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Chase the quote you left on the dining table last Tuesday.

A follow-up system for a painting contractor decides what happens after the site visit, when the homeowner is holding your quote and two others. Nobody rings, and the job goes to whoever did. GullySales sets who calls, when, what they say, and when to leave it alone.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What follow up systems means

A follow-up system is the set routine for calling, messaging or emailing an enquiry more than once, since most buyers do not decide on the first conversation. GullySales sets the number and timing of follow-ups so an undecided buyer keeps hearing from you until they decide either way.

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For painting contractors

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “The homeowner is comparing three quotes line by line”

    A call the evening after your visit, explaining why your quote carries two coats of primer where another carries one, wins more jobs than cutting the price does.

  • “Your crew cannot answer a phone from a ladder”

    Enquiries arrive through the working day, while everybody is on site with a roller in their hand. Without one person on the ground taking calls, an enquiry dies between eleven and five.

  • “The festival deadline sets the clock, not your diary”

    A homeowner who wants the house done before Diwali has to decide by a certain week or it cannot be finished. Chase against their date and tell them plainly when your calendar closes.

What we do

What we deliver for painting contractors.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. One person answering while the crew is on site

    A named person, on the ground rather than on a ladder, who takes calls and WhatsApp messages through the working day.

    Result: An enquiry at noon reaches a person, not a missed call.

  2. A call the evening after the site visit

    A scheduled call to take the homeowner through the quote surface by surface, timed for when the family is together at home.

    Result: Your quote gets explained before it gets compared.

  3. A chase timed to the festival deadline

    Follow-ups counted backwards from the date the house has to be finished, with an honest word about when your crews are full.

    Result: The homeowner decides in time for you to actually do the job.

  4. A written stop rule

    A fixed number of attempts across calls and WhatsApp, a final message, and the enquiry moved to the repaint list afterwards.

    Result: Your team stops chasing and starts planning the season.

  5. A reason recorded when a quote is lost

    Price, timing, a relative in the trade, or a contractor who could start sooner, captured in one line against the address.

    Result: You learn whether you lose on price or on availability.

  6. A message the day before the crew arrives

    Confirmation of the start time, who is coming, and what the family needs to move or cover before they get there.

    Result: Fewer mornings lost to a locked house.

How the result is measured

  • Follow-up completion rate
  • Average number of follow-ups before close
  • Enquiries closed after repeat follow-up

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

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Follow-up routine for painting contractors

Each site visit, quote and finished job has a caller, an evening to call and a note to write.

Site visit done, quote sent
The estimator rings the next evening and goes through the quote surface by surface: primer, putty, coats and brand. Record which other quotes the family holds.
Customer compares three quotes
Ask what the other quotes include, then send a one-page comparison of putty, primer, coats, paint grade and scaffolding. Note the line they call out first.
Builder or society enquiry
Ask who approves the rate, how many flats or blocks and when the paint contract is awarded. Record the committee date and ring the secretary just before it.
Quote accepted, start date pending
Confirm the colour shade, the date and who holds the keys. Send it in writing and record when the family said the house would be ready.
Job finished, snag list open
The supervisor walks through with the owner and notes touch-ups on the same day. Ring after the last fix to ask if they are satisfied, then request a review.
Old customer, repaint is due
Ring when the earlier job's wear would normally show, such as the exterior after a few monsoons. Ask what they notice and whether to look at it.

Who it is for

This is written for these painting contractors.

  • Independent house painting contractors
  • Interior and exterior painting specialists
  • Commercial and office painting contractors
  • Waterproofing and painting combined services
  • Painting contractors working with builders
  • Texture and decorative painting specialists
  • Industrial and factory painting contractors
  • Painting franchises and branded dealer networks

How it works

From your first message to the first report.

No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.

  1. First

    Your brief

    You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.

  2. After the brief

    A conversation and a written scope

    We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.

  3. Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    The numbers this work is meant to move, such as enquiries, quotations, orders, visits or renewals, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.

  4. After the baseline

    The first fix goes live

    The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is a reply, a follow-up, a page, a listing or the handover between marketing and sales.

  5. As agreed

    Report against the baseline

    What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.

  6. At renewal

    Renew on the numbers

    The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.

How the follow up systems work runs

  1. 1

    Measure today's reply time

    From last month's enquiries, we measure how long each waited for a first reply and how many follow-ups it got.

  2. 2

    Agree targets and the sequence

    We set reply targets and the follow-up sequence with your team, based on its real hours and workload.

  3. 3

    Set up templates, tasks and ownership

    Templates, first-call questions, CRM tasks and named owners go live, with cover for leave and weekends.

  4. 4

    Track and adjust every month

    Reply time and follow-up completion are reported against the baseline, and the routine is changed where it is not kept.

Why us

Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.

  • Marketing and sales, as one job

    Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.

  • The person on the first call does the work

    No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.

  • A baseline before anything starts

    Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.

  • The fee in writing, split three ways

    Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.

  • No guarantees we cannot keep

    The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.

  • One office, and we say so

    Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.

#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.

Your brief

Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Our supervisor is on site all day. Who does the following up?
Somebody who is not on a ladder. A family member at home, a part-time person, or the supervisor at a fixed hour every evening. What fails is hoping the calls get returned between jobs.
How many times should we chase a quote?
Three, with something different in each: the explanation, a photograph of a similar job, then a straight question about the start date. After that, move them to the list you call before the next season.
Should we ring after the family has said they will call us?
Ring once, politely, after a few days, with a reason: the shade you discussed, a start date you can hold or a question about the quote. If they still say they will call, note it and leave it until a natural date, like the festival season.
How do we follow up a quote without offering a discount?
Offer clarity instead. Walk through what each surface gets, why you recommend the primer and what could change the quantity. Ask which part worries them. If price is the only issue, say what you could drop in scope and let them choose.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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