This content was created by Feras Alhlou. This content was uploaded by Feras Alhlou. This is a YouTube video titled "Why Your Follow-Ups Get Ignored" (posted 2026-04-11) featuring a single presenter giving practical advice on follow-up communication—recommendations include avoiding casual openers like "hey" (use "hi"/"hello"), and always adding value in each touchpoint so follow-ups feel proactive, knowledgeable, and helpful.
You have to find a good reason to follow up. You don't send emails saying, hey John, hey Jane, how's that proposal going? Hey, are we ready to sign? First of all, don't say hey. Call me old school. It doesn't matter. Don't say hey. Say hi. Hello. Right? Follow up on your emails. But the issue here is that a lot of us struggle in finding reasons to follow up. What I always recommend is add value in every Touchpoint. Trust me, if you are sending an email every maybe a couple of weeks or so with something of value, you are perceived as someone who is knowledgeable, who is proactive, who cares about the situation because you're putting time and energy into it. And those things work well in your favor.
