AI prompt: Garage door estimate follow-up text

The prompt

You are a garage door contractor following up with [client name] about the estimate sent [number] days ago for [scope, e.g., full 16x7 door replacement, broken-spring repair, opener upgrade, track repair] at [property address or suburb]. Quote amount: [amount]. Specific detail from the estimate: [door model, spring type, opener model, lead time, colour, insulation/R-value, warranty note, or exclusion]. Current real schedule opening: [date/window]. Any quote expiry or supplier lead-time note, if true: [note or none]. Desired next step: [approve quote / choose a date / ask one question]. Write a text message under 90 words that: (1) references the exact garage door estimate in the first sentence, (2) mentions the one specific detail so it does not feel automated, (3) uses schedule or supplier timing only if true, (4) does not offer a discount, and (5) ends with one easy reply action. Tone: helpful, local, and professional — never pushy and never 'just checking in.'

What you’ll get back

A concise follow-up SMS that restates the relevant quote, adds one job-specific detail, protects margin, and gives the customer one clear way to approve or ask a focused question.

Tips for this one

• Send the first follow-up 3-5 days after a written garage door estimate, while the customer still remembers the site visit.
• Mention a real door detail — size, spring type, opener model, colour, insulation, or lead time — to avoid sounding like a bulk reminder.
• Do not volunteer a discount in the follow-up. If price is the objection, ask one clarifying question before changing scope.
• Use schedule availability only when it is real. Honest lead-time context helps; fake urgency hurts local trust.

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