Chasing quotes is not selling
The customer already asked for the price. Following up is finishing a conversation they started, not starting one.
Tradespeople who would never cold-call still hate chasing, because it feels like the same thing. It is not. A cold call interrupts someone who did not ask. A follow-up reminds someone who did.
Think of it as the last step of quoting. A quote that is never followed up is a quote that was never finished.
If it still feels wrong to do by hand, do it by system, with wording you have read and approved. The customer gets the courtesy; you keep your Thursday evening.
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