Ayse Yilmaz
Senior Editor, Cold Email Tools, Puzzle Inbox
Ayse leads the tools and comparisons editorial desk. She has reviewed every major cold email platform on the market and tests pricing changes monthly.
Ayse leads the tools and comparisons desk at Puzzle Inbox. She personally tests every major cold email sending platform, lead data provider, and deliverability tool covered on the site, and re-verifies pricing against vendor pages on the day each review or comparison ships. Before joining the editorial team she ran outbound operations at a B2B agency managing 1,800+ cold email inboxes for SaaS and consulting clients, so her tool reviews tend to start from operator workflows rather than feature checklists.
Areas of expertise
- Cold email tools
- Smartlead
- Instantly
- Lemlist
- Saleshandy
- Reply.io
- Apollo
- Cold email sending platform comparisons
Recent articles by Ayse
- Best Cold Email Infrastructure Providers in 2026 — Honest Comparison — Mar 1, 2026 · 12 min read
- Cold Email Warmup: The Complete 2026 Guide — Feb 12, 2026 · 14 min read
- Google Workspace vs Outlook 365: Which Is Better for Cold Email? — Feb 5, 2026 · 11 min read
- The Complete Cold Email Tech Stack for 2026 — Jan 6, 2026 · 14 min read
- 9 Cold Email Templates That Work in 2026 (With Real Examples) — Mar 8, 2026 · 16 min read
- How to Write a Cold Email That Actually Gets Replies — Apr 1, 2026 · 9 min read
- Cold Email for SaaS Sales: The Playbook That Books 30+ Demos Per Month — Apr 1, 2026 · 10 min read
- Cold Email for Insurance Agents: How to Generate Leads Without Cold Calling — Apr 5, 2026 · 8 min read
- How to Hire an SDR for Cold Email: What to Look For and What to Avoid — Apr 5, 2026 · 8 min read
- Best Days and Times to Send Cold Emails: What the Data Actually Shows — Apr 5, 2026 · 8 min read
- Cold Email Unsubscribe: Do You Need One? Legal Requirements and Best Practices — Apr 5, 2026 · 8 min read
- Cold Email for Cybersecurity Companies: How to Sell Security Services via Outbound — Apr 5, 2026 · 10 min read
- Cold Email for Construction and Contractors: Winning Bids and Projects — Apr 5, 2026 · 10 min read
- Cold Email for Logistics and Freight Companies: Getting Shippers and Carriers — Apr 5, 2026 · 11 min read
- How to Verify Your Email List Before Sending Cold Email (Step by Step) — Apr 5, 2026 · 10 min read
- Cold Email for Coaches: How to Fill Your Calendar Without Social Media — Apr 5, 2026 · 10 min read
Editorial process and review methodology are documented on the methodology page. For the rest of the editorial team see the about page.