Chartered accountants and accounting firms · Follow up systems

Send the engagement letter while the prospect still remembers the meeting.

A follow-up system for a CA firm sets who contacts a prospect, with what, and when, from first enquiry to signed engagement letter and through each renewal. GullySales builds the steps and templates so serious enquiries do not wait for a free partner.

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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 chartered accountants and accounting firms

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

“The gap after the first meeting is where firms lose work”
A partner meets a business owner, agrees to send a scope and fee note, then returns to client deadlines. The owner, meanwhile, speaks to another firm that replied sooner. A written rule on who sends what, and by when, closes the gap.
“Silence after a proposal is not a no”
Prospects delay because the budget needs approval or an investor must sign off, not because they refused. One considerate follow-up with a question asked, such as whether anything needs clarifying, keeps the conversation open without pressure.
“Season-end conversion needs a plan”
Clients who came only for a return or tax audit may need a retainer, but the right moment is after the rush when the partner has time. Without a list and a message ready, the moment passes and the client drifts back next July.
“Follow-up must respect professional conduct”
Chasing a prospect hard looks like solicitation, and repeated unsolicited messages to people who have not enquired breach the code. Follow up only on enquiries made, keep messages short and courteous, and check the current guidance before any outreach beyond that.

What we do

What we deliver for chartered accountants and accounting firms.

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

Enquiry-to-engagement sequence
A written sequence covering acknowledgement, meeting, proposal, one reminder and a close-out, with an owner for each step.
Result: Each open enquiry has a named person and next date.
Proposal and engagement letter templates
Reusable scopes for each main service, adaptable by staff and approved by a partner.
Result: Prospects receive a clear document after the meeting.
Message templates
Short acknowledgements, reminders and thank-you notes in plain language, written to sound like the firm.
Result: Staff do not write each message from scratch.
Post-season conversion list
A list of one-time clients with the service they used and a suggested retainer conversation for each, kept within Institute guidance.
Result: Partners know whom to speak to after the rush.
Standing open-proposal review
A short standing meeting agenda for going through proposals sent and awaiting reply.
Result: No proposal is left unmentioned for long.

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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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What to capture or send

Send the engagement letter and the next step while the meeting is fresh.

Engagement letter with the scope: A letter that states the work, the fee basis and who is responsible, sent after the meeting while the prospect remembers it.
Document request: A short list of papers needed to begin, sent with the letter, naming the person who will receive them.
Note to a referrer: A courteous message telling the banker or lawyer that their introduction was met, without any client detail.
Reminder before a filing date: A note to an existing client ahead of a return or filing, naming the form and what the firm needs from them.
Review conversation near renewal: A message to a retainer client suggesting a short call to review the work and what is coming.

Who it is for

This is written for these chartered accountants and accounting firms.

Sole practitioner chartered accountants
Small and mid-sized CA partnership firms
Statutory and internal audit practices
GST and indirect tax specialists
Company secretaries in practice
Accounting and bookkeeping service firms
Firms serving startups and funded companies
Firms serving NRIs and cross-border clients
Second-generation practices modernising their client base

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

Your scope and fee basis are not settled at the end of a meeting, and a late letter is the only one you can send.
Nobody owns follow-up in the firm, so the record would list tasks that nobody does.

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
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
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
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
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
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.

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.
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.
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 times should we follow up?

Once or twice, politely, on a proposal you sent. Beyond that the prospect has decided or is not ready. Record the outcome, and note when it would be reasonable to speak again, such as after a funding round.

Can we message past clients about new services?

Existing clients are in a different position from strangers, but the guidance on solicitation still applies. Check the current ICAI position and keep the message informative. A note on a compliance change is safer than a sales offer.

Who should send the follow-up, the partner or staff?

Staff can send routine steps in the partner's name, using approved wording. The partner takes over where the prospect asks something that needs professional judgement.

May we write to a prospect who has not replied?

Yes, once or twice, with information and a clear next step, and without pressure. Solicitation is restricted for chartered accountants and company secretaries, and rules differ by body. Reply to people who made an enquiry, and check current guidance before writing to anyone who did not.

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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