Pre-warmed inboxes
Pre-warmed vs fresh mailboxes
Fresh mailboxes are new domains and inboxes you provision and warm yourself. Pre-warmed mailboxes are already warmed, authenticated and placement-tested. EmailPal sells both: register or BYO plus $0.60 warming, or lease pre-warmed inventory at $3/mo.
Two ways to get senders
Cold email infrastructure usually offers a "fresh" path and a "pre-warmed" path. EmailPal does too. They are different products, billed differently, with different sending guidance.
| Fresh (you provision) | Pre-warmed (you lease) | |
|---|---|---|
| Domain | You register from $10 or bring your own | EmailPal bought it new for the pool |
| Mailbox names | You choose | Already assigned |
| Authentication | Written at setup, then re-verified | Already written and re-verified |
| Warming | $0.60/mo until campaign-ready | Finished before listing; stays on, included |
| Cold emails / day | 15 recommended per inbox, up to 100 | 15 recommended from day one, up to 100 |
| Price | Plan mailbox ($69 for 50, then $1) + warming | $3/mo, no minimum term, outside plan allowance |
| When you can send | After measured placement says so | As soon as the claim job finishes |
| Minimum term | None | None, month to month |
If you only remember one line: fresh is infrastructure you build; pre-warmed is infrastructure you rent ready.
Related: Pre-warmed vs email warmup (process vs SKU) and What "pre-warmed" means (definition).
When to use fresh mailboxes
Use register a domain or bring your own when:
- You want brandable names (acmehq.com, not a generic parked domain)
- You want to pick mailbox handles
- You can wait for aging plus the warming ramp (about a week to the ceiling on an aged domain, about two weeks on a new one; campaign-ready is flagged at 14 days)
- You want room to raise volume later, up to the 100/day hard cap, once the mailbox has history
Enable warming on every fresh mailbox. Do not send campaign volume on day one. Domains and mailboxes is the hub.
When to use pre-warmed mailboxes
Use Pre-warmed Mailboxes by EmailPal when:
- You need to send this week, not after a ramp
- You want the inbox rate on the listing before you pay
- You can live with about 15 cold emails per mailbox per day
- You do not need to choose the domain or the display names
How to claim pre-warmed inboxes. Instantly-titled sibling: Pre-Warmed Domains and Accounts.
Aged but not pre-warmed
EmailPal also sells aged, unwarmed domains from $19. Those domains have been parked 60+ days. They are not pre-warmed. You still run the accelerated warming ramp after you buy them. That is the middle path: you own the name, you still wait about a week.
FAQs
Can I convert a fresh mailbox into a pre-warmed one?
No. Pre-warmed inventory is a separate pool. Warming a mailbox you created does not move it onto the pre-warmed shelf, and claiming a pre-warmed mailbox does not turn it into a plan mailbox you can rename.
Which one is cheaper?
A plan mailbox plus $0.60 warming is cheaper per month than a $3 lease if you can wait. The lease is paying for time and a measured inbox rate, not for a lower unit cost.
Can I mix both?
Yes. Many workspaces send from plan mailboxes on their own domains and lease pre-warmed inventory for extra volume that has to start immediately. Pre-warmed does not eat a Starter mailbox slot.
Are fresh mailboxes Google accounts?
No. Hosted SMTP, same as pre-warmed. EmailPal does not sell Google or Outlook accounts. You can connect a Google Workspace or Gmail mailbox you already own with an app password, but not Outlook or Microsoft 365. SMTP vs Google vs Outlook.