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Call back the enquiry that went quiet before another PG takes the advance.

A follow-up system for a PG is the set of reminders and messages that carry an enquiry from the first reply to a paid advance, and a settled tenant to a referral. GullySales works on who follows up, with what message, and how each next contact is written down.

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

  • “Silence after the rent quote is a question”

    The tenant heard the rent, said they would think and went quiet. They are comparing two PGs and waiting for someone to make the next move. A short message offering a visit, from a named person, is the move most PGs never make.

  • “The visit that is never confirmed”

    Booking a time to see the room and then not reminding the visitor loses the tenant to the PG that did. A reminder carrying the landmark and the contact person turns a vague intention into an arrival.

  • “Parents need a different follow-up from students”

    A message that suits a student, short and casual, reads as careless to a parent checking safety. Where the parent made the enquiry, the follow-up goes to the parent with the information sheet and an offer to visit.

  • “Existing tenants need follow-up too”

    Food complaints surface in the second month, and the decision to renew or leave is made near the end of the term. Without a check-in, the first sign of an unhappy tenant is a notice to vacate.

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. A named owner for every reply, plus a backup

    One person who answers new enquiries and another who covers when they are away, written on the notice board of the office.

    Result: No enquiry waits because someone was out.

  2. A message set for each stage

    Wording for the first reply, the follow-up after a quote, the visit reminder, the nudge on an unpaid advance and the note after a visit.

    Result: Staff are not writing from a blank screen.

  3. A next-contact date on every open enquiry

    Each open enquiry in your record carries the date and the name of whoever contacts next.

    Result: No open enquiry is left without a date.

  4. A visit confirmation routine

    A message the day before a visit with the route, the landmark and the person to ask for, and a note of whether the visitor came.

    Result: You can tell a no-show from a lost enquiry.

  5. A check-in routine for current tenants

    A conversation in the second month and another before the term ends, with the answers written down.

    Result: Complaints about food or noise reach you before a notice does.

  6. Stop rules

    A rule for when to stop messaging and a way to record a tenant who has said no.

    Result: Nobody is messaged after declining.

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.

Read the full lead response and follow-up page

What to capture or send

A bed is held by the message that comes at the right moment and the note that says when the next one is due.

Reply to a first enquiry
The rent, what is included and an offer to show the room, sent by the person named as owner of the enquiry.
After the rent quote
A single message asking whether they would like to visit, with the next date written on the enquiry.
Visit confirmation
A message the day before saying where to come, who will meet them and what to bring, to cut the no-shows.
Message to the parent
A fuller note about safety, food and the warden, sent to the parent after the student has visited.
Check-in with a settled resident
A short message in the second month asking about the food and the room. Record any complaint and the fix.
Notice before the lease ends
A note to the resident and the payer before the end date, asking whether they will stay, so the bed can be refilled in time.

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.

  • Only one person handles enquiries and that person is sometimes away, so a reminder would fire with no one to act on it.
  • No one has written down the rent and rules, and the follow-up would quote different figures each time.
  • You rely on a hostel tie-up with a college that fills every bed, so there is no enquirer to follow up.

How it works

How the follow up systems work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Measure today's reply time

    From your recent enquiries, we set the time each arrived against its first reply, using the call log, chats, form entries and portal panel. We also count the follow-ups each one 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

    Write the templates and first-call questions

    The first reply, the quote follow-up and the last attempt are written in your voice and loaded as quick replies. The first-call questions are agreed with your best salesperson.

  4. 4

    Set ownership, tasks and alerts

    Named owners, cover for leave and CRM or sheet tasks go live. App alerts, such as IndiaMART's, are switched on for the right phones.

  5. 5

    Track and adjust

    Reply time and follow-up completion are reported against the baseline, and the routine is changed where it is not kept. How often you are reported to is agreed in writing.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 2, qualification. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

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How many times should we message a silent enquiry?
Send a message after the quote, a reminder of the visit and a final note when the room is about to be taken. Then stop and record why. Chasing past that costs goodwill with the student and the parent.
Is it fine to follow up on WhatsApp?
Yes, where the person messaged you first or agreed to hear from you. Check the platform's current rules on business messages, and keep the tone of a helpful warden, not a broadcast.
Who follows up when the owner is busy?
Name one person on staff and a backup, write the next-contact date on each enquiry, and review the open ones together at a regular time. The owner steps in only for the enquiries that are about to be lost.
How do we follow up with someone who visited and did not pay?
Ask politely once what held them back, whether price, distance or the room, and write the answer down. If they have chosen elsewhere, thank them and stop. The reason they give is a note for the rent and the room, and one message is enough.
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.
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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