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>>> please please please take the time to locate the very clearly marked unsubscribe link You mean the one word link in font 6 hidden maybe somewhere at the bo

>>> please please please take the time to locate the very clearly marked unsubscribe link You mean the one word link in font 6 hidden maybe somewhere at the bottom of the email if it's there at all? I have never seen an easy clearly marked unsubscribe in my life. When at look at my friends and parents who are not as computer savvy and often don't see things put in front of them, there is no way they would ever manage to unsubscribe from any newsletter. The spam button is a godsend.

iamacyborg 6y ago
> I have never seen an easy clearly marked unsubscribe in my life. Just a few easy to find unsub links from emails on the first page of RGE. https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/stay-cool-during-summer-workouts https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/stay-cool-during-summer-... https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/find-your-perfect-fit https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/find-your-perfect-fit https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/download-the-new-sonos-app https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/download-the-new-sonos-a... https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/dad-approved https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/dad-approved Not including the list-unsubscribe headers all these will have which are trivial to click in most modern email clients.
- user5994461 6y ago
  Spend 20 seconds on the page, couldn't see an unsubscribe button. Tried to spend another 20 seconds in good faith, still couldn't find it. I honestly don't understand what is the strange layouts of these pages and where is the newsletter even supposed to be. Spam that is. P.S. If you're wondering, the news seems to be the left column, then go to the bottom. I don't think having to scroll through 3 screens of texts and pictures to find a button is easy. My not tech savvy parents and friends wouldn't be able to find it.
sleavey 6y ago
What's worse is when the unsubscribe link takes you to a page where you can select the reason why you are unsubscribing, and it doesn't include an option like "I never signed up to this mailing list". I've never in my life checked the box to sign up to any mailing list, so this is always my reason, yet some arrogant marketers believe they always obtain consent when they add emails to their mailing lists and so remove this option.
- m-p-3 6y ago
  The even worse scenario is when the unsubscribe workflow is hidden behind a login screen. Unsubscribing from a mailing list should be one of two clicks at most.
  - randerson 6y ago
    Especially when you don’t even have an account. I’ve had to create an account just to unsubscribe before.
- logifail 6y ago
  > when the unsubscribe link takes you to a page where you can select the reason why you are unsubscribing It should only take one click on the unsubscribe link in the email for the sender to actually do the unsubscribe. If after processing it the sender is determined to try and stuff a sales and marketing survey on the landing page, I suppose it's hard to stop them, but I won't play "20 questions" just to get the sender to accept that I don't want any more of their emails. Executive summary: if I can't unsubscribe from your email newsletter with one click, you get the spam filter treatment <sigh>
arielm 6y ago
Mine are 100% clear, look like a link, and aren’t hidden. Punish those who abuse it, not everyone. That’s all I’m saying.

iamacyborg 6y ago

> I have never seen an easy clearly marked unsubscribe in my life. Just a few easy to find unsub links from emails on the first page of RGE. https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/stay-cool-during-summer-workouts https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/stay-cool-during-summer-... https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/find-your-perfect-fit https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/find-your-perfect-fit https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/download-the-new-sonos-app https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/download-the-new-sonos-a... https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/dad-approved https://reallygoodemails.com/emails/dad-approved Not including the list-unsubscribe headers all these will have which are trivial to click in most modern email clients.

user5994461 6y ago
Spend 20 seconds on the page, couldn't see an unsubscribe button. Tried to spend another 20 seconds in good faith, still couldn't find it. I honestly don't understand what is the strange layouts of these pages and where is the newsletter even supposed to be. Spam that is. P.S. If you're wondering, the news seems to be the left column, then go to the bottom. I don't think having to scroll through 3 screens of texts and pictures to find a button is easy. My not tech savvy parents and friends wouldn't be able to find it.

sleavey 6y ago

What's worse is when the unsubscribe link takes you to a page where you can select the reason why you are unsubscribing, and it doesn't include an option like "I never signed up to this mailing list". I've never in my life checked the box to sign up to any mailing list, so this is always my reason, yet some arrogant marketers believe they always obtain consent when they add emails to their mailing lists and so remove this option.

m-p-3 6y ago
The even worse scenario is when the unsubscribe workflow is hidden behind a login screen. Unsubscribing from a mailing list should be one of two clicks at most.
- randerson 6y ago
  Especially when you don’t even have an account. I’ve had to create an account just to unsubscribe before.
logifail 6y ago
> when the unsubscribe link takes you to a page where you can select the reason why you are unsubscribing It should only take one click on the unsubscribe link in the email for the sender to actually do the unsubscribe. If after processing it the sender is determined to try and stuff a sales and marketing survey on the landing page, I suppose it's hard to stop them, but I won't play "20 questions" just to get the sender to accept that I don't want any more of their emails. Executive summary: if I can't unsubscribe from your email newsletter with one click, you get the spam filter treatment <sigh>

arielm 6y ago

Mine are 100% clear, look like a link, and aren’t hidden. Punish those who abuse it, not everyone. That’s all I’m saying.