Follow up email templates
What to send when the first email got no reply.
A follow up should add something rather than repeat the ask: a new detail, a shorter version of the request, or a clear way to say no. Send the first after three to four working days, and stop after the third.
3 templates
Follow ups
After no reply
The second email when the first one got silence.
Follow ups
After a meeting
Confirming what was agreed while it is still fresh.
Follow ups
Final nudge
The last email before you close the thread for good.
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Who these are for
Written with sales, recruiting, freelancing in mind, and kept plain enough to send from a personal Gmail account without looking like a marketing blast.
Use this template in Gmail
Copy the HTML above and paste it into Mailplate, the free Gmail extension that inlines the CSS so the layout survives sending. Or edit the wording directly in the preview and insert it into your message.
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