Short answer: a proposal with no reply after ten days gets one short, specific follow-up, drafted in your voice, and a note in the pipeline. Studios that do this consistently win a meaningful share of the "quiet" ones; studios that don't never find out.
Why it's avoided
It feels like begging. The proposal took two days and silence feels like a verdict. There is no system, so it depends on remembering.
The stage
Proposal sent, follow-up date set automatically; day 10 draft in the morning check; won or lost reason recorded in a line. After twenty proposals you know your win rate and the reasons you lose.
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Written by Christian Stewart, Stewart Systems, Wollongong. Published 2026-09-29. Records and flags, not legal, WHS or insurance advice; rules change, check the regulator for the current one.