Do you have an email inbox that is overflowing with email subscriptions, newsletters, announcements and updates?

Is sorting through all those emails affecting your ability to get things done throughout the day?

In this post, you’ll find a few tips to help you tame the mass of email subscriptions in your inbox.

You may have sworn to do an email subscription detox in the past, but things never really happened.

Now’s the perfect time to take some much-needed action!

Why should you get rid of several email subscriptions in the first place?

Below are a few good reasons you may want to ponder.

If you want help decluttering your inbox, then be sure to check out my online course, Empty Inbox™.

You’re at a new stage in your life.

That email newsletter you signed up for six weeks or six months ago may no longer be relevant to your needs.

You are a much different person today than you were few months ago…even yesterday!

For example, if you signed up for a wedding newsletter a few months ago and were recently married, guess what?

There’s probably little need for you to receive info about reception centerpieces, cake decorations and invitations.

Or how about this: let’s say you’ve recently moved from one city to another.

You probably won’t have much need for those daily lunch menus from that cafe near your old apartment.

Think about where you are in your life and whether or not the information is really helpful to you at this point in time.

It might be time to let things go.

You’ve got enough stuff/things already.

Do you feel as if you’re drowning in clothing, toys, electronics and other supplies at home?

The easiest way to limit your knowledge about new products (and chance of buying said items) is to simply not know about them.

This is an added bonus if you’re looking to save money. How can this be?

Well, if you don’t know about sale or discounted items, you probably won’t go out of your way to buy these items.

That means more money in your pocket!

You can always sign up again.

Remember, should you ever want to resubscribe to a newsletter, subscription, announcement, update or alert, you can always do so.

Maybe you just need a break to see whether or not you really need or want that email subscription in your life.

Chances are, you won’t miss as much as you think.

Should you decide to resubscribe, the list managers will welcome you back with open arms.

Now, let’s move on to how to get rid of those messages.

Sort emails by sender.

Sort the emails in both your inbox and deleted message box by sender.

Is there a particular email address or subscription that’s taking up the bulk of your mailboxes?

Are these updates you’re no longer interested in receiving?

You may find it helpful to make a short list of these emails on a piece of paper or in a text document.

Unsubscribe!

Look for a recent email from one of your subscriptions. There’s usually an unsubscribe link at the bottom of the message.

This normally takes you to a web page where you can remove your email address from the list.

If, for some reason, you still want to receive emails, just not so frequently, you may be able to adjust the email delivery settings for certain lists.

In this case, it’s worth checking if you can receive a weekly digest or newsletter instead of a daily one.

Don’t give up.

Unfortunately, unsubscribing from mailing lists isn’t always that simple.

I once signed up to receive updates from a travel site, but later changed my mind.

I tried unsubscribing from the mailing list countless times, yet kept receiving promo emails from them.

Frustrated, I sent an email directly to their marketing contact and told them my story.

They apologized and personally removed me from the list right away.

Of course, the other option would have been to mark the emails as junk, but I just wanted to be done with the whole thing, meaning no more emails, ever.

Done and done. There’s no more unwanted emails in my inbox!

If you want help decluttering your inbox, then be sure to check out my online course, Empty Inbox™.

How about you? From which email subscriptions are you going to unsubscribe? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!