Stay Subscribed Reconfirm email template
A short, plain list check for a weekly newsletter: a bold wordmark, a calm question, a solid yes button and an outline no button, signed by the team.
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<div class="ete-preheader" style="display:none;font-size:1px;line-height:1px;max-height:0;max-width:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;mso-hide:all;">Tell us with one click if you want to keep getting our Sunday issue. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ </div>
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<tr><td align="center" class="ete-px" style="padding:28px 32px 20px;"><a href="https://example.com/" style="text-decoration:none;color:#312c32;"><span class="ete-heading ete-f-oswald" style="font-family:Oswald, 'Arial Narrow', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:30px;line-height:38px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;color:#312c32;">INKWELL</span></a></td></tr>
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We noticed it has been a while since you opened one of our issues. That is fine. Weeks get busy and newsletters pile up.<br>
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We would rather write to people who want to read us, so we are asking once. Do you still want our Sunday issue with notes on writing, design and the tools behind them?</p></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="ete-px" style="padding:8px 32px;"><p class="ete-muted" style="margin:0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;color:#888888;text-align:left;">If you do nothing, we will stop sending in two weeks. You can join again any time.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td class="ete-px" style="padding:12px 32px 20px;"><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;color:#6a6a6a;">Thanks for reading,</p><p class="ete-heading" style="margin:0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:26px;color:#312c32;font-weight:700;padding-top:6px;">The Inkwell team</p></td></tr>
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Adapted from EmailOctopus Templates (Abacus pack, re-opt-in) by Three Hearts Digital (EmailOctopus), MIT license.
About this template
A re-permission email for a newsletter or blog that wants to keep only readers who still open its issues. It is short on purpose: a heavy condensed wordmark, one centered headline, three small paragraphs and two clear answers.
The yes answer is a solid blue button and the no answer is an outline button right under it, so nobody has to hunt for the way out. A plain sign-off from the team and a grey footer close the email.
Use it before you clean a list, after a long pause in sending, or when you move to a new sending address. Keep the tone friendly and say what the reader gets if they stay: here, one issue a week with notes on writing, design and the tools behind them.
The layout comes from a classic minimal designer template with lots of white space and a single accent color. Swap the wordmark, the accent and the two button links, and it fits any media brand.
Use it in your email tool
- Click Copy HTML, or download the .html file.
- In Mailchimp, Brevo, HubSpot or Klaviyo, start a new email with the custom HTML or code editor and paste it in.
- Change the text, links and images. Map merge tags such as {{first_name}} and {{unsubscribe_url}} to the tags of your tool.
- Send a test to yourself on desktop and phone before you send it to your list.
Sections in this email
- Wordmark
- Headline
- Short note
- Yes button
- No button
- Sign-off
- Footer
Subject line ideas
- Do you still want to hear from us?
- One click to keep your Sunday issue
- {{first_name}}, should we stay in touch?
Preview text idea
Tell us with one click if you want to keep getting our Sunday issue.