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Chase the fee proposal the way you would chase a late bar schedule.

A follow-up system is a set of fixed steps that say who calls whom, with what message, after a proposal or an enquiry goes unanswered. GullySales writes those steps for your practice, so a quiet builder or a silent committee gets a polite, planned reply instead of nothing.

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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 structural and civil engineers

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

  • “Chasing feels like begging, so nobody does it”

    Engineers are trained to be consulted, not to sell. A proposal goes out and the practice waits, afraid to seem pushy. The builder, meanwhile, has received three other quotes and chosen on whichever engineer called back. A planned follow-up reads as service, not pressure.

  • “A silent proposal has a reason behind it”

    The committee may be waiting for a general body meeting. The architect may be waiting for the client. The plot owner may be waiting for a loan sanction. A follow-up call that asks what the next step is finds the reason and tells you whether to wait.

  • “The first reply sets the whole relationship”

    A plot owner who enquires on WhatsApp on a Sunday and hears back on Thursday has already compared two other engineers. A short acknowledgement the same day, with a date for the full reply, keeps the enquiry yours.

  • “After the drawings, the relationship ends by default”

    When a building completes, the engineer does not hear from the architect again until the next job. A thank-you, a project summary and a later check-in keep you in the architect's mind when the next brief arrives.

What we do

What we deliver for structural and civil engineers.

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

  1. A step-by-step follow-up plan for each proposal type

    Written steps for a house, a commercial building, an audit and an industrial shed, saying what to send and who calls after the proposal goes out.

    Result: Anyone in the practice knows the next step for any open proposal.

  2. Ready-to-send messages

    Short drafts for acknowledgement, proposal cover note, polite chase, post-meeting summary and closing the file, in your voice and for email and WhatsApp.

    Result: A chase takes a minute to send, not an hour to compose.

  3. A tracker with a next-call date on every proposal

    A list, kept in your register, that shows each open proposal, the last contact and the date set for the next one.

    Result: No proposal sits without a dated next action.

  4. A lost-proposal note

    A short question to send when a proposal is declined, asking what decided it, with replies logged.

    Result: You learn whether fee, scope or timing lost the work.

  5. A completion routine

    A thank-you and project summary sent to the architect and owner at handover, and a later reminder to get in touch.

    Result: Finished projects lead back to the next conversation.

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 moments after a proposal goes out that deserve a planned message.

Same-day acknowledgement of a plan on WhatsApp
Say the plan is received and name the day you will reply in full. A plot owner who hears nothing moves to the next engineer on the list.
Proposal cover note
A short message listing what the fee includes: drawings, calculations, site visits and certificates. It reaches the owner before a drawings-only quote can be compared with it.
Question after the general body meeting date
Ask the secretary what the committee decided, not whether they have read the audit proposal. A direct question about a dated event is easy to answer.
Builder's drawing schedule change
Ask whether the pour date has moved. A shifted schedule is a common reason for silence, and the answer tells you whether to wait or to reprice.
Handover summary to architect and owner
Send a project summary with the structural system used. It keeps you in the architect's mind and gives a record for the next brief.
Reason for a declined proposal
A short note asking what decided it, with the reply logged. It shows whether fee, scope or timing loses your work.

Who it is for

This is written for these structural and civil engineers.

  • Structural design consultancies for residential and commercial buildings
  • Independent structural engineers working with architects
  • Structural audit, testing and retrofitting specialists
  • Pre-engineered and steel building design consultants
  • Civil engineering consultancies for roads, drainage and site development
  • Proof checking and peer review consultants
  • Geotechnical and soil investigation firms
  • Project management and site supervision consultancies

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You have no register of open proposals, so a follow-up plan would have nothing to attach its dates to.
  • Your fee proposals do not yet state what is included, and a chase would only prompt a comparison on price.
  • Nobody in the practice is willing to phone a builder or a committee, so written steps would never be carried out.

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 do we chase without annoying a builder?
Ask a question each time rather than repeating the quote. Ask whether the drawings schedule has changed, or whether the client has confirmed the scope. A question gives the builder something to answer.
How many times should we follow up?
Set the number with you, based on how your buyers behave. We agree a point at which a proposal is closed politely and the file is marked, so the register stays honest.
Can follow-up be automated?
Reminders can. The message to an architect or a committee should still come from a person in your practice. We automate the dates and the drafts, not the relationship.
What should we do when a committee asks us to wait for their funds?
Agree a date to speak and record it. Committees collect contributions before they can sign, so the delay is real. A dated call keeps the audit yours without asking them to decide before the money is in.
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 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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