284: Is Email Still Worth It in 2026?

Is Email Still Worth It in 2026?

Selective visibility strategist and business mentor Cindy Gordon cuts through the email is dead vs email is everything debate with a framework for actually deciding whether email belongs in your specific visibility plan and what email does that no other channel can replicate.

In this episode:

• Why "is email worth it?" is the wrong question and what to ask instead
• A three-part framework for evaluating whether email fits your specific business
• What email does that every other visibility channel simply cannot
• Why the Trust Recession makes email more valuable for certain business models right now
• The real bar for email: not frequency or list size, but whether it sounds like you
• How to test email seriously without wasting months on a strategy that doesn't fit

Perfect for: Female entrepreneurs and online business owners who are unsure whether to invest in building an email list, have an existing list they're not using well, or are trying to decide which visibility channels deserve their time and energy.

Resources mentioned:

• Strategy Session with Cindy Gordon ($197, link in show notes)
• Weekly Thursday newsletter for 1,500+ entrepreneurs (link in show notes)

Stop asking if email is dead. Start asking if it belongs in your plan.

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About Your Host: Cindy Gordon is a Selective Visibility Strategist and 6x online business owner behind Exclusively Cindy. With a Masters in Special Education and training in Behavior Analysis, she takes an individualized approach to visibility, helping female digital entrepreneurs decide what they stand for, where they show up, and how. 

Learn more at exclusivelycindy.com

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