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As of 13 August 2026, AI can write a follow-up message after sending a proposal.

Most people should do this themselves; the prompt is on this page.

Can you do it?

5 minutesto a draft.

15 minutesto something you’d act on.

Cost, all in£0

Skill neededchat-fluent

Who has to check ityou

What the alternative costsNo comparable human-service price is provided in the available data.

If this goes wrong: the message sounds generic, misstates a proposal detail or follows up at the wrong time, and the recipient becomes less likely to reply.

What to actually do

  1. Do it yourself

    The route this page recommends

    A chat interface, chat-fluent skill, and roughly 15 minutes until you can act on the result.

    How to actually do it

    1. Open the proposal and the latest conversation record, then copy the relevant scope, price, timing, recipient priorities, objections and agreed next steps into the prompt.
    2. Add the recipient's name, role, company, communication channel, date sent and the specific action you want them to take.
    3. Paste the completed prompt into a chatbot and ask it to produce the recommended message, shorter alternative and factual-check note.
    4. Compare every reference to scope, price, deadlines, deliverables and previous conversations against the original proposal and your CRM notes.
    5. Choose the version that matches your relationship and channel, replace any [NEEDS MY INPUT] text, and remove anything that sounds unlike your normal voice.
    6. Send the checked message through your usual email or messaging system and record the follow-up and next action in your CRM.

    Prompt

    Write a follow-up message for a prospect after I sent a proposal.

Use only the facts in the information below and invent nothing. Keep it concise, specific and natural, with a plain British business tone. Do not repeat the whole proposal. Refer to the prospect's stated priorities or concerns, explain the relevant value briefly, and end with one clear, low-pressure next step. Do not use hype, empty phrases such as "just checking in", false urgency or claims about competitors. Do not change prices, scope, deadlines or terms. If important context is missing, mark it as [NEEDS MY INPUT] rather than guessing.

Channel: [email or LinkedIn]
Recipient name and role: [insert]
Company: [insert]
Date the proposal was sent: [insert]
Desired follow-up timing: [insert]
Proposal or relevant extract:
[paste here]

Conversation notes, including priorities, objections and agreed next steps:
[paste here]

Desired action from the recipient:
[insert]

Return:
1. One recommended message.
2. A shorter alternative.
3. A one-sentence note listing any factual points I must check before sending.

    Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.

  2. Use a tool built for this

    Second choice

  3. Hand it to a person

    The distant third

    A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.

What it gets wrong

  • AI cannot know whether the prospect is genuinely interested, distracted or avoiding a decision unless the conversation gives you evidence.
  • AI cannot judge the relationship history or the commercial pressure your timing can safely apply.
  • AI cannot verify that your proposal is still current, approved or commercially deliverable.
  • AI defaults towards familiar sales language, so the message can sound generic unless you provide concrete conversation details.
  • AI cannot take responsibility for an incorrect promise, price or commitment sent to the prospect.

Even on a YES, the friction has a name: context depth and taste.

How we scored this

Five axes, each scored nought to two by hand: ten means AI carries the task cleanly, and the thresholds that turn a total into YES, PARTLY or NO are published in the methodology. Each axis name links to its definition.

AxisScore (0–2)
Output2
Inputs2
Verification2
Liability2
Effort delta2
Total10 / 10

The methodology and its thresholds are published in full.

FAQ

Can ChatGPT write a follow-up email after a proposal?
Yes. Give it the proposal, the prospect's concerns, the agreed next step and the tone you want, then check every commercial detail before sending.
What should I say when a prospect does not reply to my proposal?
Ask AI for a short message that refers to the prospect's priorities and offers one clear next step without pressure. Do not let it invent a reason for the silence or imply that a deadline exists unless you supplied one.
How long should I wait before following up on a proposal?
AI cannot determine the right timing from the proposal alone. Use the timing agreed with the prospect, your normal sales process and the importance of the decision, then ask AI to draft the message for that situation.
Will an AI follow-up message sound too generic?
It can if you provide only the proposal and ask for a follow-up. Include the prospect's exact priorities, objections and previous wording, then remove stock phrases and check that the final version sounds like you.

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Assessed by gpt-5.6-luna (gpt-5.6-luna) on 2026-08-13, second-checked by an independent model. Wrong somewhere? Email [email protected] and it gets re-checked.

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