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title: "How often should I email my list?"
summary: "Send 2 to 4 emails per week to an engaged list. Less than once a week and sender reputation decays (deliverability falls); more than 5 sends per week and unsubscribes climb. The Brunson Soap Opera (5 daily) and Seinfeld (3-4 weekly) patterns sit comfortably in this range."
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updated: 2026-05-19
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# How often should I email my list?

> Send 2 to 4 emails per week to an engaged list. Less than once a week and sender reputation decays (deliverability falls); more than 5 sends per week and unsubscribes climb. The Brunson Soap Opera (5 daily) and Seinfeld (3-4 weekly) patterns sit comfortably in this range.

## Supporting points

- Send daily during the first 5 days after opt-in (Soap Opera Sequence) – cold subscribers are most engaged in the first 72 hours.
- Steady-state cadence (Seinfeld pattern): 3 emails per week is the sweet spot for most indie SaaS lists.
- Quality varies more than quantity. 4 specific founder-voice emails outperform 2 generic newsletters.

## Related terms

- [Soap Opera Sequence](https://unlocksaas.com/glossary/soap-opera-sequence) – The five-email indoctrination sequence a new subscriber gets across their first week, structured around a backstory cliffhanger that resolves into the offer.
- [Seinfeld Email](https://unlocksaas.com/glossary/seinfeld-email) – Russell Brunson's daily email pattern – a slice-of-life story in the founder's voice that pivots into the offer in the last few lines.

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