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Follow up the provider who has not answered and the buyer who has not rebooked.

A follow-up system for a marketplace is the set of messages and calls that move a provider to a first job and a buyer to a second booking. GullySales writes the triggers, the wording and the handover to a person when a message is not enough.

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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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Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For marketplace platforms

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

  • “The first unanswered lead decides the provider”

    A provider who misses the first lead, hears nothing and sees no reminder learns that the app does not matter. A prompt on the first unanswered lead, followed by a call from a person, saves more providers than any later campaign.

  • “Buyers rebook when reminded at the right moment”

    A buyer who had a good deep clean or AC service rebooks when the need returns, not when the platform feels like messaging. Follow-up should be tied to the job type and the season it recurs, and it should point back to the platform.

  • “Follow-up must not read as spam”

    A provider who receives a message for every event stops reading. Decide which events deserve a message, which a call and which nothing, and keep a single voice across them so the platform sounds like one team.

  • “A stalled booking needs a human”

    A buyer who asked for a quote and has not confirmed, or a provider who accepted a job and has gone silent, risks a failed transaction. After a message with no reply, the next step should be a call from support, with the history in front of the caller.

What we do

What we deliver for marketplace platforms.

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

  1. A provider activation sequence

    Messages and calls from sign-up to first job, with a message for each missed step and a call when a message goes unanswered.

    Result: A written sequence with the trigger and the owner for each step.

  2. A post-job buyer sequence

    A thank-you, a review request and a rebooking prompt timed to the type of service, all pointing to the platform.

    Result: A message set per service with the rebooking trigger.

  3. A stalled-booking routine

    Rules for when a quote or a booking has stopped moving, who calls and what they ask.

    Result: A list of stall points with an owner and a script for each.

  4. Message wording library

    Approved wording in English and the local language for each message, written in a plain, respectful tone.

    Result: One library used by every team member.

  5. A stop-and-pause rule

    A way for people to opt out or pause messages, honoured across channels and recorded against the contact.

    Result: A written opt-out rule and a field that records it.

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

Who it is for

This is written for these marketplace platforms.

  • Home and local services marketplaces
  • B2B sourcing and trade marketplaces
  • Freelancer and professional talent marketplaces
  • Rental and equipment-sharing platforms
  • Tutor, coach and course marketplaces
  • Used goods and vehicle marketplaces
  • Farm produce and agri input marketplaces
  • Event, wedding and vendor discovery platforms

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 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.

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.

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How many messages is too many?
Enough to prompt the next step and no more. If a provider ignores several, move to a call or stop. We help you set the limits by event.
Should follow-up be automatic?
Automate the reminders and keep a person for the calls. A message can nudge, but a stalled booking or an upset provider needs someone to speak to them.
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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