B
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80%
80% -- deals requiring at least five followups for sales deals (2025)
80% of deals require at least five follow-ups.
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80%
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Data Vintage
2025
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
myearlybird.ai
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Tier C
https://myearlybird.ai/blog-posts/how-to-follow-up-with-clients ↗
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How to Follow Up with Clients and Win More Work on Upwork
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How to Follow Up with Clients and Win More Work on Upwork
It’s a story every freelancer knows all too well: you pour your energy into crafting the perfect proposal, hit send, and then… nothing. Just crickets. That deafening silence can be discouraging, but the reality is, knowing how …
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sales deals: 80% deals requiring at least five followups. Source: myearlybird.ai (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/deals-require-five-followups
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/deals-require-five-followups" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>80%</strong> -- deals requiring at least five followups for sales deals<br><small>Source: myearlybird.ai (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/deals-require-five-followups" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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