public function prepareEmailDataForInsert($request) {

        $data = [];

        $data['email_type_id'] = 1;  // Primary
        $data['title']         = $request->input('email');
        $data['description']   = "";
        $data['comments']      = "Created by front-end subscription to an email list";
        $data['created_at']    = Carbon::now();
        $data['created_by']    = $this->userRepository->getFirstAmongEqualsUserID();
        $data['updated_at']    = Carbon::now();
        $data['updated_by']    = $this->userRepository->getFirstAmongEqualsUserID();

        return $data;
    }