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Project: Unsubscribe

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Every morning I wake up and I grab my iPhone from it’s alarm clock and I groan because there are 20+ e-mails of advertisements. Every single morning. And I have said ENOUGH. So next week is project: Unsubscribe.

As my emails are coming in next week I’m going to do one of the following:

Unsubscribe – the ones that are just not interesting, relevant or too frequent.

Establish Rules – To send the ones that I would still want but don’t want in my inbox to a specific folder. (For example: Gap coupons – do you know how to set up rules? If you’d like instructions on how to do this leave a comment and I’ll put up a video over the weekend) This way if I actually NEED to purchase something I can see if there is a recent coupon without being tempted by coupons mid-week. I’m going to establish another rule for newsletters and informative e-mails that I like to check out periodically.

Mark as Spam – For items that I don’t believe I have ever subscribed to (my need for performance enhancement doesn’t actually exist) I’m going to mark as spam so I’m never bothered by them again. I don’t even want to try to unsubscribe because I don’t want to catch something from their site.

Will you be joining me in project unsubscribe? Let me know what you’re using for e-mail and I’ll create a “how to create a rule” video for the different options people list.

Posted by Cass on Feb 12, 2010 print article e-mail to a friend

http://backtome.typepad.com samantha jo campen

I’m with you! Have been doing that slowly this week and it feels GOOD!
Mo

Great idea. I am unsubscribing to as much as I can. Unfortunately gmail is not folder based so it is all or nothing. But I feel better already just thinking about fewer emails!
http://www.kellimcelhinny.com Kelli

I just did this last night! I felt like a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders. Plus, I consolidated the blogs that are still of interest into my RSS feed reader, and I actually glanced at all of them this morning. Usually, they just sit in my inbox with their unread status mocking me.
http://www.erinbush.com ErinSlick

I’ll do it! I’m using Thunderbird.. the new one is swanky.
http://preciosamama.webs.com Rachelle Nelson

I have been slowly but surely unsubscribing here and there. I have a folder set up for my family blog, business blogs and subjects. Coupons get sent to a specific folder as well.
I feel so go and uncluttered when I look at my inbox
Nikki

love the site… my email is gmail and thunderbird. i’m tempted to just have an account for email advertisements
http://harmzie.blogspot.com harmzie

I’m with you. I *love* seeing I have a new message, and it’s a big downer to find out it’s just schlock.

I started shedding a little while back when I swapped computers & basically sent three email addresses to gmail. What a mess! I’m kind of a sucker for the “sign up for our email newletter” at the till.
http://www.chezrougie.com rougeneck

I did this about 2 months ago. It was so, ridiculously liberating!
http://gemmabeads.blogspot.com Misty

I try to do that more and more often. Actually, I’d love to know where the picture of the toy came from? What a cute stacker/counter/color learning toy.
Mickie

Hi Mo – You can in gmail setup rules (filters actually) in gmail that send it to ‘labels’ & also say do not display it in your inbox. It’s not completely all or nothing even though there are no true folders.
Steph

I think this is a great idea. Another option (since I have such a hard time saying goodbye) is I created a separate email for all the junk mail. If I get around to checking it… great. If not… no sweat because it’s not junking up my regular email with emails I want to make sure I read. Plus, once in a while those junk emails actually end up being useful for something so I figured I’d let ‘em keep coming but not in a way that inconveniences me!! Thanks for all the great advice!
Figitjill

Please show how to establish rules. I have the same problem. I get a lot of email that I end up transferring to folders. If I knew how to send them directly to folders, it would be such a time saver and less stress.
SarahButtonedUp

@44f97f6458ffcfb30d1ff51f3e63f4f5:disqus – what email program are you using?

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