Automated Lead Follow-Up

    Stop Losing Jobs to the Contractor Who Calls Back First.

    Forge's automated follow-up system replies to every lead in under 60 seconds — by text and email — and keeps nurturing them for weeks. So you close more jobs without ever opening a CRM. Built for service businesses in Chattanooga TN and the surrounding 100-mile radius.

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    78% of Customers Hire the Contractor Who Responds First

    If you're following up an hour later — let alone the next day — you've already lost the job. Studies show the vast majority of homeowners hire the first contractor who responds to their inquiry. That's the brutal reality of how service businesses are picked online.

    Forge's automated follow-up system fixes this in two ways. First, the second a lead hits your form, they get a personalized text and email within 60 seconds — even if you're on a roof, on a job, or asleep. Second, if they don't book right away, a multi-step nurture sequence keeps you top-of-mind for the days and weeks it takes most homeowners to decide.

    The result: more booked jobs from the same number of leads. No extra marketing spend. No extra effort from you.

    Who This Is For

    Contractors losing leads to slow follow-up
    Service businesses with long sales cycles
    Solo operators who can't always pick up
    Companies running ads but closing too few
    Trades that quote a lot but win too little
    Owners tired of manual texting and emailing
    Anyone wasting weekends on cold leads
    Service businesses in Chattanooga, Cleveland, Knoxville, Nashville, and surrounding TN/GA areas

    Why Manual Follow-Up Is Costing You Jobs

    You can't respond in 60 seconds while you're working

    You're on a job site, behind the wheel, or under a sink. By the time you check your phone, the lead has already called your competitor. The system replies for you instantly.

    Most contractors quit after one follow-up

    Studies show 80% of sales need 5+ touches but most contractors stop at one. Our nurture sequence sends follow-ups at the right intervals so you don't have to remember.

    Texts and emails get lost in your phone

    Sticky notes, missed notifications, half-written replies in your drafts folder. Manual follow-up is chaos. The system tracks every conversation in one place.

    You forget to ask for the review after the job

    Reviews are how you rank locally. But after a long job, sending a review request is the last thing on your mind. Automation does it for you 2 hours after job completion.

    You can't measure what's actually working

    Without follow-up tracking, you have no idea which campaigns generate leads that close. Forge ties every closed job back to the original lead source.

    What's Inside the Follow-Up System

    Instant Lead Reply (Text + Email)

    The moment a lead fills out your form, they get a personalized text and email within 60 seconds. They feel heard. You look responsive. You win the job.

    Multi-Step Nurture Sequence

    If they don't book on first contact, an automated sequence checks in at days 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 — keeping you top-of-mind through their entire decision-making process.

    SMS-First, Email Backup

    Customers respond to texts at 8x the rate of email. We default to SMS with email as backup so you actually reach people.

    Personalization Based on Lead Source

    A lead from your fencing page gets fencing-specific follow-up. A roofing lead gets roofing follow-up. Every message feels custom — because it is.

    Two-Way Conversation Tracking

    When the customer replies, you see the conversation in your dashboard and can take over from the automated sequence with one click.

    Quote Reminder Automation

    Sent a quote but heard nothing? The system automatically follows up at 3, 7, and 14 days asking if they have questions or are ready to move forward.

    Post-Job Review Requests

    2 hours after a job is marked complete, the customer gets a polite review request with a direct link to your Google Business Profile. More 5-star reviews on autopilot.

    Missed Call Text-Back

    If you miss a call, the system instantly texts the caller back so they don't move on to the next contractor in their search results.

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    More touchpoints
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    Higher SMS response
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    Always working

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