How do I avoid my candidate outreach emails landing in spam?

Use official Google Workspace inboxes, dedicated sending domains separate from your main agency domain, automated SPF/DKIM/DMARC, and keep daily volume to 25 emails per inbox maximum. LiteMail handles all technical setup automatically.

Built for Staffing Agencies & In-House Recruiting Teams

Cold Email Inboxes
Built for Recruiters
Fill Roles Faster with High-Volume Outreach

Q: How many cold email inboxes do recruiters need for candidate sourcing?

The formula is 25 emails per inbox per day maximum. A recruiter targeting 250 candidate outreaches daily needs 10 inboxes. A staffing agency running 5 recruiters at 250 contacts/day each needs 50 inboxes. LiteMail's Pro plan covers 100 inboxes at $297/month.

Google Workspace

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LiteMail

LiteMail gives recruiters and staffing agencies the cold email infrastructure to reach candidates and hiring managers at scale — official Google Workspace inboxes, automated DNS, US/EU IPs, and seamless integration with every major recruiting automation tool.

Get Started — From $2.50/inbox Book a Demo

10K+Recruiter Inboxes

$2.50Per Inbox/Month

94%Primary Inbox Rate

5 MinFull Setup

Connect recruiter inboxes to your candidate sourcing tool:

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Why Recruiters Choose LiteMail

Cold Email Infrastructure That Fills
Roles Faster Than Your Competition

High-volume candidate sourcing requires the same technical foundation as any successful cold email operation — dedicated inboxes, proper authentication, and reliable deliverability. LiteMail delivers all three.

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High-Volume Candidate Outreach at Scale

Each LiteMail inbox sends up to 25–50 sourcing emails per day safely. At 30 inboxes, that's 750–1,500 candidate outreaches daily — far more than any recruiter can achieve from a single inbox without damaging deliverability.

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Official Google Workspace — Trusted by Candidates

Candidate emails from official Google Workspace accounts look legitimate and professional. Spam filters trust them. Candidates open them. LiteMail provisions real Google Workspace Business accounts on your recruiting domains.

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Protect Your Agency Domain Reputation

Never send mass candidate outreach from your main agency domain. LiteMail provisions dedicated sending domains (e.g. teamabc-talent.com) so high-volume sourcing never damages the reputation of your primary business email.

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Connect to Every Recruiting Automation Tool

OAuth export to Instantly, Smartlead, and all major cold email platforms in one click. Use LiteMail inboxes as the sending infrastructure for candidate sourcing sequences in any automation tool you prefer.

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Multiple Recruiter Workspaces — One Dashboard

Create separate inboxes and domains for each recruiter or client company. One recruiter's volume never affects another's deliverability. Manage your entire recruiting team's cold email infrastructure from one LiteMail dashboard.

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Pre-Warmed — Start Sourcing Immediately

New recruiter joining? New client engagement starting? Pre-warmed Google Workspace inboxes are ready to send from day one. No 4–6 week warm-up. No delays between client signing and first candidate outreach.

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Lower Cost than Recruiting Platforms Include

Most ATS and recruiting platforms charge $5–15/inbox for email infrastructure. LiteMail provides official Google Workspace inboxes from $2.50/inbox — with full admin access, dedicated IPs, and auto DNS included.

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US & EU Dedicated IPs

Run candidate outreach campaigns in North America and Europe with regionally optimized IP addresses. US IPs for domestic recruiting, EU IPs for international talent sourcing with better European inbox placement rates.

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Scale as Your Placement Volume Grows

Start with 10 inboxes for one recruiter and scale to 100+ for a full team. No contracts, no minimums. Add inboxes as you win new client engagements without committing to infrastructure you do not yet need.

How It Works

Set Up Recruiter Cold Email Inboxes in Under 5 Minutes

LiteMail automates the entire recruiting inbox setup — from domain registration to fully configured Google Workspace sourcing inboxes — so your team starts finding candidates, not configuring technology.

Register Dedicated Recruiting Domains

Register dedicated sourcing domains separate from your agency main domain (e.g. teamabc-talent.com). LiteMail AI Domain Finder suggests the best options for recruiting outreach.

Automated DNS — Full Email Authentication

LiteMail auto-configures SPF, DKIM, and DMARC on every recruiting domain. Your candidate emails pass spam filters from day one. Main agency domain reputation stays protected.

Google Workspace Inboxes Created

Official Google Workspace Business accounts created on your recruiting domains with personalized recruiter names and signatures. Candidates see a professional, trusted sender.

Connect to Your Recruiting Automation Tool

OAuth export to Instantly, Smartlead, Lemlist, or any cold email automation platform in one click. Candidate sourcing sequences launch immediately with no SMTP setup.

Scale as Client Engagements Grow

Add new inboxes and domains as you win new client engagements. Create separate workspaces per client company to keep candidate pipelines completely isolated.

Comparison

LiteMail vs Other Email Providers
for Recruiter Cold Outreach

Why recruiters and staffing agencies choose LiteMail for high-volume candidate sourcing over standard email providers and alternatives.

Feature	LiteMail	Other Providers
Price per Inbox/Month	$2.50	$5–$15 (recruiting tools)
Official Google Workspace	✓ Real GWS accounts	SMTP or branded
Dedicated Sourcing Domains	✓ Protect main domain	Often uses primary domain
Auto DNS Setup	✓ 5 minutes	Manual configuration
US/EU Dedicated IPs	✓ Included	Shared IPs common
Pre-Warmed Inboxes	✓ From $39/mo	Rarely available
OAuth to Instantly/Smartlead	✓ One-click bulk export	Manual SMTP setup
Free Domain Replacement	✓ Pre-warmed plans	✗ Not included
Client Workspace Isolation	✓ Per client workspace	✗ Shared dashboard
Setup Time	5 minutes	Hours to days

Pricing & Plans

Cold Email Inbox Plans for Recruiters —
From $2.50 Per Inbox Per Month

All plans include official Google Workspace inboxes on dedicated recruiting domains, automated DNS, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and dedicated US/EU IPs. No contracts, cancel anytime.

Starter

Best for solo recruiters and independent headhunters

$37/ month

Add domain at $15/year

✓10 Google Workspace Cold Email Inboxes
✓Up to 250 cold emails per day
✓Extra mailboxes at $3.50/mailbox/month
✓Dedicated US/EU IP accounts only
✓Auto DNS + SPF + DKIM + DMARC
✓Connect existing or new domains
✓OAuth export to Instantly & Smartlead
✓Full Google Admin Console access

Get Starter Plan

Everything Recruiters Get with Every
LiteMail Cold Email Inbox

Every LiteMail inbox for recruiting comes fully configured for high-volume candidate sourcing — trusted by candidates, invisible to spam filters.

DomainsDedicated Recruiting Domains — Protect Your Agency

LiteMail provisions Google Workspace inboxes on dedicated sourcing domains completely separate from your agency primary domain. High-volume candidate outreach never damages your main business email reputation.

TrustOfficial Google Workspace — Trusted by Candidates

Candidate emails from official Google Workspace Business accounts look legitimate and professional. Gmail and Outlook treat them as trusted senders. Candidates open them. Response rates are significantly higher than SMTP alternatives.

VolumeHigh-Volume Sourcing — 25 Emails per Inbox per Day

Each LiteMail inbox safely sends 25 candidate sourcing emails per day. At 30 inboxes that is 750 sourcing outreaches daily — enough to fill multiple roles across different client engagements simultaneously.

IsolationSeparate Workspace per Client Company

Manage inboxes for multiple client companies from one dashboard, each in an isolated workspace. One client domain issues never affect another client candidate pipeline.

ExportOAuth Export to Candidate Sourcing Automation Tools

Connect all recruiting inboxes to Instantly, Smartlead, Lemlist, and all major outreach platforms via OAuth in one click. Launch automated candidate sourcing sequences immediately.

WarmupPre-Warmed — Start Sourcing Candidates Immediately

New client engagement starting? Pre-warmed Google Workspace recruiting inboxes are ready to send from day one. No warm-up delay, free domain replacement if blacklisted.

Recruiter Reviews

What Recruiters and Staffing Agencies
Say About LiteMail

Here is what recruitment teams and staffing agencies say about running high-volume candidate outreach on LiteMail Google Workspace inboxes.

★★★★★

"LiteMail transformed our candidate sourcing operation. We run 60 inboxes across 5 client accounts, each in an isolated workspace. Setup per client is under 5 minutes, OAuth export to Instantly is seamless, and candidates actually open our emails."

Karen R.

Director, Executive Search Firm

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"We switched from SMTP infrastructure to LiteMail Google Workspace inboxes 4 months ago. Response rates from candidates doubled — the official Google accounts look completely legitimate. And the price is better than anything else we tried."

Ben M.

Founder, Tech Staffing Agency

★★★★★

"LiteMail pre-warmed inboxes meant our new recruiting coordinator was sending candidate outreach in her first week. No warm-up wait, no DNS headaches. The dedicated sourcing domains also keep our main company domain completely clean."

Lisa C.

In-House Recruiting Lead, Series B

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended formula is 25 emails per inbox per day maximum. A recruiter targeting 250 candidate outreaches daily needs 10 inboxes. A staffing agency running 5 recruiters at 250 contacts/day each needs 50 inboxes. LiteMail's Pro plan covers 100 inboxes at $297/month.

Yes. Cold email for candidate outreach is legal in most jurisdictions when sent to professional email addresses for employment-related purposes. Always include an opt-out mechanism and comply with CAN-SPAM, GDPR, or CASL depending on your target region.

Recruiters typically connect LiteMail inboxes to Instantly, Smartlead, Lemlist, or Woodpecker for automated candidate sourcing sequences. LiteMail's one-click OAuth export connects to all of these tools in minutes.

Use official Google Workspace inboxes (not personal Gmail), dedicated sending domains separate from your main agency domain, automated SPF/DKIM/DMARC authentication, and keep daily volume to 25 emails per inbox maximum. LiteMail handles all the technical setup automatically.

For staffing agencies onboarding new clients quickly, pre-warmed Google Workspace inboxes are ideal — no warm-up delay, start sourcing candidates from day one. For in-house recruiting teams building long-term infrastructure, fresh inboxes at $2.50/inbox are more cost-effective.

Yes. LiteMail inboxes work with Lemlist and Instantly, both of which support LinkedIn + email multichannel recruiting sequences. Your LiteMail Google Workspace inboxes handle the email channel while the platform manages LinkedIn automation.

Create a separate workspace per client in LiteMail — each with dedicated sending domains and Google Workspace inboxes. Bulk export all inboxes to Instantly or Smartlead organized by client. LiteMail's dashboard keeps every client's infrastructure completely isolated.

LiteMail is the leading inbox provider for recruiting teams in 2026. Official Google Workspace accounts from $2.50/inbox, automated DNS, dedicated US/EU IPs, and pre-warmed options. Setup takes 5 minutes and inboxes export to any recruiting automation tool via OAuth.

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