“A four thousand dollar quote. One follow up. Then nothing, for ten days.”
Quote still unanswered on day 10 → one last "should I close this?" email
Now every quote ends with an answer, not a maybe.
A quote still silent 10 days after it went out, follow-up included, gets one last short email offering to close it. The row is closed; you get an alert.
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Short answer
A quote still silent 10 days after it went out, follow-up included, gets one last short email offering to close it. The row is closed; you get an alert.
- Tools
- Make, Google Sheets, Gmail, Telegram
- Cost to run
- 4 Make credits (operations) per run
The problem
After one follow-up, most people stop, and the quote sits in limbo: not won, not lost, still counted in the pipeline. A last message that offers to close the file gets the answer either way, and clears the list.
What happens when it runs
- Every morning: search the quotes sheet for status "followed up" and a sent date more than 10 days ago
- For each: one short last email that asks whether to keep the quote open or close it
- The row moves to status "closed - no reply", so it never goes out twice
- A Telegram message to you: which client, which amount, closed
The tools inside
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- Google Sheets — log and lists
- Gmail — email
- Telegram — alerts
Before you start
Three things to have ready before importing, or Make will ask and you will have to leave halfway:
- The quotes spreadsheet id (the same sheet as the 3-day follow-up)
- Columns A–E: client, email, amount, sent_date (YYYY-MM-DD), status
- Your name for the signature
- Chat ID
Sheet templates
The file maps columns by position. Start from exactly these headers, in this order — a column in the wrong place writes a phone number into the email column.
- Quotes sheet ·
client | email | amount | sent_date | status(Sent with the blueprint by email)
How to import (2 minutes)
- In Make: Scenarios → Create a new scenario
- At the bottom, the three dots (⋯) → Import Blueprint → choose the file you downloaded
- Click every module with an exclamation mark: choose your connection (Google, Telegram) — Make creates one in a click if you have none
- Replace every value in double curly braces ({{…}}) with your own from the list above
- Run once with a test row in the sheet. Only when it passes — Schedule and ON
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What does not work in it
- It only picks up quotes the 3-day follow-up has already marked "followed up". Without that scenario on the same sheet, it finds nothing.
- Both scenarios count from the sent date. If you switch them on over a sheet full of old quotes, the follow-up and the last email can reach the same client on consecutive days; start with recent quotes, or mark the old ones "closed" by hand first.
- A reply lands in your Gmail, not in the sheet. Change the status as soon as a client answers, or the last email still goes out.
Questions
What does not work in "Quote still unanswered on day 10 → one last "should I close this?" email"?
It only picks up quotes the 3-day follow-up has already marked "followed up". Without that scenario on the same sheet, it finds nothing. Both scenarios count from the sent date. If you switch them on over a sheet full of old quotes, the follow-up and the last email can reach the same client on consecutive days; start with recent quotes, or mark the old ones "closed" by hand first. A reply lands in your Gmail, not in the sheet. Change the status as soon as a client answers, or the last email still goes out.
What do I have to fill in after importing the blueprint?
The quotes spreadsheet id (the same sheet as the 3-day follow-up); Columns A–E: client, email, amount, sent_date (YYYY-MM-DD), status; Your name for the signature; Chat ID.
Which tools does it use, and what does a run cost?
Make, Google Sheets, Gmail, Telegram. Each run uses 4 Make credits (operations).
Is the blueprint free?
Yes. The ready-to-import file is sent free to the email address you enter; the newsletter is a separate box you can leave unticked. The full build is on this page without any email. The file contains no connections and none of our ids, and works whether or not you use the paid Make link on the page.
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