Stage 03 · Follow Up

Respond in seconds, not hours.

The business that answers first usually gets the job. Follow Up makes the first response instant and keeps going, by text and email, until the customer replies or books, without anyone having to remember.

“Follow Up” is the response stage of the SimpLsolutions system: a CRM that holds every conversation, automated SMS and email sequences that start the moment a lead arrives, missed-call text back, and staff notifications, so response time stops depending on who's free.
Missed-call text back

What a missed call looks like with the system on

A customer calls while your team is on a job. Nobody answers. Five seconds later, they get a text. The conversation continues from there, logged to their contact record, and your team sees it the moment they're free.

Missed-call text back is an automation that sends a text message to any caller whose call goes unanswered, so the lead stays warm instead of calling the next company.

Missed call · 2:14 PM
Hi, this is Smith HVAC. Sorry we missed your call! How can we help today?
My AC stopped cooling this morning. Can someone come out today?
We can. Tap here to grab the first open slot, or reply with a time that works: smithhvac.com/book
Appointment booked · 2:19 PM
What's included

Follow-up that runs itself

CRMOne contact record per customer with every call, text, email, note, and appointment in one timeline.
SMS automationInstant confirmations, follow-up sequences, reminders, and two-way texting from a business number, not a personal phone.
Email automationSequences for new leads, quotes, and past customers, written to sound like your business and stop when the customer replies.
Automated nurtureMulti-day sequences for leads who don't respond right away, spaced so they're helpful rather than annoying.
Missed-call text backEvery unanswered call gets a text within seconds. The lead stays warm and the conversation is logged.
Staff notificationsNew leads push to the right person by text, app, or email, with one-tap call and a link to the contact.
Questions

Follow Up, answered

How quickly should a business respond to online leads?

Within minutes. The odds of reaching and qualifying a lead fall sharply after the first few minutes and keep falling by the hour. An automated first response within seconds, followed by a human call as soon as someone is free, is the practical target for a local service business.

How can a contractor automate lead follow-up?

Connect every lead source (forms, calls, chat) to a CRM, then build a short sequence that triggers on new leads: instant text, staff notification, and spaced follow-ups by text and email that stop on reply. Add missed-call text back for the phone. That's the core of it; the rest is tuning.

Will automated texts feel robotic to customers?

Only if they're written that way. We write sequences in your business's voice, keep them short, and design them so a real person can jump in at any point. The automation handles speed; your team handles the conversation.

Can my employees still use email normally?

Yes. Nothing about how your team writes email changes. The CRM syncs customer conversations to the contact record so the history is visible to everyone who needs it.

Find the leaks in your current growth system.

Free. About 30 minutes. You get a written summary of what's working, what's leaking, and what we'd fix first, whether or not we work together.