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Cold email infrastructure setup
A business starting outbound email that must protect its main domain
One fixed fee. Never by the hour. That is £14.13 over the median of 4 published prices.
- Up to 5 sending domains, kept apart from your main domain
- Up to 15 inboxes on Google Workspace or Microsoft 365
- SPF, DKIM and DMARC set and checked on every domain
- Warm-up started and inboxes connected to your sending tool
How long: 1 week, plus 2 to 3 weeks of warm-up
What other agencies charge for cold email infrastructure setup
4 published prices for cold email infrastructure setup on the same basis, from 4 providers, have a median of £580.88 (middle half £364.88 to £778.13). ellul.ai's £595 is £14.13 over the median of 4 published prices.
| Who | Price | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ellul.ai | £595 | One-off | Fixed, this page |
| Getleadthe platform's own service | $299£224.25 | One-off | their page read Nov 2026“Starter $299, one-off setup fee: 3 lookalike .com domains with DNS set up, 9 Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 inboxes, warmup started on every inbox, connec...” |
| BulkEmailSetupthe platform's own service | $549£411.75 | One-off | their page read Nov 2026“We set up the whole multi-domain stack, domain selection, DNS, mailboxes or dedicated SMTP ... Our setup plans start at $549 one-time for 25,000 emails/day” |
| LeadHasteleadhaste.com | $1,000£750 | One-off | their page read Nov 2026“$4,500/month for the managed engagement, plus a $1,000 one-time setup fee [setup covers domain setup, mailbox provisioning and warm-up; only sold with the ma...” |
| Freelancer in Ahmedabad, Indiaon Contra · marketplace listing | $1,150£862.50 | One-off | their page read Nov 2026“1000 emails a day cold email system, starting at $1,150: buying up to 7 domains on domain providers, creating up to 21 mailboxes on Google Workspace and/or O...” |
Prices as each provider publishes them on its own page, read November 2026; dollars at £0.75 and euros at £0.86. The data: JSON and CSV.
How many people are asking for it
88 posts on Reddit asked to hire someone for cold email infrastructure setup between November 2025 and November 2026, 14 of them in the last 90 days, most on r/coldemail, r/freelance_forhire, r/forhire. Three of them: request 1, request 2, request 3. Every service ranked. These are businesses looking to buy each service, not jobs we are offering: ellul.ai sells these services and does not recruit through this site.
You pay separately, at cost
- Sending domains, registered in your name and paid to the registrar
- Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 licences for each inbox
- Warm-up and sending tool subscriptions, paid to the vendor
What you supply
- Your brand name, and approval of each sending domain
- A payment card for the domains, licences and tools in your name
- Your sending tool account, or a choice of tool
What the price does not cover
- Up to 5 domains and 15 inboxes; more are quoted
- Google and Microsoft decide whether mail reaches the inbox
- Lead lists, email copy and running campaigns are not included
The rules that apply
- Since 1 February 2024 Google has required anyone sending more than 5,000 messages a day to Gmail accounts to set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC and keep their spam rate below 0.3%. Google Workspace Admin Help: Email sender guidelines
- Since 5 May 2025 Outlook has routed mail from domains sending more than 5,000 messages a day to Junk unless SPF and DKIM pass and DMARC is at least p=none. Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Blog: Outlook's new requirements for high-volume senders
- UK PECR regulation 22 bars unsolicited marketing email to individual subscribers without their prior consent, apart from the soft opt-in for existing customers; regulation 2 counts an unincorporated body of individuals as an individual. Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, regulation 22
How it works
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Work gets done
Done in-house, once you approve the scope.
Questions
How much does cold email infrastructure setup cost?
Cold email infrastructure setup costs £595 at ellul.ai, a fixed price agreed in writing before work starts. 4 published prices for cold email infrastructure setup on the same basis, from 4 providers, have a median of £580.88 (middle half £364.88 to £778.13).
What is included?
Up to 5 sending domains, kept apart from your main domain. Up to 15 inboxes on Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. SPF, DKIM and DMARC set and checked on every domain. Warm-up started and inboxes connected to your sending tool.
What is not included in the price?
You pay these directly, at cost: Sending domains, registered in your name and paid to the registrar. Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 licences for each inbox. Warm-up and sending tool subscriptions, paid to the vendor.
What do you need from me?
Your brand name, and approval of each sending domain. A payment card for the domains, licences and tools in your name. Your sending tool account, or a choice of tool.
What does it not cover?
Up to 5 domains and 15 inboxes; more are quoted. Google and Microsoft decide whether mail reaches the inbox. Lead lists, email copy and running campaigns are not included.
Which rules apply to cold email infrastructure setup?
Since 1 February 2024 Google has required anyone sending more than 5,000 messages a day to Gmail accounts to set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC and keep their spam rate below 0.3%. (Google Workspace Admin Help: Email sender guidelines) Since 5 May 2025 Outlook has routed mail from domains sending more than 5,000 messages a day to Junk unless SPF and DKIM pass and DMARC is at least p=none. (Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Blog: Outlook's new requirements for high-volume senders) UK PECR regulation 22 bars unsolicited marketing email to individual subscribers without their prior consent, apart from the soft opt-in for existing customers; regulation 2 counts an unincorporated body of individuals as an individual. (Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, regulation 22)
How many people are looking for cold email infrastructure setup?
88 posts on Reddit asked to hire someone for cold email infrastructure setup between November 2025 and November 2026, 14 of them in the last 90 days, most on r/coldemail, r/freelance_forhire, r/forhire. Every service ranked the same way: https://ellul.ai/demand
How long does it take?
1 week, plus 2 to 3 weeks of warm-up. The written scope gives the timeline before anything starts.
Is it charged by the hour?
No. ellul.ai never charges by the hour or the day. The price is fixed against the written scope.
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