Here is a short list of reasons why I would unsubscribe from a newsletter. No particular importance on the order…
- You send me a mailing more often than needed.
Rarely I stay subscribed to a weekly mailing list. It better be quite good to keep that frequency going. - Non-stop promotion.
I like to know about your new products and services. But give me something other than a standard sales pitch. - Duplicates.
I subscribed once. I only need one copy. - Your content is bad.
Boring content will encourage me to find the unsubscribe link. - I lose interest.
People will lose interest in your subject. Nothing you can do about this one. - Grammatical issues.
Take some time to edit & review your newsletter and I will take some time to read it. - Ugly email design.
Whether it is HTML or TEXT take some time to design a professional and easy to read layout. - Excessive advertising.
Advertising is fine and is required for some business models. However, I subscribed for your content. Not a 600×300 ad that covers the majority of my message preview. - Paid “special” newsletters.
There are a couple popular newsletters that send out “special” advertiser mailings in addition to their newsletter. So not only is their newsletter cluttered with ads – but subscribers also have the joy of receiving full email advertisements frequently. - Copied or low quality content.
If I subscribed for informational content I want quality and useful content. A free republished article or generic piece of content will not encourage me to be a subscriber for much longer.
What makes you unsubscribe from newsletters?
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Lack of an easily-identifiable, bullet-pointed summary section.
Often I just don’t have the time to read a whole newsletter about anything. In those times, the ones that I know will provide me with a summary I can understand in 10 seconds or less are the only ones that get opened.