Building a Bulk Email Sender with Laravel
Building a professional email marketing platform that can handle thousands of subscribers requires careful architecture. In this guide, I'll walk through the key decisions and patterns I used building Bulk Email Sender.
Architecture Overview
The system is built on Laravel's queue system with the following core components:
- Contact Management — Smart segmentation with tags and custom fields
- Campaign Engine — Scheduling, throttling, and delivery optimization
- Tracking System — Open rates and click tracking via transparent pixels and redirects
- Template Builder — Drag-and-drop editor powered by Laravel + Blade
Key Features
- Rate limiting — respects platform limits and avoids spam flags
- Bounce handling — automatic unsubscribe on hard bounces
- Analytics dashboard — real-time stats per campaign
- Multi-tenant — agency mode with client separation
The complete source code is available on GitHub.