084: 4 ways to get people to reply to emails by following up

Struggling to get responses to your cold emails and messages? This episode of the Career Strategy Podcast dives into practical tips for improving your follow-up game. In this episode Sarah explores why people might not reply and how you can increase your chances of a response without being annoying. Sarah also breaks down a 5-day follow-up cadence and suggests experimenting with specific days and shares a simple and effective template for your follow-ups, ensuring you stay clear and direct. Plus, Sarah shares a handy hack involving TextExpander to make your follow-up process quicker and less stressful.Tune in to learn why you should stick to one communication channel and avoid bombarding your contacts across multiple platforms.Timestamps 01:40 Set expectations, use GAIN framework for replies.05:55 Limit follow-up to original communication method.07:07 Create reusable email templates to expedite communication.🎬 Watch our free UX Job Search Workshop and learn how to stand out in 2025👉 Join Career Strategy Lab, a UX job search accelerator for UX and Product people.👋 Say hi and follow our host, Sarah Doody, on LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

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