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Workflow Pipeline ~1 hour to set up, then minutes a week Beginner

Follow Up Until They Reply — Without Sounding Desperate

Every lead who goes quiet gets up to three polite, useful follow-ups on a schedule — each one with a fresh angle, never "just checking in" — and the sequence stops the moment they reply.

4 Chained Tools
~1 hour to set up, then minutes a week Execution Time
Beginner Skill Level
View Step Prompts ↓
Total Monthly Cost
$0 – $35/month
to run this complete pipeline monthly
✓ 100% Free Option Possible

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The Production Pipeline (Step-by-Step)

Execute these tools in sequential order. Each step produces the prompt, script, or asset needed for the subsequent stage.

STEP 01

1. Track with Taskade

$0–$6
Taskade

Taskade

Why this tool: Create one Taskade project for your leads. Every lead gets a row and a status: Sent → No Reply (Day 3) → No Reply (Day 7) → Final (Day 14) → Replied or Closed. The status is the whole system — if it is not in the tracker, it does not get followed up. Taskade's free plan runs this fine; Starter ($6/mo billed yearly) is there if you want its AI credits for sorting bigger lists. Why this tool: a follow-up system lives or dies on knowing who is waiting, and Taskade is the catalog's beginner-friendly tracker.

How to do this step Actionable Guide
  • 1. Launch Taskade and start a new project workspace or chat session.
  • 2. Input your core topic or output from the previous step into Taskade.
  • 3. Run the generation for 1. Track with Taskade, verify the output meets quality standards, and export to the next step.
💡 Starter Prompt / Direct Input Template
Execute 1. Track with Taskade using Taskade. Ensure outputs are concise, actionable, and formatted ready to pass directly into the next pipeline step.
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INPUT PROMPT: Execute 1. Track with Taskade using Taskade. Ensure outputs are concise, actionable,...
Output generated: asset ready to transfer to Step 2
STEP 02

2. Write with Claude

$0–$20
Claude

Claude

Why this tool: For each lead (or each group of similar leads), ask Claude for three short messages: (1) Day 3 — add something useful: a tip, a link, a quick idea about their problem. (2) Day 7 — one short question that is easy to answer ("Want me to send the 2-line version of how I'd fix this?"). (3) Day 14 — the polite break-up: short, friendly, leaves the door open, zero guilt-trip. Ban the phrases "just checking in" and "bumping this up" — every message must give them something. Why this tool: fresh angles in a natural tone are the difference between a follow-up and nagging, and that is Claude's strength in our catalog.

How to do this step Actionable Guide
  • 1. Launch Claude and start a new project workspace or chat session.
  • 2. Input your core topic or output from the previous step into Claude.
  • 3. Run the generation for 2. Write with Claude, verify the output meets quality standards, and export to the next step.
💡 Starter Prompt / Direct Input Template
Execute 2. Write with Claude using Claude. Ensure outputs are concise, actionable, and formatted ready to pass directly into the next pipeline step.
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INPUT PROMPT: Execute 2. Write with Claude using Claude. Ensure outputs are concise, actionable,...
Output generated: asset ready to transfer to Step 3
STEP 03

3. Refresh with Perplexity

$0
Perplexity

Perplexity

Why this tool: Before the Day 14 message goes out, do one quick Perplexity search per lead: a new post, a new review, a change on their site, anything recent. Feed that one detail into the final message so it is clearly written for them, today — not a template from two weeks ago. Basic searches are unlimited and free. Why this tool: live web search is what makes the last follow-up feel personal instead of automated, and it costs $0.

How to do this step Actionable Guide
  • 1. Launch Perplexity and start a new project workspace or chat session.
  • 2. Input your core topic or output from the previous step into Perplexity.
  • 3. Run the generation for 3. Refresh with Perplexity, verify the output meets quality standards, and export to the next step.
💡 Starter Prompt / Direct Input Template
Execute 3. Refresh with Perplexity using Perplexity. Ensure outputs are concise, actionable, and formatted ready to pass directly into the next pipeline step.
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INPUT PROMPT: Execute 3. Refresh with Perplexity using Perplexity. Ensure outputs are concise, actionable,...
Output generated: asset ready to transfer to Step 4
STEP 04

4. Automate with Make

$0–$9
Make

Make

Why this tool: One Make scenario checks your tracker daily: if a lead hits Day 3, 7 or 14 with status "No Reply," it sends the matching follow-up from your email and updates the status. When a reply lands, you mark the lead "Replied" and the sequence stops for them — no more messages, ever. Make also logs every send, so at the end of the month you can see which angle actually earned replies. Free plan: 1,000 operations a month; paid starts at $9/mo. Why this tool: willpower fails by Day 7; a schedule does not. Make is the glue that turns Steps 1–3 from a good intention into a system.

How to do this step Actionable Guide
  • 1. Launch Make and start a new project workspace or chat session.
  • 2. Input your core topic or output from the previous step into Make.
  • 3. Run the generation for 4. Automate with Make, verify the output meets quality standards, and export to the next step.
💡 Starter Prompt / Direct Input Template
Execute 4. Automate with Make using Make. Ensure outputs are concise, actionable, and formatted ready to pass directly into the next pipeline step.
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INPUT PROMPT: Execute 4. Automate with Make using Make. Ensure outputs are concise, actionable,...
Output generated: final asset ready

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Estimated Execution Time ~1 hour to set up, then minutes a week per finished project
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Skill Level Beginner · No programming required
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