Cold Email Starter Kit
Complete beginner-friendly cold email toolkit.
Install
npx skills add growthenginenowoslawski/coldoutboundskills --skill cold-email-starter-kit -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- growthenginenowoslawski/coldoutboundskills797
- Category
- DevOps
- Updated
- 1mo ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 3,000 tokens
- Runs scripts
- Yes, review before use
What it does
Complete beginner-friendly cold email toolkit. Walks from zero to launched campaign, domain purchase, inbox setup, list building, copywriting, enrichment, and sending via Smartlead or Instantly. Use when setting up cold email for the first time, launching a new campaign, teaching someone cold email, or when you need an end-to-end guide that bundles strategy, copy, infrastructure, and API references in one place.
Cold Email Starter Kit
A complete system for running cold email. Follow it top-to-bottom and you will have purchased domains, created warmed inboxes, built a lead list, written a campaign, and sent your first emails. Designed for beginners, no prior cold email experience required.
What you'll build
By the end of the flow you'll have:
- 10-20 throwaway sending domains purchased on Dynadot
- 20-40 warmed sending inboxes on Zapmail
- A 2,000-person lead list from Prospeo
- A 4-step email sequence with variants and personalization
- A live campaign in Smartlead or Instantly sending daily
- Analytics and reply handling set up
Total cost month 1: ~$186. Recurring: ~$126/mo. See references/00-getting-started.md for breakdown.
The end-to-end flow
- Deliverability basics → understand why we buy domains + inboxes (read once)
- Strategy → pick your offer and ICP
- Copywriting → write the sequence
- Infrastructure → buy domains, create inboxes
- List building → pull prospects from Prospeo
- Enrichment (optional) → add personalization data
- Launch → upload to Smartlead or Instantly
- Analyze + iterate → pull metrics back, tweak
Before you start: prerequisites
Technical:
- Node.js 20+ (
node --versionshould print v20 or higher) → install from nodejs.org tsx(npm install -g tsx)- Terminal comfort (you know what
cdandcpdo) - A text editor (VS Code recommended)
Accounts (sign up before continuing):
- Dynadot (domain registrar)
- Zapmail (inbox provider)
- Prospeo (lead source)
- Smartlead OR Instantly (sending platform, pick one)
Budget: ~$200 for your first campaign.
If any of the above is missing, start at references/00-getting-started.md. It has exact signup links and API-key retrieval instructions.
