So you've spent hours on the thing, you triple-checked everything, and finally you hit send.
And... nothing.
We've all been there. Now with Wonit advanced analytics, you can at least tell if they've opened it and what they've looked at. It doesn't change the fact that they haven't replied to you, but now the ball is in your court.
If someone opens and just looks at the price, you'll follow up differently than if they opened it, printed it, forwarded it to everyone, and read every page in detail. At least if you don't get that job, you've lost it on merit (or lack of), not because someone has judged you on price alone.
They only checked the pricing
So, if you open your Wonit analytics and see they've just looked at your pricing table and not much else, here's what to do. Wait a day, then send them a case study about someone who has made money, saved money, gained leads, or whatever, and relate it back to your price being a good deal.
This case study can be titled "How to increase profit with a simple money-saving trick" or some other attention-grabbing headline, but inside it is the story of one of your customers saving money with... yep, you guessed it, the exact thing in their proposal.
They're actually interested
Now, if your potential client opens your proposal and gives it a good read, maybe forwards it and opens it on a couple of occasions, then you know they are way more interested. Wonit block-by-block analytics will show you exactly which sections they spent time on and for how long.
You don't need to be as pushy, but you do want to put more effort into this person. Here are some ideas:
Give results in advance
A term made popular by Frank Kern. This is the idea of giving someone the easiest to use 20% of your product or service to show that you know your stuff. The idea is to get them thinking "Damn, if this is the stuff they're giving away for free, how good must their paid stuff be?"
In some cases this is not possible at all. You can't make someone 20% of a table. If you are going to do some Pay Per Click marketing for someone, then maybe setting up an ad for them, or setting up Google Analytics properly for them would be a great start.
Do this free. Just explain you'd rather put more effort into companies like theirs than work with tons of clients. This logic isn't super tight, but it doesn't matter. As long as it seems logical, you're all good.
Send more case studies
These are great if they are written as tips or lessons. Don't overdo it and keep them super relevant, but they're perfect to drop in to keep the conversation moving along.
You forgot to include the guarantee
If you've put effort into your guarantee and come up with something incredible, then this will work really well for getting non-responses to reply. A basic money back guarantee won't work here, but something that fits into that "Even if lose, still win" category is what you're looking for.
When we built custom Business Automation Systems for companies, we would design all the screens with just a 10% deposit which was paid into escrow. We'd then go and demo the proposed system in their offices. If they felt that we hadn't understood their business, then we would go, and as long as they emailed through that day, we would happily refund the money. We were so confident, we'd do nearly a month's work on the chance that they would continue. No one ever took us up on it in 5 years.
Make introductions
This is one of the coolest ways of keeping in touch with someone. Email them introducing them to someone. Now ideally if you have a lead for them, then that's the best scenario, but introducing them to someone like a media contact or anything that will help them is just as good. Use your network. When everything else is stripped away, it's the only thing you have.
Conclusion
Try to make your follow-up pure value. You really only want to be sending "We sent you a proposal, what's going on with it?" type emails weeks or even months down the line. There's plenty you can do before that. With Wonit engagement tracking and real-time notifications, you'll know the exact moment your prospect opens that proposal again. Want to stop guessing when to follow up? Get early access to Wonit and see exactly how your prospects engage with every section of your proposal.