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Write to the member at the five moments when a plan is won or lost.

A follow-up system for a subscription business is the set of messages and tasks that fire at fixed points in a member's life, from trial to renewal to lapse. GullySales works on who sends what, to whom, and what happens when there is no reply.

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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 subscription businesses

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

  • “The trial ends and nobody writes”

    A trialist who has had five meals or a week of access is waiting to be asked. If the only message comes after the plan has lapsed, the moment has gone. The note should arrive while the experience is fresh and state the price clearly.

  • “The first renewal is the real test”

    A member who agreed once at a discount is deciding again at full price. A short reminder before the charge, showing what they used and offering to change or pause the plan, shows respect and prevents the surprised complaint.

  • “A failed payment is a follow-up, not a cancellation”

    A declined card or mandate is a problem to fix, not a decision to leave. A kind message with a clear route to retry keeps a member who wanted to stay. Silence turns the failure into a cancellation.

  • “The silent member is already leaving”

    A member who has skipped deliveries or stopped logging in has not yet cancelled. A short, personal check in that stretch can save the plan. A system that watches for the quiet stretch finds them in time.

What we do

What we deliver for subscription businesses.

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

  1. A trial-end sequence

    Messages during and at the end of the trial, with the price and next step clear.

    Result: Each trialist receives the price before the trial ends.

  2. A pre-renewal reminder

    A note before each charge showing what the member used and the options to change or pause.

    Result: Renewals are never a surprise to the member.

  3. A failed-payment script

    A set of messages and a step for the team to retry, call and record the outcome.

    Result: Each failed payment has a named next step.

  4. A quiet-member alert

    A rule that flags members who skip, stop logging in or go silent, with a message ready.

    Result: Quiet members reach a person before they cancel.

  5. A no-reply rule

    What happens when a member does not respond: a second message, a call or a pause in contact.

    Result: No member is chased endlessly or forgotten.

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

The five moments when a subscription is won or lost, and what to send at each.

Welcome message on sign-up day
Say what happens next, when the first delivery or class is and how to change it. It sets the expectation and reduces early cancellations.
Message on the last day of the trial
Tell the member what they will be charged and when, and how to stop. A clear reminder is fair, and it avoids chargebacks and angry replies.
Check-in before the first renewal
Ask how the first month went and offer to adjust the plan. The first renewal is the true test, and a personal question is worth more than an offer.
Failed payment note
Tell the member the payment did not go through and give a simple way to fix it. Some members want to stay and just have an expired card.
Message to a member who has gone quiet
Notice a skipped delivery or missed classes, and ask whether the plan still suits. A silent member is already leaving, so a question helps.

Who it is for

This is written for these subscription businesses.

  • Meal plan and tiffin subscription kitchens
  • Milk, grocery and daily essentials delivery subscriptions
  • Magazine, newsletter and content membership businesses
  • Gym, studio and club memberships
  • Software and app subscriptions
  • Subscription boxes for snacks, books, pets or self-care
  • Learning memberships and coaching programmes
  • Annual maintenance and care plan providers

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You have no payment status in the record, so a failed payment would go unnoticed until the member is gone.
  • You cannot yet offer a pause, and a message asking a member how to help would have no answer to give.
  • Members have not agreed to receive messages, and reminders by chat would break their trust.

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.

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How many messages is too many?
The number matters less than the reason. A message that carries news, a price or an action is welcome. A message that repeats an offer is not. We set the points that deserve a message.
Should a person or a machine send these?
Send routine reminders automatically and keep personal calls for higher-value plans or upset members. The split depends on your plan prices and team size.
What if a member asks us to stop writing?
Stop and record it. Respect the request and follow the consent rules that apply to your messages. Check these with your own adviser and the platform's current rules.
What if a member asks us to stop writing?
Stop at once and record it. Keep only the messages that the service itself needs, such as a payment failure notice, and tell the member which these are. Respecting the request is the right thing, and it keeps the member who may return later.
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.

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