I am a passionate email UNsubscriber. I scan my email daily, like a watch dog, unsubscribing from everything that isn’t practical or enjoyable. I even avoid emails from my favorite stores, because I don’t want to be tempted to buy clothes for 40% off every other day of my life. If I catch anything remotely superfluous or annoying in my inbox, I usually open the email, quickly click the tiny unsubscribe link at the very bottom, and then also mark the email as SPAM. Double protection. I also login to unroll.me once or twice a month and unsubscribe from there as well. Triple protection.
Photo from Death to Stock
However, I am not one of those anti-email people. When my inbox is clean and relevant, I actually appreciate a quick email from a friend, a reminder to pay a bill online, a unique business opportunity, or valuable information about theology, real estate, social media, etc.
So today, I thought I’d share with you five organizations I allow in my inbox, because they add a bit of fun and flavor to my highly curated and controlled list of messages.
Coffee and Crumbs (subscribe to newsletter in right margin) – The ladies from Coffee and Crumbs send an email on the first Saturday of the month (only!). It’s filled with links and hacks for moms, and it’s fun to scan and click.
The Useletter – This Saturday newsletter is sent out weekly by Amy Lynn Andrews. If you have any interest in writing, blogging, social media, or technology from a business perspective, I highly recommend this resource. It’s a brief email filled with tips, hacks, and products to make online life easier.
Crossway (subscribe where it says “Connect with us!” at bottom of page) – I don’t know how I got on this mailing list, but I love it. Crossway is the main publisher of the ESV Study Bible and Journaling Bibles and other awesome Christian publications. About once a week they send a newsletter with links to Bible resources and blog posts written by trusted pastors and theologians. Topics are often focused on marriage, parenting, missions, Bible study, etc. This week they sent out three posts about reading the Bible for study, for devotion, and artistically in 2017. Good stuff!
Death to Stock – I have been a subscriber to this company from its inception. If you have any need for stock photos (blogging, business, etc.) and want beautiful images that don’t look like stock photos, Death to Stock should be your go-to. They send an email with 10-12 images at the beginning of every month. The pictures are gorgeous. Look at them all and download only the ones you might use in the future.
Upsplash – This is another company that sends out free stock photos. Upsplash sends ten gorgeous photos a week straight to your inbox. Browse the collection and download any that you like to use for any personal OR commercial purpose.
I love Upsplash, my husband just introduced me to them since he uses them for his works blog (cccdiscover.com) Also, I am the same way where I cannot stand junk mail and unwanted subscriptions. Thanks for this list of actual worthy subscriptions!