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An enquiry that says next year is a task with a date, not a closed file.

A follow-up system for a remodelling contractor is the written routine that decides who contacts each homeowner, with which message and on what date, from first enquiry until the money is ready. GullySales works on that routine and on the messages inside it.

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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 5 Oct 2026.

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

  • “Contractors give up in the third week”

    The homeowner called in January, took the estimate and said they would think about it. Nobody rings again because it feels pushy. Meanwhile the household is saving, comparing and waiting for somebody to ask a useful question about the plan.

  • “Every pause has its own reason”

    A bonus due, a partner still unconvinced, a refinance in progress, a wait for school holidays. A single message reading just checking in answers none of them. The sequence should branch on the reason the homeowner gave and reply to that.

  • “A PDF in an inbox is not a follow-up”

    The estimate goes out and then there is silence. The homeowner needs the numbers walked through, an answer on what is included and a reason to reply. The call after the estimate is where signed work is decided or lost.

  • “Handover day is the best moment for the next sale”

    When the kitchen is finished the household is at its happiest, with the bathroom or the deck already on its mind. A date to come back and a review request belong to that day, not to a diary entry that says someday.

What we do

What we deliver for remodelling and home improvement contractors.

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

  1. Sequences for each state of an enquiry

    Written routines for a new enquiry, a completed site visit, an estimate sent and a postponed project, each with a first message and a next date.

    Result: Each state has a first message and a next date on paper.

  2. Drafts in your voice

    Phone scripts, texts and emails written ready to send, with room and scope details left to fill in, so your estimator opens a draft instead of a blank page.

    Result: The estimator starts from a draft that already sounds like you.

  3. One named owner for each open project

    A rule that every record has one person responsible for the next contact, and that person sees it on their own list.

    Result: Every open record shows the person responsible.

  4. Postponed-with-a-date handling

    When a homeowner names a season or a month, the enquiry is parked against it and returns to the list ahead of it, with a note of what was said.

    Result: Postponed enquiries resurface by the date the homeowner gave.

  5. An estimate walk-through call

    A short script for going through the estimate line by line, asking what is unclear and agreeing the next step before the call ends.

    Result: Every estimate sent is followed by a conversation, not a wait.

  6. Handover and past-client reminders

    A review request on completion, a check-in after the first season in the room, and a dated note to ask about the next room.

    Result: Completed projects carry a date to contact the household again.

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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Who it is for

This is written for these remodelling and home improvement contractors.

  • Kitchen and bath remodelling companies
  • Design-build firms with an in-house designer
  • Whole-home renovation contractors
  • Additions, sunroom and basement finishing companies
  • Showroom-based remodellers selling cabinetry and surfaces
  • Exterior remodellers doing siding, windows and decks
  • Ageing-in-place and accessibility specialists
  • Custom homebuilders moving into remodelling
  • Single-trade companies expanding into full remodels

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

    The numbers this work is meant to move, such as enquiries, quotations, orders, visits or renewals, 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 a reply, a follow-up, a page, a listing 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.

  • Hours that fit your day, agreed up front

    Which hours we overlap with yours is settled before any work starts, so you know when a reply is coming and when it is not.

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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 often should we contact a homeowner who has gone quiet?
Let the homeowner's own timeline set it. If they said spring, the next contact lands before spring, not on an arbitrary rhythm. Each message should add something, such as a finished project like theirs, a change in lead times or a question about the plan.
Is persistent follow-up annoying?
A message with nothing in it is. A message that sends a relevant project, asks about the decision date or reports a change in booking availability is a service. Give every homeowner an easy way to say not now and stop, and honour it.
Should follow-up go by phone, text or email?
Start on the channel the homeowner used to reach you. A call after the estimate, a text for scheduling and email for documents is a workable split. Check consent and the local rules on marketing texts before you send any.
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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