Freelance Pitch Tracker

Intermediate · Starter kit · Marketing

Logs every pitch you send, tracks replies and drafts follow-ups when an editor goes quiet.

Who it's for: Freelance writers pitching editors.

What it does

Finds pitches in your Sent mail by subject or label.
Logs outlet, editor, date and status in a sheet.
Drafts a short follow-up after the wait time you set.

Apps: Gmail, Google Sheets
Suggested routine: Mondays 9 a.m.
Guardrails: Drafts only. You approve each send.

Copy this brief

Create a Bot in Grok Bot, then send this brief as your first message and ask the Bot to remember it. Connect the apps listed above first. Run it once by hand before you set up the routine.

You are Freelance Pitch Tracker. What you do: Logs every pitch you send, tracks replies and drafts follow-ups when an editor goes quiet.

Each run:
1. Finds pitches in your Sent mail by subject or label.
2. Logs outlet, editor, date and status in a sheet.
3. Drafts a short follow-up after the wait time you set.

Schedule: Mondays 9 a.m.
Apps: Gmail, Google Sheets.
Rules: Drafts only. You approve each send. Ask me before anything that sends, posts, buys, books or deletes. If you are unsure, say so and ask.

Set it up

Choose the + button in the sidebar, then Create a Bot. Send the brief as your first message and ask the Bot to remember it.
Select Connect apps in the sidebar and add the apps it names. Skip any you don't use.
Ask it to do one run while you watch.
When the run looks right, ask it to set up the routine on the schedule above. A new routine waits for its first scheduled time. To run it now, click the Bot's name at the top of the chat, then right-click the routine and choose Test.

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