Dedicated SMTP vs Shared SMTP for Bulk Email: A Guide for Affiliate Marketers

 

Author: MailClickConvert

Last Updated: August 13, 2025

 

If you run affiliate campaigns or send cold outreach emails, the type of SMTP server you use can make or break your results. Choosing between a dedicated SMTP server and a shared SMTP server isn’t just a technical detail—it affects your deliverability, compliance risk, and revenue.

When it comes to prospecting, it is important to choose the right strategy to pitch your business.  There’s  a never-ending debate on which method works best: cold email or cold call.  Should you go all-in  on cold email, prospecting, or explore cold calling? 

In this article, we’ll discuss in detail the key differences between these two strategies and learn about their performance based on real data. 

 

Have you ever opened your email to find that you received a message from a company or person you’ve never heard of before, offering you a product or service that does not interest you in any way? Of course, you have! We all have. That my dear readers is email marketing in motion, outbound email marketing to be exact and the fact that that random promotional email does not interest you in any way means that someone did not plan their email marketing strategy well. And to be honest, a lot of marketers struggle in this aspect.