Progressive sending is a native Hunter feature available on all All-in-One Outreach plans (including free plans) that gradually increases the number of emails an email account can send per day in Sequences. It helps you scale outbound volume more carefully when you're starting with a new inbox or restarting after inactivity.
👉 Progressive sending is not an email warm-up and does not guarantee deliverability. It helps reduce risk by preventing sudden sending spikes.
Progressive sending explained
What Progressive sending does
When Progressive sending is enabled for an email account, Hunter will:
Let you set a target daily sending volume
Increase your daily sending limit progressively and automatically over time until it reaches your set target
Apply the limit consistently across all Sequences for that specific inbox
Show you the current limit and progress until the target is reached
Once Ponce reaches the target limit, it completes automatically, and your inbox returns to your set daily sending limit.
You can manage your sending limits manually at any time in the Email accounts center in the Email Sequences tool. More on this here.
What Progressive sending is not
Progressive sending is not an email warm-up, and it does not create artificial activity. It does not:
Send warm-up emails
Build or measure sender reputation
Monitor inbox health
Guarantee deliverability results
Progressive sending vs daily sending limit
Progressive sending and a daily sending limit both affect how many emails an inbox can send, but they serve different purposes.
Daily sending limit is the maximum number of emails an inbox can send in one day. It is a fixed cap; once reached, no more emails are sent from that inbox until the next day. See Manage your email account settings to learn how to configure it.
Progressive sending gradually increases the number of emails the inbox can send each day until it reaches your target daily sending limit. This helps you scale sending more carefully when starting with a new inbox or restarting after inactivity.
For example, if your daily sending limit is set to 50 emails, the inbox will not start by sending 50 emails a day as soon as Progressive sending is enabled.
Instead, Hunter will gradually increase the sending volume until the inbox reaches the 50-email daily limit.
Who can use Progressive sending
Progressive sending is available for:
All-in-One Outreach plan users (including free plans) connecting a new inbox
All-in-One Outreach plan users (including free plans) restarting an inbox that hasn't sent through Hunter for 30+ days
Progressive sending will not be visible for inboxes that already have a sending history in Sequences.
Before you start
To get the best results while Progressive sending is active:
Check that your inbox is eligible. Progressive sending is only available for newly connected inboxes or inboxes that haven't sent via Hunter for the last 30 days. If your inbox is already actively sending, you won't see the option.
Use this email account only inside Hunter while Progressive sending is running. Sending from other platforms can create sudden volume spikes that conflict with the gradual increase Hunter is managing for you.
Verify and clean your recipient list before sending. Invalid, accept-all, or unverified emails increase bounce risk, which can slow down or pause the progression. Learn how here.
Set up Progressive sending
Step 1: Open your email account settings
Go to your Email Account Center in Hunter
Click View on the inbox you want to set up.
Step 2: Enable Progressive sending
Inside the profile tab, find the Enable progressive sending button.
Click Enable progressive sending and set the target daily sending limit you want the email account to gradually reach.
Click the blue Enable progressive sending button to confirm.
Once enabled, you'll see a confirmation screen showing that Progressive sending is active, along with how many emails will be sent within your target time frame.
How Progressive sending increases your limit
Hunter increases your daily limit progressively toward your target and enforces it across all Sequences.
The limit increases to the next step only when:
You reached yesterday's sending limit (e.g., if yesterday's limit was 5, it increases only if you sent 5)
Your bounce rate stays below the safety threshold (e.g., the limit will not increase if the bounce rate was too high)
If those conditions are not met, Hunter keeps the same limit until it's safe to increase.
Example progression (target: 50 emails/day)
Days 1–3: 2–3 emails/day
Days 4–7: 3–10 emails/day
Week 2: 10–25 emails/day
Week 3+: gradual increase until the 50-email daily limit is reached
What to expect
While Progressive sending is active, you'll see:
A clear enabled/disabled state for the inbox
Today's current daily sending limit
Your target daily sending limit
Once Progressive sending completes:
The status changes to Finished
The inbox continues sending at the daily sending limit you've set
Edit or disable Progressive sending
If you need to change your strategy mid-way:
Go to the Email Account Center and click View on the inbox.
In the profile tab, you can:
Edit your target daily sending limit
Disable Progressive sending entirely
While Progressive sending is active, the daily sending limit is read-only and cannot be edited manually. To change it, either edit the Progressive sending target or disable it first.
Common questions and issues
Why don't I see Progressive sending for this inbox? It's only available for newly connected inboxes or inboxes that haven't sent via Hunter for the last 30 days. Active inboxes won't see it.
Why didn't my limit increase today? Progressive sending only increases when you reached the previous day's limit.
Does Progressive sending improve deliverability? Progressive sending helps you avoid risky volume spikes, but it does not build reputation or guarantee inbox placement.