Cheat Sheet: Using Ace in Follow Up Boss

Created by Austin Archuleta, Modified on Tue, 8 Jul at 4:55 PM by Austin Archuleta

Working with Individual Contacts in Follow Up Boss

Ace is your AI assistant embedded in the person view and inbox, helping you manage individual contacts efficiently.

QUICK COMMANDS FOR THIS CONTACT

Essential Phrases

  • "Tell me about this person"
  • "What's their timeline?"
  • "Create a follow-up task"
  • "Add a note about our conversation..."
  • "What properties have they viewed?"
  • "Draft an email response"
  • "Update their phone number"

CONTACT INFORMATION

View Details

  • Summary: "Give me a summary of this contact"
  • Timeline: "Show me their recent activity"
  • Contact Info: "What's their email and phone?"
  • Property Interest: "What properties are they interested in?"

Update Information

  • Phone/Email: "Update their phone to 555-1234"
  • Address: "Add their new address"
  • Background: "Add a note that they prefer morning calls"
  • Price Range: "Update their budget to $500k"

TASK MANAGEMENT

Create Tasks

  • Quick Task: "Create a follow-up for tomorrow"
  • Call Task: "Schedule a call for 3pm"
  • Showing Task: "Create a showing task for Saturday"
  • With Details: "Create a task to send comps by Friday at 2pm"

Manage Tasks

  • View: "What tasks do I have for this person?"
  • Complete: "Mark the follow-up task as done"
  • Update: "Change the task to next Monday"

NOTES & COMMUNICATION

Add Notes

  • Quick Note: "Add a note: interested in pool homes"
  • Detailed: "Note that they're pre-approved for $450k"
  • Meeting Notes: "Add notes from our coffee meeting..."

View History

  • Recent: "Show recent communications"
  • Calls: "When did I last call them?"
  • Emails: "Show email history"
  • Texts: "What texts have we exchanged?"

TAGS & ORGANIZATION

Manage Tags

  • Add: "Tag as hot lead"
  • Multiple: "Add tags: buyer, investor, cash"
  • Remove: "Remove the cold tag"
  • View: "What tags do they have?"

Stage Management

  • Check: "What stage are they in?"
  • Move: "Move to active client stage"
  • Update: "Change stage to under contract"

APPOINTMENTS & MEETINGS

Schedule

  • Consultation: "Schedule a buyer consultation for Tuesday at 2pm"
  • Showing: "Create a showing appointment"
  • Follow-up: "Schedule a follow-up meeting next week"

Manage

  • View: "Show upcoming appointments"
  • Update: "Reschedule to 3pm"
  • Add Outcome: "Mark consultation complete - working with buyer"

ACTION PLANS

Apply Plans

  • Start: "Apply the New Buyer action plan"
  • Check: "What action plans are they on?"
  • Status: "Is their action plan still running?"
  • Pause: "Pause the current action plan"

DEALS

Create & Manage

  • New Deal: "Create a deal for 123 Main St"
  • Update: "Update deal to pending"
  • Details: "Add property details to the deal"
  • View: "Show their active deals"

RELATIONSHIPS

Connected Contacts

  • View: "Who else is connected to this deal?"
  • Spouse: "Show their spouse's information"
  • Co-buyers: "Who are the co-buyers?"

SMART ASSISTANCE

What ACE Knows About This Contact

  • Complete interaction history
  • Property viewing patterns
  • Communication preferences
  • Response times and patterns
  • Deal history
  • Connected relationships
  • Tag progression
  • Task completion history

Intelligent Suggestions

  • Next Steps: "What should I do next?"
  • Insights: "What patterns do you see?"
  • Property Match: "What properties criteria most interests them?"
  • Follow-up Timing: "When should I follow up?"

DRAFTING ASSISTANCE

Communications

  • Email: "Draft a follow-up email"
  • Text: "Write a quick check-in text"
  • Property Email: "Draft an email about new listings"

Templates

  • Use Template: "Use the buyer follow-up template"
  • Personalize: "Personalize this template for them"

QUICK TIPS FOR THIS VIEW

  1. Start with context: "Tell me about this person" gives you everything
  2. Chain actions: "Add a note and create a follow-up task"
  3. Use natural language: Describe what you want conversationally
  4. Reference current view: "Update this contact's..." or "Show me their..."
  5. Let ACE help: Ask "What should I do next with this lead?"

COMMON WORKFLOWS

New Lead Follow-up

  1. "Summarize this person's inquiry"
  2. "What properties have they viewed?"
  3. "Draft a personalized introduction/engagement/follow-up email"
  4. "Create a follow-up task for tomorrow"
  5. "Apply the most appropriate action plan"

Active Client Check-in

  1. "When did I last contact them?"
  2. "What's the status of their search?"
  3. "Draft a check-in text"
  4. "Schedule a showing for this weekend"

Re-engagement

  1. "How long have they been inactive?"
  2. "What were they interested in?"
  3. "Draft a re-engagement email with new listings"
  4. "Create a follow-up sequence"

LIMITATIONS IN THIS VIEW

  • Cannot send texts directly (creates drafts)
  • Cannot delete the contact
  • Cannot change system settings
  • Cannot access other contacts' private information
  • Cannot modify closed deals

VOICE COMMANDS

When using voice mode:
  • "Tell me about this contact"
  • "What should I know before calling?"
  • "Create a note from our conversation..."
  • "Schedule our next meeting"
Remember: ACE understands context from the current person view, so you can use "this person," "them," or "this contact" naturally!

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