# How do I stop missing leads and forgetting to follow up?

To stop missing leads and forgetting to follow up, put every enquiry on one list with a date for your next message. Open that list at the same time each day and work from the oldest date. Give a date to any lead that has none.

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## Find out where your leads land today

Write down every place a lead can reach you. Your list will probably include portals, WhatsApp, Instagram messages, email, missed calls, and referrals. You may find one or two places you rarely check. Decide how each of those will reach your main list, even if that means copying it by hand for now.


## Every lead needs one next date and one next action

After any contact, ask yourself when you will write again and what you will say. Save both before you close the chat. “Send Sam the new Marina listing on Thursday” can be acted on. “Follow up” cannot, because it tells you nothing on the day.


## An old lead list is the quickest place to find missed replies

Go back through the last few months of enquiries. Look for anyone who asked a question and never heard back. Send a short, honest note, such as, “I am sorry I missed this. Are you still looking in Downtown?” Those people already know your name, so the note is worth sending.


## Check the last reply before you chase anyone

Chasing a buyer who answered yesterday looks careless. Chec ran into this when a lead could reply and still show as due for a call. The daily list we built checks for the last real reply first, and due dates show who needs attention.

- [See how the Chec list checks replies](https://adonisautomates.com/case-studies/chec-real-estate-automation/)

## Questions

### Are phone reminders enough?

They work for a handful of leads. Once you have more than you can remember by name, a reminder with no history behind it does not tell you what to say.

### What if I have too many leads to follow up with?

Sort them. Handle buyers with a budget and a date first, and move the others to a slower schedule. If that list is still too long, read about hiring help or using tools.

### Will a list catch a lead I never saved?

No. A list only shows what went onto it, so your first job is to get every source feeding it.

## Related

- [Moving from a manual list to automated follow-up](https://adonisautomates.com/answers/automate-lead-follow-up/)
- [Getting portal enquiries onto your list](https://adonisautomates.com/answers/bayut-property-finder-leads/)
- [Find more realtor questions answered](https://adonisautomates.com/answers/)
- [How Contact to Contract keeps leads in view](https://adonisautomates.com/#system)