Five touches, zero desperation
Rung 4 of 10 · Recipe pattern
1 · Learn the move · Recipe pattern
Most contractors follow up once, maybe twice, then quietly give up, and the job goes to whoever called on week three. The recipe pattern builds the whole ladder at once: five touches, each with a day, a channel, and a reason to be in their inbox that isn't "just checking in." Every touch delivers something, an answer, a photo, a heads-up, so persistence reads as service instead of hunger. Build the ladder once and every stalled quote gets the same professional press instead of your mood that week.
You are my follow-up strategist. Build a 5-touch sequence for a quote that's gone quiet: for each touch give the day, the channel (email/text/call), and draft the message. Every touch must deliver value, no 'just checking in,' no discounts. Touch 5 closes the file politely and leaves the door open. [quote details]
2 · Your turn. You write the prompt
You quoted a $62,000 basement finish nine days ago and the homeowners went silent after saying "looks great, we'll talk it over." Write a prompt that builds the full follow-up ladder so the next month runs itself.
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