How to create follow-ups

Add steps, set waits and keep the thread coherent.

Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read

Steps

  1. On the Sequences tab, add a step after the first email.
  2. Choose the step type. Email steps send; wait steps pause; condition, task, CRM, webhook and stop steps let you branch or act.
  3. Set the wait before the step in days and hours.
  4. Turn on same-thread sending if the follow-up should appear as a reply to the previous email.

Important notes

  • Three to four emails is a normal sequence. More rarely helps and raises complaint risk.
  • Every follow-up should add something — a different angle, a proof point, a shorter ask.
  • Stop rules remove a lead from the remaining steps automatically on reply, bounce or unsubscribe.

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