The second follow-up email should come 7 days after the Friendly Re-Ping follow-up message.
But if it doesn’t … Follow-Up Email #2: The Friendly Check-In In most cases, I think you’ll find a single follow-up message like the one above will be all it takes to get the reply you’re looking for. Is that something you’d be interested in? You’ll find the original email below my signature. Just wanted to follow up on the email I sent awhile back about meeting up for a quick interview. It’s also a good idea to include your original message at the bottom of this follow-up email so your recipient doesn’t have to dig through their inbox to find it. From a content perspective, all you’re doing is summarizing the content of your initial email in a single sentence or two. It should be short, low-pressure, and guilt-free. This first follow-up message should be sent 5 days after your initial email, and it serves a single purpose: To bring your name back to the top of their inbox. So although you certainly want to personalize the content to make it feel as though it’s coming from you, I recommend you don’t stray too far from the original messaging. Note that these emails aren’t supposed to be interchangeable - they’re a sequence that should take place over a 4-week period (don’t worry, I’ll give you timing recommendations).Ī quick note: These templates have been proven time and time again both in my experience, and the experiences of many of my clients.
So push through that initial discomfort, and I think you’ll find that many people actually appreciate the reminder.Īnd with that said, let’s get into the follow-up game plan.īelow, you’ll find three separate follow up emails. In fact, if you’re truly confident in the value you think you can provide this person, you’d be doing them a disservice by not following up. They aren’t ignoring you, and you aren’t pestering them by sending a follow-up email (if you do it right). So keep that in mind: As long as your original email is coming from a place of providing genuine value to the other person, you’ve got nothing to worry about. I know I’ve done that, and you may be guilty of that too. The problem is - despite their best intentions - by the time things finally slowed down hours (or even days) later, they simply forgot. The truth is, the recipient probably saw your email and had every intention of responding. In my experience, that’s rarely the case. If you send an email that doesn’t get a response, don’t take it personally.Ī lack of response doesn’t necessarily mean anything was wrong with your email, nor does it necessarily mean the other person is intentionally ignoring you. Today, we’re going to talk about three proven follow-up email templates you can use to virtually guarantee a response from your recipient.įirst Things First: Get Over Yourself - It Isn’t Personalīut before we get there, there’s something important I want to point out. This uncertainty makes them uncomfortable and, as a result, they often don’t end up sending anything (or they send something that’s ineffective at best). The problem is, many people don’t know how or when to send follow-up emails.
And when that happens, the fortune’s in the follow-up. Even if you do everything right, you still may not get a response.
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Sure: How you write your initial email plays a big part in that, and I’ve written pretty extensively about how to write emails that get replies.īut at the end of the day, your initial email’s only half the battle.
The question is, how do you stack the deck in your favor to increase the odds of being a part of that coveted 1/4th? It doesn’t take a mathematician to realize that means 3/4th of the emails someone receives never get a response. Ever spent what felt like ages drafting the “perfect” email, only to get nothing but radio silence in return? If you’re anything like most people, you probably have.Īfter all, a recent study found that the average person receives about 141 emails a day but sends only 40.