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Follow-Up Email Subject Lines

A follow-up subject line has one job: get a busy person to reopen a conversation. Short, low-pressure and specific to what came before works best. Here are examples for the most common situations.

15 follow-up subject lines

  1. Your brand

    Following up on my last note

    28 chars · Good

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  2. Your brand

    Did this get buried?

    20 chars · Good

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  3. Your brand

    Quick nudge on the proposal

    27 chars · Good

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  4. Your brand

    {first_name}, one more idea for you

    35 chars · Strong

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  5. Your brand

    Any thoughts on Tuesday's call?

    31 chars · Good

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  6. Your brand

    Re: next steps

    14 chars · Needs work

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  7. Your brand

    Should I close your file?

    25 chars · Strong

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  8. Your brand

    Circling back with the numbers

    30 chars · Good

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  9. Your brand

    Still a priority for this quarter?

    34 chars · Good

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  10. Your brand

    Thanks for your time today

    26 chars · Strong

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  11. Your brand

    The deck I promised

    19 chars · Needs work

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  12. Your brand

    One question before Friday

    26 chars · Good

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  13. Your brand

    Is someone else better to ask?

    30 chars · Strong

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  14. Your brand

    Picking up where we left off

    28 chars · Good

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  15. Your brand

    Last try: worth a 10-minute chat?

    33 chars · Strong

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Why these work

Reference the last touch

“Any thoughts on Tuesday's call?” reminds them who you are without a recap.

Make replying easy

Yes/no questions (“Still a priority for this quarter?”) get more replies than open-ended ones.

Know when to stop

A polite break-up email (“Should I close your file?”) often gets the reply the first three did not.

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Frequently asked questions

What should the subject line of a follow-up email be?

Short and tied to the previous conversation: “Following up on the proposal”, “Any thoughts on Tuesday's call?”. Replying in the same thread (keeping “Re:”) is also fine when the first email had a clear subject.

How long should I wait before following up?

Two to three business days after a meeting or proposal is a common rhythm for sales, and about a week for job applications. Space later follow-ups further apart.

How many follow-up emails is too many?

Most sales teams stop after three to five touches. Each one should add something new: a resource, a question, a different angle.

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