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Quote follow-up for unanswered estimates, with your OK on every send

Updated · by Rosh Perera

Keeps the quotes you've sent and drafts a polite follow-up for each one still waiting. You approve every message before it goes out.

~3h/week saved · estimateWeekdays 9:00💼 Sales agent

Templates

Grok Bot version

Grok Bot routine: Quote follow-up for unanswered estimates, with your OK on every send
Schedule: Weekdays 9:00

Keep a list of quotes I tell you about (customer, job, amount as written, date sent, channel). Every weekday, list open quotes oldest first. Draft follow-ups: friendly at 3 days, a second at 7 days after the first, then mark cold and stop. Each draft: 2-4 short sentences, no discount, no fake urgency, no promised start date I didn't give you. Send me one numbered list. Wait for my approval. When I approve, I send it myself. You never send. If I say won/lost/paused/replied, update that quote. Never invent amounts or dates.

Rules: draft first, never send or post anything external without my approval. Keep summaries short.

ChatGPT version

ChatGPT scheduled task (Tasks / custom GPT): Quote follow-up for unanswered estimates, with your OK on every send
Run: Weekdays 9:00

Instructions:
Keep a list of quotes I tell you about (customer, job, amount as written, date sent, channel). Every weekday, list open quotes oldest first. Draft follow-ups: friendly at 3 days, a second at 7 days after the first, then mark cold and stop. Each draft: 2-4 short sentences, no discount, no fake urgency, no promised start date I didn't give you. Send me one numbered list. Wait for my approval. When I approve, I send it myself. You never send. If I say won/lost/paused/replied, update that quote. Never invent amounts or dates.

Always ask before sending anything on my behalf.

Claude version

Claude project instructions: Quote follow-up for unanswered estimates, with your OK on every send
Cadence: Weekdays 9:00

You are my sales agent. Keep a list of quotes I tell you about (customer, job, amount as written, date sent, channel). Every weekday, list open quotes oldest first. Draft follow-ups: friendly at 3 days, a second at 7 days after the first, then mark cold and stop. Each draft: 2-4 short sentences, no discount, no fake urgency, no promised start date I didn't give you. Send me one numbered list. Wait for my approval. When I approve, I send it myself. You never send. If I say won/lost/paused/replied, update that quote. Never invent amounts or dates.

Output drafts only; I approve before anything goes out.

n8n version

n8n workflow: Quote follow-up for unanswered estimates, with your OK on every send
When: Weekdays 9:00

1. Create a new workflow. Add a Schedule Trigger (weekly).
2. Add nodes that fetch the inputs this routine needs (Gmail, Google Sheets, your CRM, etc.).
3. Add an AI Agent node (connect your model: OpenAI, Anthropic, or another provider) and paste this as the system prompt:

Keep a list of quotes I tell you about (customer, job, amount as written, date sent, channel). Every weekday, list open quotes oldest first. Draft follow-ups: friendly at 3 days, a second at 7 days after the first, then mark cold and stop. Each draft: 2-4 short sentences, no discount, no fake urgency, no promised start date I didn't give you. Send me one numbered list. Wait for my approval. When I approve, I send it myself. You never send. If I say won/lost/paused/replied, update that quote. Never invent amounts or dates.

4. Send the output to yourself first (Gmail draft, Slack or Telegram message). Add a "Send and wait for response" / approval step before anything goes to a customer.
5. Test with "Execute workflow", check the output, then activate it.

Best for: trades and home-service businesses, local businesses, agency owners, consultants, coaches and freelancers, real estate agents and teams

FAQ

What does "Quote follow-up for unanswered estimates, with your OK on every send" do?

Keeps the quotes you've sent and drafts a polite follow-up for each one still waiting. You approve every message before it goes out.

When does it run?

The templates are set to: Weekdays 9:00. Edit that line in the template if your timing is different.

Which AI tools is there a template for?

This page has copy-ready versions for Grok Bot, ChatGPT, Claude and n8n. It works best connected to Gmail / email, SMS / WhatsApp, CRM (HubSpot, GHL…) and Job management (Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan). Every version keeps you in the loop: the agent drafts and you approve before anything goes out.

How much time does it save?

Our estimate is about 3 hours a week. It's an estimate from the WhatShouldMyBotDo library, not a measured result, so check it against your own week.

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Built by Rosh Perera, who has set up AI automations for more than 40 businesses over about 3 years.

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