Your Emails Are Congesting My Inbox!

Medium Writer’s Dilemma

What would you do to your email notifications?

One early morning, I’m at my desktop, sipping on my probably-too-cold lemon tea, and I decide to check my emails.

There’s always a bunch of them, but one catches my eye.

It’s a direct reply to one of those emails I’ve been sending out ever since I got into the groove of writing for Medium.

You know, back in January 2024, I had this lightbulb moment: “Hey, why not ping my loyal followers with an email notification every time I drop a new piece?” Thought it was genius at the time.

But here’s the kicker: I didn’t just stop at once in a while.

Oh no, I got into a rhythm, sometimes churning out content more than once a day. And, well, turns out not everyone’s a fan of their inbox turning into a dedicated “Me” channel.

This one email, straight up, it was from a reader who’d had enough.

The gist? “Your emails are swamping my inbox!”

Ouch, right?

But hey, I get it. We’re all fighting that never-ending battle against email overload.

So, I shot back a polite reply, something along the lines of, “Totally hear you! There’s this magical unsubscribe button for just such an occasion.”

Fast forward a couple of days, and there I am, stuck in traffic, the kind where you move a foot every ten minutes.

And my mind starts wandering. Was I overdoing it with the email blasts?

Is bombarding my readers with daily updates more annoying than useful?

That’s when the internal debate kicked off.

Part of me is like, “Keep it up! Your real fans want all the updates!”

But then, the more considerate side pipes up, “Maybe tone it down? Not everyone needs their day narrated by you.”

So, here I am, tossing it out to you guys – my fellow writers and avid readers.

What’s the play here? Should I hit pause on the daily email notifications?

Maybe keep it to just the really juicy articles?

Or how about a weekly roundup – a sort of “In case you missed it” vibe?

I’m all ears (or eyes, since we’re talking emails and comments).

What do you think?

Is too much of a good thing, or is more always better?