warmup emails stay inside our private network. Your data never leaves our ecosystem.

03

Global IP Distribution

Single-region activity looks suspicious and triggers spam filters for bulk senders.

Warmup traffic comes from diverse IPs across multiple regions, mimicking real-world patterns.

04

Scalable Infrastructure

Small networks degrade performance as the user base grows, hurting everyone.

Our network scales automatically so quality stays consistent regardless of volume.

05

Human-Like Interactions

Robotic clicking patterns are easily detected and flagged by spam filters within days.

Emails are opened, scrolled, and replied to exactly as a real person would behave.

06

Verified Accounts Only

Low-quality accounts in a warmup pool can drag down your sender reputation fast.

Every account in our 50,000+ pool is verified and monitored for maximum deliverability.

Advanced Controls

Defaults work great. Power users go further.

Our default warmup settings are tuned to deliver 87% inbox placement out of the box. If you want to fine-tune every variable, the controls are there.

01

Read Emulation

Basic warmup just opens emails without reading, which looks robotic and suspicious.

Our system scrolls through warmup emails at human reading speed, building authentic engagement signals.

02

Random Volume

Predictable daily send counts are a known signal that spam filters flag immediately.

Send a random number of warmup emails each day so your pattern looks organic.

03

Custom Open Rate

Fixed open rates don't match your domain's natural engagement patterns over time.

Choose the exact open rate you want for warmup emails to match your sender profile.

04

Reply Rate Control

Without replies, your warmup lacks the two-way engagement credibility needs.

Set your desired reply rate for warmup conversations to build authentic conversation signals.

05

Spam Protection Level

Aggressive settings can trigger spam filters and erode the domain reputation you built.

Adjust protection levels to match your current domain reputation and sending history.

06

Custom Schedule

Sending at wrong times looks unnatural for your timezone and target market.

Define exactly when warmup emails go out to match your real sending window.

Warmup Settings

Active
Read EmulationEnabled
Target Open Rate67%
Target Reply Rate23%
Daily Volume Range15-25 emails
Configure your warm-up

All advanced settings included in every plan

Proof

Founders and SDRs hitting 87% inbox placement

21-day

Warm-up

<2%

Bounce rate

87%

Avg inbox placement

G2

First sales is a wonderful service we purchased for our companies growth and the tools are preparing us to take things to the next level. It's an ALL IN ONE insane solution!!

RJ

Raoul J.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

G2

The outreach and prospector feature is a complete package any salesperson would need. It helps me prospect and reach from a single location.

DS

Dishant S.

Partner, Small-Business

G2

Firstsales.io offers a comprehensive solution for cold emailing and outreach, with a user-friendly interface and enterprise-level capabilities.

AS

Aditya S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

G2

I really appreciate that they have made the onboarding process much simpler than other cold emailing platforms I have used.

MO

Michael O.

Developer, Small-Business

Trustpilot

One of the best email outreach tools I have ever seen in my 9 years of business experience. Everything runs so cool and flawless.

SJ

Santhosh H J

Business Owner

G2

It can automate email follow-ups for warm leads. The AB testing feature is pretty amazing, better than lots of other tools.

TC

Tim C.

Founder, Small-Business

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Join founders and SDRs reaching 87% inbox placement. Warm-up, list cleaning, and live monitoring are included in every plan from $29/mo. Competitors charge $94-358/mo and still skip the deliverability engine.

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