Day 3: “Did it come through?”
WhatsApp / text
Hi [name], [your name] from [business] here. Just making sure the quote for the [job] landed OK. Any questions, fire away.
Email · Subject: Your quote for the [job]
Hi [name], just checking the quote came through and made sense. If anything’s unclear, or you’d like it broken down differently, reply here or ring me on [mobile]. [Your name]
Day 7: “Happy to adjust”
WhatsApp / text
Hi [name], if the price or timing on the [job] doesn’t quite suit, let me know. There’s usually a way to make it work.
Voicemail (if you ring and they don’t answer)
Hi [name], it’s [your name] from [business], about the quote for the [job]. No rush at all, just ringing in case you had any questions. I’ll send you a text too. Talk soon.
Day 14: “Last one from me”
WhatsApp / text
Hi [name], last check-in from me on the [job]. If the timing’s not right, no bother, just let me know and I’ll stop annoying you. If you’d like to go ahead, I’ve space [week/month].
Why day 14 works
It gives them permission to say no. People who’ve been ignoring you out of awkwardness will often reply to that one, and plenty of the replies are “actually, can you do it in [month]?”