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How Follow-Ups Work in Ora

Ora uses a built-in follow-up system to drive replies without hurting your domain’s deliverability. Here's how it works.

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Written by Meagan Glenn
Updated over 2 months ago

Before you start

This follow-up sequence starts only after your Ora agent is launched and a campaign is live.


Initial Sequence

When you launch a campaign, Ora sends emails in this order:

  • Day 1: Initial cold email

  • Day 4: Follow-up 1

  • Day 8: Follow-up 2 (often written as a “break up” or reset message)

After the second follow-up, the sequence pauses. Ora doesn’t continue emailing that lead until a new trigger is found.


What happens after Day 8?

Once the initial sequence ends, the lead is assigned to a listening agent.

The listening agent monitors for changes like:

  • Job changes

  • Funding news

  • Company announcements

  • Other signals that suggest new interest or urgency

When it finds something relevant, Ora automatically starts a new thread using that context.

This ensures follow-ups stay relevant and timely, not generic check-ins.


Smart Sequences

These are two email follow-up threads that repeat monthly only if the lead hasn’t replied and new context appears.

If there’s no response or signal, the agent waits quietly - no spamming.


FAQs

Can I edit the follow up schedule?
Not right now. The follow-up cadence is fixed to protect deliverability.

Do follow-ups stop if someone replies?
Yes. Ora automatically stops all follow-ups when it detects a reply.

Will emails send on weekends?
Email timing follows your campaign’s sending schedule and time zone. You can adjust these under campaign settings.

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