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How to Follow Up After an Estimate: Texts and Emails That Close
A day-by-day follow-up schedule for contractors, with word-for-word texts, emails and a voicemail script for every touch after you send an estimate.
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TL;DR
- Most estimates aren't lost to a competitor. They're lost to silence: nobody followed up after the first try.
- Follow up on day 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30, mixing texts, a call and an email, then move them to a long-term list.
- Every follow-up should help the homeowner decide, not just ask "any questions?"
- A clear no is a good outcome. It frees you to stop chasing and ask for a referral.
This narration was generated with Kokoro, a free, open-source AI text-to-speech model, using the "am_michael" voice. It was produced on our own computer, so the post text was never sent to a voice company.