The Power of the Follow-Up

Shannel Wheeler
2 min readSep 20, 2023

Don’t underestimate the power of the follow-up.

I sent out a proposal to a potential client after a great introductory meeting. He seemed like he was excited and on board. That is, until (cue dramatic music) — I sent him a quote. Then it was crickets. Was my price too high? I almost defaulted to assuming the worst, but instead, I sent a short and sweet follow-up email about 3 or 4 days later:

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Shannel Wheeler

Left-brain creative | Brand/Design Implementation | Design Instruction and Inspiration | Creating with Purpose: https://shannelwheeler.com