Episode description

Struggling to get responses to your cold emails and messages? This episode of the Career Strategy Podcast dives into practical tips for improving your follow-up game. 

In this episode Sarah explores why people might not reply and how you can increase your chances of a response without being annoying. 

Sarah also breaks down a 5-day follow-up cadence and suggests experimenting with specific days and shares a simple and effective template for your follow-ups, ensuring you stay clear and direct. 

Plus, Sarah shares a handy hack involving TextExpander to make your follow-up process quicker and less stressful.

Tune in to learn why you should stick to one communication channel and avoid bombarding your contacts across multiple platforms.

Timestamps 

01:40 Set expectations, use GAIN framework for replies.

05:55 Limit follow-up to original communication method.

07:07 Create reusable email templates to expedite communication.

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