Email Throttling: What’s the Big Deal?

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Email Throttling: What’s the Big Deal? If you send too many emails too quickly, you might end up in the dreaded spam folder. Or worse, your emails might not even make it to your recipients at all. Yikes…
If you send too many emails too quickly, you might end up in the dreaded spam folder. Or worse, your emails might not even make it to your recipients at all. Yikes…

So, What's Email Throttling?

Email throttling is a mechanism used to control how many emails are sent out at once. It’s like putting a limit on your email sending. 

Both ESPs (email service providers) and the sales reps who send lots of emails can use throttling. They do this for two main reasons:

  • To keep a good reputation as an email sender
  • To make sure their emails actually reach people’s inboxes
 

By intentionally limiting the number of emails sent, you look less like a spammer and more like a trusted sender. This helps your messages get where they need to go.

Think of email throttling like a traffic cop for your outgoing emails. It’s all about controlling how many emails you’re sending and how fast you’re sending them. Why? Well, if you suddenly blast out a ton of emails, it can look pretty suspicious to email providers. Not cool, right?

Why Should You Care?

Here’s the deal: if you send too many emails too quickly, you might end up in the dreaded spam folder. Or worse, your emails might not even make it to your recipients at all. Yikes…

This is super important for any sales reps or marketers who are reaching out to prospective customers. Outbound emails can be tricky because people aren’t always expecting them, so they’re more likely to be ignored or marked as spam.

Common Email Sending Mistakes

We’ve been at this for a while and have seen it all. Here are some classic blunders:

  1. No limits at all (it’s like an all-you-can-eat buffet, but for emails)
  2. Coming back from vacation and immediately blasting out emails like there’s no tomorrow
  3. New sales reps going full throttle without warming up their email account first

How to Throttle Like a Pro

The key is to start slow and gradually ramp up. It’s like training for a marathon – you don’t go from couch to 26.2 miles overnight. Set a daily email goal, then work your way up to it over time. Don’t double your sending volume from one day to the next. Slow and steady will usually win this race.

Parakeet’s “Smart Throttling™” Feature

Our whole goal is to make sending outbound cold emails easy peasy. Our system is smart enough to automatically manage the send rates of each of your sending accounts, prioritizing engagement, and 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷ing your sending reputation and deliverability rates. It even knows when to turn the volume down on the not-so-great emails and knows when to double down on the ones that are crushing.

The throttling is done at both the domain and individual account levels to build and maintain a stellar reputation.

With Parakeet:

  • Automatically keep your sending volumes in check
  • Keep your domain reputation squeaky clean
  • Improve the number of emails that get delivered
  • Make sure your emails actually land where they’re supposed to
  • Never burn another account or domain again

Don't let email chaos mess with your business mojo

Try out Smart Throttling for free today!

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