Evensteer runs proposals and follow-ups for freelancers: new leads get a first reply within minutes under your name, and open deals get chased to an answer. “They filled out our form on a Friday afternoon. We followed up Monday morning. By then they had already signed with someone else. That was the most expensive weekend I ever had.” Khiry Deal wrote that on LinkedIn. The average business replies to a lead in 42 hours. 23% never reply at all (Harvard Business Review, 2011). A lead answered within 5 minutes is 21× more likely to qualify (Lead Response Management study). So: proposals drafted for your approval, follow-ups sent until there’s an answer, one view of every open conversation. Nothing dies in a thread.
AI drafts the repetitive parts. A specialist you’ll know by name reviews every piece. You approve. It ships under your name.
We draft proposals for your approval and send them the day of the call.
We send follow-ups until there’s an answer, not until it feels awkward.
One pipeline view of every open conversation.
Send a short first reply fast, then follow up properly when you have time. The average business takes 42 hours to answer a lead, and buyers often ask a few freelancers at once. A quick note that thanks them, confirms what they need and names the next step keeps you in the running. Block a set time each day for the full replies. Evensteer sends new leads a first reply within minutes, under your name, and a specialist takes it from there.
It should recap the client’s problem in their words, then set out what you’ll do, the timeline, the price and the next step. Lead with their goal, not your process. If the scope could go either way, offer a smaller and a larger option. Keep it short enough to read on a phone. Send it the same day as the call, while the conversation is fresh.
Send a short, friendly note that makes replying easy. Ask a simple question, like whether the timing still works, or offer to walk them through the proposal. A quiet client is often just busy. Space your follow-ups out and add something useful each time, such as a relevant example or a start date. Evensteer sends follow-ups until there’s an answer, not until it feels awkward.
Reply to every new lead fast, send your proposal soon after the call, and follow up on set days until you get a yes or a no. Keep every open lead in one list with its next step and a date, so nothing slips. Evensteer runs that process for you, under your name.
The best CRM is the one you’ll open every day. For a freelancer, that usually means something simple: a list of open deals, the next step for each, and a date to follow up. A spreadsheet works if you keep it current. If you pick a tool, make sure it can log emails, remind you, and export your data. Evensteer keeps one pipeline view of every open conversation.
Read more: how fast to answer a new lead, what a lead follow-up service does.
New leads get a first reply within minutes, under your name, even at 2am on a Sunday. A specialist takes it from there. The price is a written scope with a fixed number, not a retainer. See our other services for freelancers, or the problems they fix.