Every tradesperson knows the drawer of quotes that never came back. Homeowners collect three estimates, stall, and go quiet — not because they didn’t want the work, but because life happened and the quote PDF slid down the inbox. A handwritten follow-up recovers the jobs you already priced.
Why it works
A quote follow-up email feels like a chase. A handwritten letter feels like the tradesperson who actually quoted your job writing to you personally — which is what it is. It arrives in the pile people open first (handwritten letters are opened as often as 98% of the time), and because each one is a genuine ink original — real pen, real paper, hand-folded, real stamp — there’s nothing for a homeowner to spot as marketing.
The economics are one-sided: you’ve already spent the fuel, the site visit and the estimating time. A letter that reopens one stalled quote pays for a hundred.
How it works
Send us your outstanding-quote list. Upload or approve your letter, and our machine writes each one with a real pen, folds it by hand and mails it with a real stamp. Merge fields reference the actual job and quote — so each letter reads as written to that one homeowner, because it was.
What it can look like
Dear Helen,
I popped your quote in a while back and didn’t want it to just sit there gathering dust — no pressure at all, whenever you’re ready, the numbers are good for another month.
If anything didn’t make sense in there, give me a bell and I’ll happily walk you through it. Would love to do the job for you.
Warm regards, Dave
What you send us
- Your outstanding-quote list — names and addresses
- Your letter, or the idea for it — we’ll help you shape it
- Merge fields for job types and quote details
Most orders are written, folded and mailed within a few business days. No minimum — start with the ten quotes you most want back.
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