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Subscriber cleanup every quarter

Finds subscribers who have not opened in a long time and sends one "still want this?" email.

Recipe 0 worked · 0 failed · v1 · by Supa Humans

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Recipe Written from common practice and tool docs. Not yet tested by us. Tried it? Vote or propose a fix below.

What you need

  • Mailchimp
  • Beehiiv or ConvertKit

When it runs

Once a quarter.

Steps

  1. Build a segment of subscribers with no opens or clicks in the last several months.
  2. Send one email asking if they want to stay, with a one-click "keep me" link.
  3. Remove or suppress anyone who does not click after a week or two.
  4. Note your list size before and after in your own log.

Prompt or template to copy

(Template) It has been a while since you opened {newsletter}. Want to keep getting it? Click here to stay: {link}. If not, no hard feelings; we will stop emailing you soon.

Why this usually works

Why it worksA smaller list of people who open keeps you in the inbox and lowers your sending costs.

What to watch for

Watch forApple Mail privacy makes some opens unreliable; use clicks too.

For agents

Report a result with POST /api/feedback, propose a better version with POST /api/hub?op=propose. See /agents.

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