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Chase the proposal that went quiet without sounding like you need the work.

A follow-up system for an architecture practice settles what happens when a fee proposal gets no reply: who rings, what is said, and when the practice stops. Most enquiries here go quiet for reasons that have nothing to do with your design. GullySales writes those steps with your principals and puts a date against each one.

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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 architecture firms

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

  • “Silence after a fee proposal is rarely a no”

    The client is waiting on a loan, a brother's share, or a father who wants to meet you first. A call asking what is holding it up gets an honest answer far more than an email asking whether they had a chance to review.

  • “The person who should chase is not the principal”

    A principal ringing feels like pressure. A project coordinator ringing to ask whether the survey drawing has arrived feels like work. Give the follow-up to someone whose call carries a reason of its own.

  • “A written stop rule protects the relationship”

    After an agreed number of unanswered attempts the enquiry moves to a list that hears from you once a year, or when a house of that type completes nearby. Nobody has to decide each time whether ringing again is rude.

What we do

What we deliver for architecture firms.

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

  1. A follow-up ladder for the fee proposal

    What is said on the first call back, what is sent after it, and what the last attempt looks like, written out so anyone in the studio can make the call.

    Result: The chase no longer depends on who is in that day.

  2. Reasons to call that are not a chase

    A photograph of a finished house on a similar plot, a note on an approval rule that changed, a drawing of a comparable layout, kept ready so each contact carries something.

    Result: The client takes the call.

  3. The missed call routine

    Enquiries that ring while the studio is on site get a return call the same working day from a named person, with the plot question asked straight away.

    Result: No enquiry waits for somebody to notice a missed call.

  4. A stop rule, and the list that follows it

    When the practice stops chasing, what the client is told at that point, and where the enquiry is moved instead.

    Result: Old enquiries are neither pestered nor forgotten.

  5. A next date on every live proposal

    Each fee proposal leaves the studio with the next contact date already set against it, visible to whoever is in.

    Result: A proposal cannot go quiet unnoticed.

  6. A record of the real reason

    Loan, family, plot title or a cheaper quote, written down as the client said it rather than as the studio assumed it.

    Result: You learn which of those you can actually do something about.

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 this trade

Here is what a practice does next after each kind of silence.

Fee proposal sent, no reply
The principal who met the client makes the call, not office staff. Ask whether the fee has been shown to the family elders or the partners, then write the answer and the next call date on the enquiry sheet.
Plot owner waiting on a survey or soil report
Ask which document is holding things up and who has it. Offer to speak to the surveyor or the structural consultant, and note the date the report is due so the next call lands after it.
Developer comparing three firms
Send a short WhatsApp note on one built project of similar size, with the approval route it went through. Ask who signs the appointment and write that name against the enquiry.
Concept presentation done, client gone quiet
Ring the person who attended and ask which drawing was discussed most at home. Record that answer, because it is usually the real objection.
Budget revision requested
Rework the scope on a one-page revised note before touching the fee. Record the old and new built-up area and the date it was sent.
Project handed over
Ask the client whether a relative, neighbour or friend has a plot in mind, and note the name and the date to call back.

Who it is for

This is written for these architecture firms.

  • Residential and villa architecture practices
  • Commercial and corporate campus architecture firms
  • Hospitality architecture practices
  • Institutional architecture firms, schools and hospitals
  • Interior-architecture hybrid practices
  • Sustainable and green building specialists
  • Practices working on government and public sector tenders
  • Boutique single-principal practices

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 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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How many times should we follow up a fee proposal before we stop?
Pick a number and write it down, because the argument about it is what stops people following up at all. Four contacts that each carry something beat ten that ask for an update. When you do stop, say so plainly and leave the door open for the client to come back when the loan clears.
A client went quiet a year ago. Is it worth calling?
Yes, and it is the cheapest call the practice makes. Plots get cleared, loans come through and families agree eventually. Ring with a reason, such as a house you finished on a similar site, rather than asking whether they are still planning to build.
A client has told us no. Do we just drop them?
No. Ask one question: what decided it, the fee, the design, or timing. Write the answer on the record and move the enquiry to a parked list with a date to reconnect, such as after the sanction of their plan. A polite exit keeps the door open for later work.
Should a principal or a junior architect make the follow-up calls?
The principal should make the first call after a fee proposal, because the client is deciding whether to trust that person. After that, an associate can handle document and drawing questions. Agree beforehand who owns each enquiry, and write that name on the sheet so two people never call the same client.
How soon would we see more enquiries?
Fixing follow-up discipline is mostly a habit change, so it can start helping as soon as your team follows the new process. Ranking for project-type searches and building referral relationships takes sustained work over a longer stretch.
Do we need to respond to every tender?
No, only the ones matching your team's real capacity and experience, since a mismatched proposal wastes effort on both sides.
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.
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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