We audit your sending infrastructure, deliverability signals, and sequence copy. You get a written report with prioritized fixes. We do not sell warmup, mailboxes, domains, or managed sending.
If you run cold email and your reply rates dropped in the last 90 days without an obvious reason, this audit is for you.
Running your own outbound on Instantly or Smartlead. Dashboard looks healthy. Replies are flat. You have changed the copy three times and nothing moved.
Running campaigns for clients. A domain just got burned or placement dropped on a client account. You need a second opinion before you rebuild.
You just fired your cold email agency and inherited their infrastructure. You need to know what they left behind before you send another sequence.
Most low reply rate problems are not copy problems. They are infrastructure problems wearing a copy mask.
Half configured SPF, missing DKIM, or a permissive DMARC policy quietly routes your messages to spam. The recipient never sees them.
Domain age, warmup history, bounce ratio, and reply rate trend silently compound. By the time placement drops, you are three weeks behind.
Subject patterns, link density, formatting tells, and CTA pressure all read as automated outbound to filters. The message itself never gets a fair shot.
One reviewer. One report. Forty eight hours. Or start with a free review and see what we find first.
The free review surfaces failures only. No fix is included.
Every audit follows the same checklist so you can compare results across sending domains, mailboxes, and campaigns.
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Fill the Tally intake form. Provide your sending domain, the tool you use, one email from your sequence, and your daily send volume. No logins required.
An auditor runs all 12 checks manually. DNS records, IP reputation, inbox placement tests, sequence copy, list hygiene signals, and cadence review. No automated tool output passed off as analysis.
You receive a PDF with every finding labeled by severity, the exact fix steps in the order you should ship them, and specific configuration values where relevant.
Apply the fixes at your own pace. Email us follow-up questions at any time. The 30 or 60 day follow-up window (Tier 02 and 03) covers questions after implementation.
No logins. No portal access. Everything below can be copied out of your existing tools in under five minutes.
A written report. Findings ranked by severity. Exact fix steps. Sent as a PDF, yours to share, archive, or forward to the team that ships.
| Domain | outbound.acme.io |
|---|---|
| Tool | Smartlead v3 |
| Findings | 2 high · 2 med · 3 low |
| Verdict | Two infrastructure issues are capping your placement before copy ever matters. Fix order is documented below. |
| Severity | High |
|---|---|
| Observed | v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@acme.io |
| Why it matters | A p=none policy gives you reporting but no enforcement. Spoofers can forge your domain, and inbox providers see the loose policy as a low trust signal. |
| Fix | Move to p=quarantine; pct=25 for two weeks while reviewing reports, then escalate to p=quarantine; pct=100, then p=reject. |
| Severity | High |
|---|---|
| Observed | Sequence uses "Quick question, {{first_name}}." This is a known low trust pattern. |
| Why it matters | Subject scoring penalizes generic curiosity bait. Paired with high volume sending, you land in promotions or worse. |
| Fix | Replace with a benefit anchored subject under 6 words. Three rewrites provided in Appendix B. |
We thought our copy was the problem. The audit showed our DMARC was wide open and our DKIM had not been rotated in 18 months. Two days of fixes later, placement jumped 41 percent.Lena R., Head of Outbound, B2B SaaS
Best $197 I have spent on cold email this year. Written report, clear priorities, no upsell, no call. Implemented every fix in a week.Marcus T., Founder, Agency
Pick the depth that matches your campaign size. Every tier ships in 48 hours, written by an auditor.
Need more than 10 domains, or a private label run? Email us via the intake form and we will quote a custom scope.
Every alternative either makes you interpret the results yourself, or uses the audit to sell you something else.
| Option | Price | Turnaround | Independent | Written report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AuditHire | $97 – $397 | 48 hours | ✓ No tool affiliation | ✓ PDF with ranked fixes |
| GlockApps | $59–$129/mo | Instant | Tool vendor | You interpret results |
| Fiverr audit | $5–$75 | 1–3 days | Varies | Checklist only |
| Agency audit | Free | Discovery call | Sells retainer | Audit is bait |
| EmailMiners | Quote only | 3 business days | Routes to sprint | ✓ Written |
AuditHire is a one person cold email audit service for B2B teams who would rather get a written report than book another call.
Every audit follows the same 12-point checklist. One auditor. No automated tool reports. No outsourced work. The same process on every submission, regardless of tier.
A written report is a better artifact than a meeting. You can reread it, share it, and reference it months later. We answer follow ups by email, fast but never on a clock.
We do not do retainers. We do not do hourly. We do not sell warmup tools. We do not refer you to "implementation partners" we own. The audit is the deliverable.
One thing, well. A thorough, written, prioritized cold email audit. Same checklist every time. Senior reviewer every time. Forty eight hours, every time.
Every claim in the report is anchored to an observable signal. A DNS record, a header, a deliverability test result, a copy pattern. Opinion belongs in the appendix.
You see what is blocking placement first, what is degrading reply rate second, and what is optional last. Implementation order is the deliverable.
Reports are written so a competent operator can implement without a meeting. Configuration values, exact strings, and rollout plans included.
The 12 point checklist is fixed. You can compare audits across domains, across months, and across teams. No moving goalposts.
If your question is not here, the intake form has a free text field. Ask there.