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@UpturnIndia The missing part is usually not “more reminders.” It is a fixed status for every open lead. I would track: 1. proposal sent date 2. decision needed 3. next follow-up date 4. final close date That turns silence into a next action instead of a vague waiting problem.

Proposal sent… But no response? 📷 The client looked interested… Then suddenly disappeared? 📷 Many businesses lose potential clients not because of price… But because there is no proper follow-up system, trust-building process, or communication strategy. 📷

@__dolani I would not touch the workflow. Protect yourself with a clean paper trail instead. For next time, keep a delivery lane: 1. milestone funded 2. work delivered 3. payment requested 4. follow-up date 5. escalation date Then the boundary is visible before more work happens.

I did a job for this client and realized they removed me from Slack. I texted her on Upwork to fund the milestone, but received no response for over a month. Me I go put bug for the workflow ooo

@The_Kattman For commissions, I would give every quiet client a final checkpoint instead of leaving the piece in limbo. Something like: 1. last reply date 2. what you need from them 3. final response deadline 4. what happens if they miss it It protects your time and the work.

I guess I could upload this. This was meant to be a commission but the client hasn't replied back for a couple of months.

@omiroll That is usually the sign to stop checking randomly and give it a clear lane. I would set: 1. last message date 2. next follow-up date 3. one clear ask 4. final pause date Then you know whether it needs action or whether it is just waiting.

client hasn't replied so I spent the entire day playing funger _(´ཀ`」 ∠) _

@imThomasMorales That middle stage is the one worth making visible. Instead of “proposal sent but ghosted,” I would separate: 1. proposal sent 2. follow-up due 3. decision needed 4. closed / no response Smaller stages make it easier to act instead of letting a lead sit in CRM fog.

The only 3 CRM stages your agency actually needs: Trust me it doesn’t need more colors than a bag of Skittles. Or a dropdown with 14 status codes... → “Maybe Later” → “Proposal Sent But Ghosted” → “Said They’d Circle Back After Mercury Retrograde” None of that. You only need 3 stages in your CRM to run a tight, money-making biz: 1. New Lead This is the raw meat. Someone filled out a form, downloaded a freebie, or replied “Hey” at 3am. They’re warm-ish. Maybe confused. Definitely curious. Your only job here? Respond fast. Like, pizza-delivery-teenager fast. 2. Scheduled These are the chosen ones. You’ve locked in a call. A Zoom. A coffee date. Now it’s real. This is where you qualify hard, pitch, and close. 3. Needs Follow-Up This is where most deals go to die... ...but yours won’t. If someone didn’t buy, ghosted after the call, or asked to "circle back next quarter" - they go here. That’s not a no. That’s a “not yet.” So follow up like a caffeine-fueled boomerang. But one that circles back at the right time… Not annoying, but unignorable. (one agency doubled their sales just by setting follow-up tasks...) That’s it. → New Lead → Scheduled → Needs Follow-Up Don’t overcomplicate your sales process, or make your CRM look like a NASA control panel. Simple scales. Simple closes. And simple gets you paid.

@TanaySharma049 That is the exact trap: the proposal becomes a mental open loop. I would split it into: 1. proposal sent 2. follow-up due 3. close date 4. lesson for the next pitch I made a printable tracker for this loop: etsy.com/listing/450592…

7 weeks. The proposal got ghosted. But 3 solid conversations this week, all from posts and not pitches. Building in public is the pitch. Still $0. But the signal is changing. #BuildInPublic #SoloFounder

@Signalmagnets That guessing stage is exactly where follow-up systems break. I would track each proposal as: 1. opened / seen 2. objection or missing answer 3. next follow-up date 4. final close date If it stays vague, the rep keeps re-litigating the same lead.

We just put all our focus on B2B Sales Outreach, and it exposes how broken follow-ups are. SDRs spend hours guessing why a lead ghosted after opening a proposal. The reality: The lead already told you their objection. You just werent listening

When you feel lost before finals, the first move is not a full schedule. That usually makes the panic worse because every topic looks equally urgent. Start by separating the subject into three groups: what is most likely to show up, what you are weakest on, and what can still improve before the exam. The overlap is where your first study block should go. After that, use practice questions to find the next gap instead of rereading everything from the beginning. We built a 7-day printable catch-up workbook for exactly this kind of finals panic: solvedthisweek.com/products/the-7…

how to study for finals pls I'm so lost

@lunacreativees That is not proper client behaviour, but it helps to make the next step boring and clear: 1. send one check-in 2. give one reply deadline 3. pause the project if they miss it The goal is to stop the client from controlling your whole day.

nooo i got ghosted 😔 thats not proper client behaviour bb

@castroooVan Send one clear check-in instead of five tiny follow-ups: Hey, just checking whether you still want to move forward on [project]. If I do not hear back by [date], I will pause this and free the slot. A deadline makes it easier to stop waiting.

I think my client ghosted me huhu

@acads_eren Regular client ghosting is confusing because there was already trust. I would not leave it as wait and see. Set: 1. one check-in date 2. one clear ask 3. one final close/pause date Then you can stop refreshing the inbox and keep moving.

my regular client ghosted me the hek!

@saas_buildr Milestone payments are the right line. I would also make the handoff visible before any extra work: 1. paid milestone 2. work delivered 3. revision due date 4. next payment due 5. stop-work date That keeps a ghosted client from turning into unlimited unpaid follow-up.

Six months into Venzpire, a client ghosted after I'd delivered 80%. No replies. No Fiverr response. Milestone payments aren't optional. They're the contract. Never deliver more than you've been paid for. #freelance #clientwork #agency #buildinpublic

@BorisBeceric That lead belongs outside the vague waiting bucket. I would log: 1. audit sent 2. decision needed 3. follow-up date 4. close date Otherwise one quiet prospect turns into background noise. Tracker I made for this: etsy.com/listing/450592…

Got ghosted by another potential client. D2C coffee brand, can't scale on Google. Quick audit reveals all the usual issues: Brand + PMAX, all products, no focus on NCA, no customer lists, shitty product feed.

@prem_uiux Ghosted proposal and misaligned scope are two different losses. I would track them separately: 1. proposal sent -> follow-up due 2. scope mismatch -> revise/close 3. no reply after follow-up -> closed I made a printable tracker for this loop: etsy.com/listing/450592…

Week 4 of #framerchallenge $0 from Framer. Sent a proposal this week - got ghosted. Another lead didn’t convert (misaligned scope). Not where I expected to be, But this is part of the game. We keep going.

@rich4rd_exe Proposal sent then silence is the one I would isolate first too. A simple follow-up lane should have: 1. date sent 2. decision needed 3. follow-up date 4. final close date That is enough to stop every quiet lead from becoming a vague “check again later” task.

The biggest AI follow-up mistake I see: Trying to automate the whole conversation first. Start smaller. Pick one moment where leads regularly stall: - no reply after form fill - proposal sent, then silence - call booked, then no-show - client asks a common pricing question - handoff from sales to delivery gets fuzzy Fix that one moment with clear rules, owner, and next step. Then let AI help keep it moving. Where do leads most often stall for you?