Akvilė Marčiukaitytė

Senior Customer Success Manager
Akvilė joined the Forge team and from day one she’s been instrumental in shaping product adoption and aligning Sales, Product, and Customer Success to deliver real results. An expert at synthesizing user insight into practical go-to-market strategies, Akvilė bridges customer voices with internal execution. She’s deeply interested in AI, AI tooling, and prompt engineering - recently building her own interface-based tool, now‑i‑get‑it, which delivers first‑time user feedback on homepage clarity and usability (free for 5 reports). Before Salesforge, she spent years working across Europe - from Lithuania to the UK, Australia, Germany - immersing herself in cross-cultural community building, creative events, and product transformation projects.

Blog posts by Akvilė Marčiukaitytė

Tutorials & Guides

Email Validity Check: How to Verify Email Addresses (2026)

Learn five reliable email validity check methods to reduce bounces, protect sender reputation, improve deliverability, and maximize inbox placement success.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Cold Email

7 Best Email Sending Tools for Cold Outreach in 2026

A hands-on breakdown of the 7 best email sending tools for cold outreach in 2026, comparing Salesforge, Instantly, Smartlead, Lemlist, Apollo, Reply.io, and Saleshandy on deliverability, pricing, features, and real G2 reviews.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Deliverability

Email Deliverability Test: A Complete 2026 Guide

A step-by-step 2026 guide to testing email deliverability across authentication, inbox placement, sender reputation, and real sending conditions, with tool recommendations and a fix-what-fails decision tree.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tutorials & Guides

How to Send Bulk Emails Without Getting Spam (Step-by-Step Guide)

A step-by-step playbook for sending bulk emails safely, from building a clean list to setting up infrastructure, warming up mailboxes, and sending with sender rotation.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Cold Email

8 Best Cold Email Service Providers in 2026

A detailed breakdown of the 8 best cold email service providers in 2026, covering sequence builders, sender rotation, warmup, deliverability, and pricing across Salesforge, Instantly, Smartlead, Lemlist, Apollo, Snov.io, Woodpecker, and Saleshandy.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Reviews

Salesforge Review 2026: I Tested It For 14 Days (Honest Findings)

A hands-on Salesforge review after connecting 5 mailboxes across Primeforge, Mailforge, and Infraforge, running 2 multichannel sequences across email and LinkedIn, and testing every screen on a 14-day trial. Covers features, pricing math against a separate-tool stack, deliverability tooling, the Agent Frank onboarding flow, MCP support, 8 real 2026 G2 reviews, honest cons, and who Salesforge actually fits.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tutorials & Guides

Built-In vs Standalone Email Warm-Up Pools for Cold Email Outreach

Built-in or standalone email warm-up? Compare pool quality, placement testing, sender health, and when a dedicated tool like Warmforge makes sense.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tutorials & Guides

Warmforge API: How To Connect Warmforge To Your GTM Stack

Learn how to use the Warmforge API to automate email warm-up, monitor mailbox health, run placement tests, and connect deliverability with your GTM stack.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Deliverability

How to Optimize Yahoo Email Deliverability In 2026?

A step-by-step 2026 guide to fixing and recovering Yahoo email deliverability, covering authentication, complaint rates, warmup, Sender Hub Insights, placement testing, and full domain recovery.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Cold Email

Dedicated IP vs Shared IP: Which One Should You Use for Cold Email?

Dedicated IP vs Shared IP: Which One Should You Use for Cold Email?
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tutorials & Guides

9 Proven Ways to Build a Professional Mailing List in 2026

A in-depth guide to building a professional mailing list that produces replies instead of bounces, covering verified B2B databases, lead magnets, compliance, and the deliverability layer that determines whether the list actually works.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Reviews

13 Best Email Finder Tools I Tested on 1,000 Contacts in 2026

A first-person, hands-on breakdown of the 13 best email finder tools in 2026, tested on 1,000 real B2B contacts across the US, EMEA, and APAC.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Cold Email

7 Best Cold Email Software Tools in 2026 (Tested and Compared)

A practitioner-tested breakdown of the 7 best cold email software tools in 2026, covering features, pricing, deliverability, and honest pros and cons for each.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Cold Email

12 Email Delivery Issues That Kill Cold Outreach (And How to Fix Each One)

Your cold emails are failing silently. This guide breaks down 12 email delivery issues that prevent your messages from reaching inboxes, including authentication failures, IP reputation damage, bounce spikes, and sending limit violations, with step-by-step fixes.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Reviews

Warmy vs MailReach: Which Email Deliverability Platform Is Superior?

Compare Warmy vs MailReach to find the best email deliverability platform for your cold outreach stack.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Reviews

Warmbox vs Warmup Inbox: Which Email Deliverability Platform Is Superior?

Compare Warmbox vs Warmup Inbox to find the best email deliverability platform for your cold outreach stack.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Reviews

6 Best Cold Email Infrastructure Tools in 2026 (Tested and Compared)

A hands-on comparison of six cold email infrastructure tools covering setup speed, IP models, pricing, warmup support, and real user feedback.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Cold Email

How to Write a Cold Email That Gets Replies In 2026

A step-by-step guide to writing cold emails that get replies, covering research, subject lines, personalization, follow-ups, and the deliverability foundation that determines whether your email gets read at all.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Cold Email

How to Build a Cold Email List That Gets Replies (2026)

A step-by-step guide to building, verifying, warming, segmenting, and maintaining a cold email list that produces replies instead of bounces.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Cold Email

What Is Cold Email? The Complete Guide to Cold Emailing in 2026

An in-depth guide to cold emailing in 2026 covering writing, deliverability, follow-ups, metrics, common mistakes, scaling, and the tools you need to get results.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Deliverability

How to Run an Email Deliverability Audit for Cold Email in 2026

A practitioner-level, 8-step email deliverability audit built for cold email senders covering inbox placement, authentication, warmup health, sending patterns, and fixes.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Deliverability

50+ Email Deliverability Statistics in 2026: Benchmarks, Rates & Research-Backed Data

50+ email deliverability statistics for 2026 sourced from Validity, Kaspersky, EasyDMARC, and Mailgun reports. Covers inbox placement rates by provider, DMARC adoption gaps, bounce rate benchmarks, industry-level data, and cold email deliverability trends.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Deliverability

Email Deliverability Guide 2026: Everything You Need to Know to Reach the Inbox

A complete breakdown of what email deliverability actually is, what changed in 2024-2026, and how cold email teams can build, recover, and maintain inbox placement at scale.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Warm Up

Email Warm-Up Process: How It Actually Works (Step-by-Step)

A step-by-step guide to the email warm-up process covering ramp schedules, heat score monitoring, DNS setup, and how to maintain sender reputation after campaigns go live.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Warm Up

Does Email Warm-Up Work in 2026? What Actually Improves Deliverability Today

Learn what still works for email warm-up in 2026, why sender reputation alone is no longer enough, and the deliverability factors that actually determine whether your cold emails reach the inbox.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

4 Best Mail-Tester Alternatives for Email Deliverability Testing in 2026

I tested 4 Mail-Tester alternatives that go beyond a SpamAssassin score with real inbox placement testing, email warm-up, and ongoing deliverability monitoring.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Deliverability

How to Improve Email Deliverability in 2026: A Practical Recovery Plan

Learn how to improve email deliverability in 2026 with practical tips on SPF, DKIM, DMARC, warm-up, list hygiene, inbox placement, and sender reputation.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

9 Best GlockApps Alternatives for Inbox Placement Testing

Looking for a GlockApps alternative? Compare the best inbox placement testing tools for cold email, deliverability monitoring, spam testing, and sender reputation.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

9 Email Outreach Tools With Built-In Deliverability Protection

Compare 9 email outreach tools with built-in deliverability protection. See which tools help with warmup, inbox placement, sender health, and outreach.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

5 Best Mailreef Alternatives for Warmup and Inbox Placement

Looking for a Mailreef alternative? Compare the best tools for email warmup, inbox placement, mailbox health, and deliverability monitoring in 2026.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

7 Best Email Testing Tools for Cold Email Deliverability in 2026

Compare the 7 best email testing tools for cold email in 2026. Find the right tool for inbox placement, warmup, spam checks, QA, and deliverability.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

8 Best Smartlead Alternatives for Cold Email Sending

Looking for the best Smartlead alternative? Compare Salesforge, Instantly, Apollo, lemlist, QuickMail, and more for multichannel outreach, AI SDRs, deliverability, and outbound scaling.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tutorials & Guides

How I Automated Warm-Up for 100+ Domains with Claude Code

Learn how to use Claude Code for email warmup operations across 100+ domains using the Forge ecosystem to monitor inbox health and manage deliverability more efficiently.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

10 Best Mailtrap Alternatives for Email Testing & Deliverability (2026)

Looking for the best Mailtrap alternatives? Compare Warmforge, GlockApps, SendGrid, Litmus, Email on Acid, and more for email testing, inbox placement, and deliverability monitoring.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

9 Best MXToolbox Alternatives for Email Monitoring & Deliverability (2026)

Find the best MXToolbox alternatives for email monitoring. Compare 9 tools for DNS checks, blacklist tracking, and email health reports.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tutorials & Guides

How to Avoid the Gmail Promotions Tab in 2026 (That Actually Works)

Learn how to avoid the Gmail Promotions tab in 2026 with proven steps like proper warm-up, consistent sending, and reply-driven emails to improve inbox placement.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tutorials & Guides

Why Are My Emails Going to Spam? 12 Reasons & Fixes (2026)

Why are your emails going to spam? Learn 12 real reasons and simple fixes to improve deliverability, avoid spam filters, and reach the inbox consistently.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

5 Best AI Email Warmup Tools to Boost Deliverability in 2026

Compare the 5 best AI email warmup tools in 2026. Improve deliverability, avoid spam, and choose the right tool for your outreach.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Reviews

Is Gmail Postmaster Tools Worth Using? 8 Things Senders Should Know

Google Postmaster Tools review: learn what it shows, its limitations, and whether it’s enough for email deliverability, or you need more.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

7 Best MailToaster Alternatives in 2026 for Cold Email Teams

Looking for MailToaster alternatives? Discover the 7 best email warm-up tools to improve deliverability, avoid spam, and scale your cold email campaigns in 2026.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Reviews

MailToaster Review: Is It Safe for High-Volume Cold Email?

MailToaster review for cold email senders. Learn how its warm-up automation works, what it costs, and whether it’s safe for high-volume outreach.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

5 Best Maxify EmailWarmup Alternatives To Warm Up Your Emails in 2026

Looking for the best Maxify EmailWarmup alternatives in 2026? I compared Warmforge, Warmy, Lemwarm, Warmup Inbox, and Mailwarm to help you choose the best option.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Reviews

In-depth Mailivery Review: 5 Pros and Cons You Should Know in 2026

Read this in-depth Mailivery review for 2026. Learn how Mailivery email warm-up works, its key features, pricing, pros and cons, and who it’s best suited for.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Reviews

EmailWarmup Review - 5 Things To Know Before Investing

EmailWarmup Review: Read this review to learn the key features, real results, and everything you must know before investing in an email warmup tool.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Reviews

Instantly Email Warmup: Is It Good or Bad? (Our Complete Review)

A complete Instantly Email Warmup review: Learn how its deliverability network, AI warmup emails, dashboard, and advanced settings work and whether it’s good or bad.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Deliverability

Spamhaus Blacklist Explained: Causes, Effects & How to Fix Your Email Reputation

Learn what the Spamhaus Blacklist (SBL) is, why IPs get listed, how it affects deliverability, and the exact steps to remove your domain — plus how Warmforge helps you stay off blacklists.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Reviews

Suomispam Reputation Check: What It Is & Why It Matters for Your Domain

Suomispam blacklist hurting your deliverability? Learn how Suomispam Reputation Check works, why domains get listed, and how Warmforge helps you fix and prevent blacklisting.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Reviews

Warmbox Reviews: Does It Really Improve Email Deliverability?

Read our Warmbox Reviews to see if it really improves email deliverability. Discover its features, pros and cons, pricing, and why Warmforge is the best alternative for safer inbox placement.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

5 Best Mailwarm Alternatives & Competitors for Email Warmup

Looking for the best Mailwarm alternatives in 2025? Compare top tools like Warmforge, Mailreach, Warmy, Folderly, and Warmup Inbox.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

5 Best Email Warmup API Providers for Better Deliverability

Best Email Warmup API providers compared: Warmforge, Mailreach, Warmy.io, Mailgun, Mailivery. Improve deliverability and boost cold outreach.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

We Analyzed 13 Email Warmup Tools Based On 100+ User Reviews

We analyzed 12+ email warmup tools in 2025 and grouped them by performance, infra-ready, mid-tier, and budget picks. Find the one that fits your sending style, stack, and scale.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

7 Best Lemwarm Alternatives I've Tested in 2026

Looking for Lemwarm alternatives? I compared 7 warmup tools on price, placement testing, and pool quality. See which one fits your inbox count
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Deliverability

Email Deliverability in Salesforce: Is It Good or Bad

Email deliverability in Salesforce: Is it good or bad? This 2025 analysis breaks down how it works, common problems, and what new users can do to improve results.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

5 Warmup Inbox Alternatives & Competitors for Account Warmups ( Real User Insights)

Warmup Inbox not cutting it? We analyzed 100+ user reviews to uncover 5 better tools with stronger deliverability, automation, and scale.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Deliverability

Top 5 Apollo Email Warmup Alternatives (Real User Feedback Included)

Looking for Apollo email warmup alternatives in 2025? This guide lists top tools like Warmforge, Lemwarm, Mailreach, Warmy.io, and Warmup Inbox, based on real user reviews.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager

Ultimate Mailreach Review: What 100+ Users Say About It?

Looking for honest Mailreach reviews? We analyzed feedback from 100+ users to uncover how it works, what it’s missing, and whether it’s worth the price for your cold email campaigns.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Infrastructure

Custom Tracking Domain: What It Is & How To Set It Up Easily Best Email Results in 2025?

Tired of links like trk.mailer.com getting you flagged? Learn how to set up a custom tracking domain to protect your sender reputation and hit the inbox. Pick a subdomain →Go to your DNS provider→Add a CNAME record→Verify in email tool→Test with DNS checker.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tools

5 Best GMass Alternatives & Competitors for Effective Outreach

Discover the 5 best GMass alternatives for 2025. We tested Warmforge, Instantly, Smartlead, Salesforge & Lemlist by running real campaigns. Here's our honest review of cold email tools better than GMass.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Tutorials & Guides

How To Fix 550 Permanent Failure for One or More Recipients

Learn how to fix the “550 permanent failure for one or more recipients” error. Simple steps, real examples, and tools to improve cold email deliverability.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager
Email Warm Up

How to Warm Up Email Domain Correctly: Proven Methods for 2025

Learn how to warm up email domain in 2025 to improve deliverability, avoid spam folders. Step-by-step guide with tools, tips, and best practices.
Akvilė Marčiukaitytė
Senior Customer Success Manager