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Summary

The author expresses frustration over the high volume of Medium email notifications received daily, leading to their decision to unsubscribe from the service.

Abstract

The article titled "This Is Why I Unsubscribed From Your Medium Emails" reflects the author's dissatisfaction with the frequency of email notifications from Medium. Despite initially opening their laptop with the intention of reading Medium content, the author is overwhelmed by the number of emails, which include both submissions from publications they edit and updates from frequently publishing writers. The author prefers to manually track their favorite writers to avoid inbox spamming, which they note is a common issue with some Medium contributors sending multiple emails per day. The author questions the strategy behind such frequent notifications, suggesting that it demonstrates a lack of consideration for readers' preferences. As a result, the author has chosen to unsubscribe from these emails, thereby leaving the platform despite previously being a loyal follower.

Opinions

  • The author did not sign up for Medium to be inundated with emails.
  • The volume of notifications is so high that it prompts the author to close their laptop and go for a walk instead of engaging with the content.
  • Some writers are criticized for spamming the author's inbox with multiple articles a day.
  • The author believes that there is no clear strategy in sending so many notifications and that it is not mindful of the readers.
  • The author suggests that it would be better for writers to space out their articles over a week rather than sending them all at once.
  • The author has taken action by unsubscribing from the emails, indicating that the platform lost a loyal follower due to the email notification policy.

This Is Why I Unsubscribed From Your Medium Emails

I didn’t sign up to be spammed

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I open my laptop to check my email for Medium only to be dismayed by the sheer volume of notifications.

I close it and take a walk instead.

It is a combination of draft submissions from the pubs I am editor for as well as notifications from writers to whom I subscribe.

I follow writers who publish daily and those who stick to a slower publishing rate.

However, I prefer to keep a list of those I love to read in lieu of subscribing because, frankly, some writers are notorious for spamming my inbox multiple times a day.

It’s annoying.

What’s the strategy here?

There’s no strategy other than not being mindful of your loyal readers.

What’s the point of overwhelming them with multiple articles a day when you can space them over a week?

So I unsubscribed and you lost a loyal follower.

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