follow-up
Write follow-up emails that re-engage without being annoying. Uses proven psychology for follow-up sequences. 42% of replies come from follow-ups.
What this skill does
# Write Follow-Up Email Generate a follow-up email that re-engages prospects who didn't respond. ## Input Parse $ARGUMENTS for: - **Original email** or context of first outreach - **Days since last email**: How long ago was it sent - **Follow-up number**: Is this #1, #2, or #3? - **New context** (optional): News, trigger events, new value to offer If original context is missing, ask for the key points from the first email. ## Strategy by Follow-Up Number ### Follow-up #1 (3-5 days after) - Assume they're busy, not uninterested - Add new value or angle - Keep it shorter than original ### Follow-up #2 (7-10 days after) - Try a different approach - Share a relevant insight or resource - Reframe the value prop ### Follow-up #3 (14+ days after) - "Break-up" email or permission-based close - Give them an easy out - Last attempt before moving on ## Frameworks ### The Bump - Quick, friendly nudge - "Floating this back up" energy - Best for follow-up #1 ### The Value-Add - Share something useful (article, insight, idea) - Shows you're thinking about their problems - Best for follow-up #2 ### The Breakup - "Should I close your file?" - Creates urgency without pressure - Best for follow-up #3 ## Hard Rules 1. **Shorter than original** - Each follow-up gets shorter 2. **New angle**: Don't just repeat the first email 3. **No guilt trips**: "I haven't heard back" sounds needy 4. **No "just checking in"**: Empty phrase, add value instead 5. **Reference original**: Brief callback to first email 6. **One CTA**: Same or simplified ask 7. **30-75 words max**: Follow-ups should be scannable ## What NOT to Write - "I wanted to follow up on my last email" (weak opener) - "I'm sure you're busy but..." (apologetic) - Resending the exact same email - Being passive-aggressive about no response - Multiple CTAs or new complex asks ## Output Format ``` Subject: Re: [original subject] or [new short subject] [Email body] [First name] ``` **Framework used:** [which one] **What's different:** [how this differs from original] **Word count:** [number]
Related in General
modeling-omnistudio-epc-catalog
IncludedSalesforce Industries CME EPC product-modeling skill for Product2-based catalog creation. Use when creating EPC products, configuring product attributes, building offer bundles with Product Child Items, or reviewing EPC DataPack JSON metadata for product catalog changes. TRIGGER when: user creates or updates Product2 EPC records, AttributeAssignment payloads, AttributeMetadata/AttributeDefaultValues, Offer bundles, or ProductChildItem relationships. DO NOT TRIGGER when: designing OmniScripts/FlexCards/Integration Procedures (use building-omnistudio-omniscript, building-omnistudio-flexcard, or building-omnistudio-integration-procedure), implementing Apex business logic (use generating-apex), or troubleshooting deployment pipelines (use deploying-metadata).
relationship-science-coach
IncludedUse this skill for direct, practical adult relationship coaching: couples conflict, repair, trust, marriage, dating, flirting, attachment patterns, emotional connection, sex, desire differences, eroticism, kink negotiation, affection, love languages, breakups, and long-term passion. Draw on Gottman, EFT and Hold Me Tight, attachment science, modern sex research, Perel, Nagoski, Kerner, Schnarch, Love and Stosny, and flexible love-language tools. Be concrete and low-hedge. Redirect only for imminent danger, abuse, coercive control, minors, non-consent, self-harm, stalking, or medical/legal/psychiatric decisions.
building-sf-integrations
IncludedSalesforce integration architecture and runtime plumbing with 120-point scoring. Use this skill to set up Named Credentials, External Credentials, External Services, REST/SOAP callout patterns, Platform Events, and Change Data Capture. TRIGGER when: user sets up Named Credentials, External Services, REST/SOAP callouts, Platform Events, CDC, or touches .namedCredential-meta.xml files. DO NOT TRIGGER when: Connected App/OAuth config (use configuring-connected-apps), Apex-only logic (use generating-apex), or data import/export (use handling-sf-data).
venue-templates
IncludedAccess comprehensive LaTeX templates, formatting requirements, and submission guidelines for major scientific publication venues (Nature, Science, PLOS, IEEE, ACM), academic conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, CHI), research posters, and grant proposals (NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA). This skill should be used when preparing manuscripts for journal submission, conference papers, research posters, or grant proposals and need venue-specific formatting requirements and templates.
let-fate-decide
IncludedDraws the 12 Houses of the Zodiac Tarot spread to inject entropy into planning when prompts are vague, ambiguous, or casually delegated. Interprets the spread to guide next steps. Use when the user says 'let fate decide', 'YOLO', 'whatever', 'idk', or other nonchalant phrases, makes Yu-Gi-Oh references, or when you are about to arbitrarily pick between multiple reasonable approaches. Prefer over ask-questions-if-underspecified when the user's tone is casual or playful rather than precision-seeking.
net-ops
IncludedCross-platform network troubleshooting (Windows, macOS, Linux) via local or remote shell. Use for: DNS broken, can't resolve hostnames, nslookup/dig works but apps fail, NRPT, WFP, scutil, /etc/resolver, systemd-resolved, /etc/resolv.conf, NetworkManager, VPN DNS leak residue (ProtonVPN/Mullvad/WireGuard/AnyConnect), AV/firewall blocking DNS or DoH, Tailscale DNS interaction, intermittent connectivity, remote diagnostics over SSH.