How to Follow Up on a Contractor Quote (Without Sounding Desperate)
A viewed-but-not-accepted quote is your warmest lead. A simple follow-up rhythm — day 2, day 5, at expiry — with exact message angles for each touch.
The most valuable information in quoting is knowing the client opened your proposal and has not decided. That is not a dead lead; it is a decision in progress. Here is a rhythm that respects it.
Day 2 after they view it: the helpful touch
One short message: offer to walk through any line. 'Happy to explain the optional items — the base price stands on its own.' You are removing confusion, not applying pressure.
Day 5: the new-information touch
Add something true and useful: a scheduling note ('we have an install slot the week of the 12th'), a photo of a similar finished job, or a straight answer to the question clients always have — what the job looks like day to day while you work.
At expiry: the honest close
The price validity date you set does this work for you. 'Your proposal price holds through Friday; after that I would need to re-price materials.' It is true, it is fair, and it ends the maybe.
What not to do
Do not discount on the first follow-up — you teach the client that your prices are negotiable fiction. Do not send the same 'just checking in' message three times. And do not follow up blind: QuoteMango tells you the moment a proposal is viewed, so every touch above is timed to a real event instead of a guess.