# Automatically set follow ups **URL:** \ **Category:** Sales Email\ **Tags:** sales\ **Created:** [June 18, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/automatically-set-follow-ups/134733 "2025-06-18T16:58:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HMay301](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a87d85/32.png) [@HMay301](https://community.hubspot.com/u/HMay301)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/automatically-set-follow-ups/134733/1 "2025-06-18T16:58:53Z")
Is there a way to Automatically set your follow ups to 2 weeks. For example if I put a new contact in and send them an email, is there a way to have hubspot automatically set a reminder for me to follow up in 2 weeks vs. having to go and manually input it in the extension on google chrome. ---
**Author:** ![Shae\_Taylor](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/shae_taylor/32/59374_2.png) [@Shae\_Taylor](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Shae_Taylor)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/automatically-set-follow-ups/134733/2 "2025-06-18T17:48:37Z")
Hi @HMay301 There isn’t a setting that will allow you to do that currently, but if you have access to sequences you are able to build a sequence to send your email and create a task with that 2 week delay you are wanting. It would replace you manually sending the email and creating the task. This works especially well if you are sending the same general email every time. I hope this helps! and if you have any other questions let me know! ---
**Author:** ![ArisudanTiwari](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/arisudantiwari/32/93919_2.png) [@ArisudanTiwari](https://community.hubspot.com/u/ArisudanTiwari)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/automatically-set-follow-ups/134733/3 "2025-06-18T17:57:49Z")
Hi @HMay301 , If you’re using Sales Hub Professional or Enterprise, you _can_ automatically set follow-up reminders using Sequences. For example, you can: - Send an initial email - Then have a follow-up task or second email scheduled automatically 2 weeks later if there’s no reply This helps maintain consistent outreach without needing to manually set reminders each time. > **[Create and edit sequences](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/sequences/create-and-edit-sequences)** > > Use the sequences tool to send a series of targeted, timed emails to nurture a prospect over time. If you’re sending one-to-one emails from the CRM, there’s also an option to manually add a follow-up task before sending. This gives you flexibility, but it’s not fully automatic. For Marketing Emails, you can use Workflows to trigger follow-up tasks based on engagement (e.g., email not opened or no reply after 14 days). Related Hubspot community threads for more context: [https://community.hubspot.com/t5/CRM/email-follow-up-reminder-when-no-response/m-p/287696](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/CRM/email-follow-up-reminder-when-no-response/m-p/287696) [https://community.hubspot.com/t5/CRM/How-to-set-follow-up-reminders-for-emails-logged-to-CRM-from/m-p/745684](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/CRM/How-to-set-follow-up-reminders-for-emails-logged-to-CRM-from/m-p/745684) Let me know your current plan so, I can tailor a more specific suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![JessicaHatchiDigital](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@JessicaHatchiDigital](https://community.hubspot.com/u/JessicaHatchiDigital)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/automatically-set-follow-ups/134733/4 "2025-06-18T23:33:57Z")
Hi @HMay301, If you have access to workflows you can also automate this with a workflow: - Create a **workflow** that’s triggered when a contact is added or emailed (e.g. “Last contacted date is known”). - Add an action to **create a task**. - Set the task due date to **14 days from now** and title it something like “Follow up with [Contact Name].” This way, every time you email someone or create a new contact, HubSpot can auto-create a follow-up reminder for you — no need to do it manually through the Chrome extension. Best, Jess ---
**Author:** ![Nhal](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nhal/32/206123_2.png) [@Nhal](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Nhal)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 8:10am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/automatically-set-follow-ups/134733/5 "2025-06-30T08:10:31Z")
Totally get wanting to skip the manual clicks, been there too. Just to double check: are you using the free CRM, or do you have access to workflows (like with Sales Pro)? If you do have workflows, here’s a quick win: 1. Head to Automation \> Workflows 2. Create one that enrolls contacts when they’re added or emailed 3. Add a Delay for 14 days 4. Then drop in a Create task action—title it something like “Follow up with {{contact. firstname}}” I’ve used that setup to keep leads from slipping through the cracks without having to poke around Chrome extensions every time. If you’re on the free plan, it’s a bit more manual, but happy to suggest a workaround there, too. Just say the word 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NNelson0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@NNelson0](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NNelson0)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/automatically-set-follow-ups/134733/6 "2026-02-06T01:26:27Z")
I’ll take suggestion for free version. ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Shevchenko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df705f/32.png) [@Inna\_Shevchenko](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Inna_Shevchenko)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/automatically-set-follow-ups/134733/7 "2026-01-27T15:31:12Z")
Short answer: **yes, but not natively in the way you’re describing**. **In HubSpot today** - You can use **workflows** to automatically create a follow-up task - Trigger examples: - Action: create a task due in **14 days** Limitations: - It’s rule-based, not context-aware - It won’t know if the prospect replied, went dark, or the convo already progressed - Still task-driven, so reps can ignore it **How some teams go further** Instead of auto-creating tasks for every email, some teams look at tools that sit on top of the inbox and: - Detect when a real sales conversation starts - Flag when replies stall - Surface “hey, you should follow up” moments automatically (This is where tools like EVE come in, it watches actual inbox activity and nudges follow-ups when conversations go quiet, without manual task creation.) **TL;DR** - Yes with HubSpot workflows - It’s rigid and task-based - Inbox-aware tools reduce manual work and missed follow-ups Cheers, Inna Shevchenko GTM Lead joineve.ai _This post has been edited by a Community Moderator to ensure it adheres to our [Community Guidelines](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/Getting-Started-on-the-Community/HubSpot-Community-Guidelines/ba-p/384050)._ ---
**Author:** ![DariaVey](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/dariavey/32/80809_2.png) [@DariaVey](https://community.hubspot.com/u/DariaVey)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/automatically-set-follow-ups/134733/8 "2026-09-30T12:08:42Z")
Hey! Native HubSpot doesn’t have a simple way to automatically create a 2-week follow-up task after you send the first email — especially if you’re not on Sales Hub. You’d normally have to set the reminder manually (or build a more complex workflow + task creation). If you’re looking for something that can handle this more automatically, **FlowNer** might help. It’s built for teams that want sequence-style follow-ups (including delayed steps like “wait 2 weeks → send next email / create task”) without needing Sales Hub Pro. You can set up a sequence where after the first email, it automatically schedules the next step or reminder after a fixed delay (like 14 days). Not a full Sales Hub replacement, but for this specific “send email → automatically follow up in 2 weeks” use case, it works well for a lot of Starter users. ---
**Author:** ![buildwithnav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/53a042/32.png) [@buildwithnav](https://community.hubspot.com/u/buildwithnav)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/automatically-set-follow-ups/134733/9 "2026-10-05T19:11:39Z")
This is actually a problem I’ve been thinking about a lot. HubSpot can handle the scheduled follow-up side pretty well with tasks/workflows, but I think there’s a gap before that step: **how do you capture the actual commitment that happened in the conversation?** For example, someone says, “I’ll send the proposal Friday” or “I’ll get the documents over tomorrow.” The important information is already sitting in the conversation, but someone still has to remember to turn that into a task and decide what the follow-up should be. I’m actually building a small product around this idea called **RELAY** — it’s focused on turning commitments made in conversations into something you can confirm and keep watch on, rather than relying on someone to manually create a task every time. I’m still early with it, so I’d genuinely be interested in how other teams handle that part today.