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Remind a hostel-leaving family before they sign with the first PG they visit.

Email marketing for a PG reaches parents and prospective tenants who enquired but have not yet booked. It gives them the details that close a decision: room photos, rent and a virtual tour link. GullySales writes the sequence that follows up an enquiry over the days a family actually takes to decide.

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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 email marketing means

Email marketing is sending planned messages to a list of past and prospective customers who have agreed to hear from you. It suits offers, updates and staying in touch with someone who is not ready to buy yet. GullySales writes and schedules these emails and tracks who opens, clicks and enquires.

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For paying guest accommodations

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

  • “A sequence for the decision window before admission”

    Families researching a PG before a college's admission date get a short sequence with room photos, safety details and a way to book a visit. It is sent over the two weeks families typically take to decide.

  • “Renewal reminders before a semester ends”

    A tenant's family gets a reminder about renewing or vacating a month before the semester ends, so the room is not lost to confusion over notice periods.

  • “Different message for parents and for the tenant”

    Parents want safety and rules; the tenant wants Wi-Fi speed and food. The same enquiry gets two different follow-up emails addressing each.

What we do

What we deliver for paying guest accommodations.

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

  1. Pre-admission decision sequence

    A short email sequence sent over the two weeks families typically take to decide, with room photos, safety details and a booking link.

    Result: A family still comparing PGs has your details in hand when deciding.

  2. Renewal and vacate reminder

    A reminder sent a month before a semester ends, clarifying the renewal or notice steps.

    Result: A room is not lost to confusion over when notice was due.

  3. Separate parent and tenant messaging

    Two versions of the same follow-up, one covering safety and rules for parents, one covering food and wifi for the tenant.

    Result: Each reader gets an answer to the question they actually asked.

  4. Enquiry to decision tracking

    A simple way to see which enquiries received the sequence and which converted to a booking.

    Result: You know whether the follow-up emails are actually filling rooms.

How the result is measured

  • Open rate
  • Click rate
  • Enquiries from email

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

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What must be in place first

What a PG owner needs in place before emailing parents and tenants.

A list of enquirers with the date and the source
Record every enquirer with the name, the date, the platform and who is deciding, the student or the parent. Many parents ask while the student only looks.
Consent from the enquiry
Under India's data protection law you should be able to show who agreed to be contacted, and for what. When you take a number and an address on a call or form, say what you will send and note the date.
A sender who is the owner or manager
Mail from a named person at your own address, with the PG's address and a phone number on the page. Parents want to know who is behind the property.
Parents and tenants on separate lists
A parent wants safety, food and rules. A student or a young professional wants rent, wifi and distance. Keep the lists apart and write to each differently.
Reminders apart from promotions
A note about a move-out date or a rent due is a service mail. A vacancy offer is promotion. Keep each on its own list with an unsubscribe on the offer.
A reply path to someone who can show the room
Replies go to the manager who can arrange a visit. An enquiry that waits a day is booked elsewhere.

Who it is for

This is written for these paying guest accommodations.

  • Boys' and girls' PG accommodations near colleges
  • Co-living spaces for working professionals
  • PGs near tech parks and business hubs
  • PGs near hospitals for patients and attendants
  • Furnished single and shared-room PGs
  • Multi-property PG chains

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

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

    Enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order, 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 reply time, a follow-up sequence, the page buyers land on 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 email marketing work runs

  1. 1

    Understand your list

    We review who is on the list, how they got there, and how long it has been since they last heard from you.

  2. 2

    Audit past sends

    We check open and click rates from past emails to see what has and has not worked.

  3. 3

    Segment and plan

    The list is split into meaningful groups and a sending calendar is agreed.

  4. 4

    Implement content and automation

    Emails are written, scheduled and, where useful, set to trigger automatically based on behaviour.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    We track performance and adjust subject lines, timing and content based on what the list responds to.

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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Do PG tenants actually read email?
Parents researching on behalf of a child do, more than the student themselves. We write for whoever is likely to make the final call.
How many emails in a sequence?
Usually three to four over two weeks, covering photos, safety and a booking link, timed to when families are still comparing PGs.
Should we email tenants' parents without asking them?
No. Use only addresses a parent gave you and tell them what you will send, such as rent receipts and rule changes. Do not pass a student's mail to the parent without the student's knowledge, and avoid sharing the student's private details.
Is email or WhatsApp better for room photos?
WhatsApp is read faster for a quick look, but email suits a parent who wants a file, a rent sheet and rules to read at work. Send photos in a short mail with a link to the full listing, and let each parent say which they prefer.
How is marketing for a PG different from a hotel?
A PG tenant is choosing a home for months near a specific college or office, not a night's stay. Location relative to that address and honest room photos matter more than star ratings or amenities.
Do we need to advertise or just list on platforms?
Listing platforms and local search usually bring enough enquiries if the reply is fast and the reviews are good. Ads help before admission season when demand near a college spikes.
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.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.

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