{"id":49289,"date":"2026-10-05T18:39:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/?p=49289"},"modified":"2026-10-08T21:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:16:20","slug":"how-to-split-outreach-and-warm-up-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-split-outreach-and-warm-up-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"How to split daily limit between campaigns and warm-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This guide explains how to control the total sending across mailboxes and what limits to set before and after warm-up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#account-limit\">Account limit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#warm-up-limit\">Warm-up limit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#total-sending-volume\">Total sending volume<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#what-limits-to-set\">What to do with limits before and after warm-up<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block learn\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/themes\/knowledgebase-n\/assets\/img\/fluent_chat-warning-16-regular.svg\" alt=\"learn\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">\n<p>Before you start, connect a mailbox and check its default limit in your <a href=\"https:\/\/app.snov.io\/account\/email-account\">account settings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This guide is for newly connected accounts that will start warm-up.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"two-separate-limits\"><strong>Two separate limits: account sending limit and warm-up limits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Campaign emails and warm-up emails both need to be considered as the total volume your mailbox sends.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Account limit: <\/strong>You set it in <a href=\"https:\/\/app.snov.io\/account\/email-account\">email account settings<\/a> as <strong>Messages per day<\/strong>. It counts outreach emails sent to prospects<\/li>\n<li><strong>Email warm-up limit: <\/strong>You set it in <a href=\"https:\/\/app.snov.io\/deliverability\/#\/warm-up\">warm-up settings<\/a> and it counts only warm-up emails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"account-limit\"><strong>Account limit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Account limit<\/strong>\u00a0is the maximum number of outreach emails a mailbox can send in 24 hours. It counts emails sent to prospects from Campaigns or from their profile.<\/p>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcp-claude-in-chrome-blob-1791481960987-zvwhyr.png\" alt=\"Daily sending limit section in the email account settings with the Messages per day field\" width=\"1568\" height=\"338\" data-mce-alt=\"Daily sending limit section in the email account settings with the Messages per day field\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcp-claude-in-chrome-blob-1791481960987-zvwhyr.png 1568w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcp-claude-in-chrome-blob-1791481960987-zvwhyr-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcp-claude-in-chrome-blob-1791481960987-zvwhyr-1024x221.png 1024w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcp-claude-in-chrome-blob-1791481960987-zvwhyr-768x166.png 768w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcp-claude-in-chrome-blob-1791481960987-zvwhyr-1536x331.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h3 id=\"warm-up-limit\"><strong>Warm-up limit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warm-up emails have a separate counter in warm-up settings and do not appear in the <\/span><strong>Sent<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> count shown in your email accounts list. Only emails sent to prospects count there. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, warm-up emails are still real emails and do count toward the total volume.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcp-claude-in-chrome-blob-1791481911374-fumjin.png\" alt=\"Daily sending goal field in the warm-up strategy settings\" width=\"1568\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcp-claude-in-chrome-blob-1791481911374-fumjin.png 1568w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcp-claude-in-chrome-blob-1791481911374-fumjin-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcp-claude-in-chrome-blob-1791481911374-fumjin-1024x172.png 1024w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcp-claude-in-chrome-blob-1791481911374-fumjin-768x129.png 768w, https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mcp-claude-in-chrome-blob-1791481911374-fumjin-1536x258.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h3 id=\"total-sending-volume\"><strong>Total sending volume<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Warm-up emails don't count toward the account limit, but your provider still counts them as real emails sent. This is why it's important to control the total volume your mailbox sends across outreach and warm-up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block note\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/themes\/knowledgebase-n\/assets\/img\/ph_circle-wavy-warning.svg\" alt=\"note\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> Because warm-up has its own limit, it keeps running after a mailbox reaches its account sending limit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Warm-up emails still count toward the total volume the mailbox sends.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recommended total limit is around <\/span><strong>50 emails\/day<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> per account, split between campaigns and warm-up. <\/span>To increase your total volume gradually, <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-scale-email-sending-volume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see this guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-limits-to-set\"><strong>What to do with limits before and after warm-up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"during-first-warm-up\"><strong>During your first warm-up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you start warm-up, we recommend setting the <strong>warm-up limit to 40 emails\/day<\/strong>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will be your warm-up's goal. It will ramp up to this number automatically.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the first warm-up is active, don't send outreach at all or start with the recommended starting limit and scale gradually each week. <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-scale-email-sending-volume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See this guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"after-warm-up\"><strong>After warm-up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After warm-up finishes, set the <strong>account limit to 40 emails\/day.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"while-outreach-is-running\"><strong>While outreach is running<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Even after you start a campaign, we recommend reserving part of your daily limit for warm-up. It helps offset the negative signals that come with cold emailing.<\/p>\n<p>Set the warm-up limit to 10 emails\/day and use the rest of account limit for sending. <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-scale-email-sending-volume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See this guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-steps\"><strong>Next steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you already started outreach, <a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-set-daily-limits-in-campaigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read this guide<\/a> on how you can control sending volume at the campaign level.<\/p>\n<div class=\"notification-block note-gray\">\n<div class=\"notification-block__text\">\n<h3><strong>Related articles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-set-daily-limits-in-campaigns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to set daily limits in campaigns<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/snov-io-email-warm-up-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to set up Email Warm-up to improve deliverability<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/snov.io\/knowledgebase\/how-to-use-mailbox-rotation-to-increase-sending-limit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to use email account rotation in campaigns<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide explains how to control the total sending across mailboxes and what limits to set before and after warm-up. Account limit Warm-up limit Total sending volume What to do with limits before and after warm-up Before you start, connect a mailbox and check its default limit in your account settings. 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