Know how fast you actually reply
Your real average response time each week, with the important emails that waited too long called out by name
- Runs while your laptop is closed
- Reports in Littlebird and by email
- Free plan includes 5 routines
Your average reply time this week was two hours and 45 minutes.
- Riley Parker at Perch & Partners: the renewal question from Tuesday at 4:00 PM waited 26 hours for your reply.
- Dana Whitfield at Birdseed Brands: the budget approval request from Wednesday waited 19 hours, mostly overnight.
- Other key clients: you answered every email within four hours.
The problem
Everyone believes they reply fast. The sent folder disagrees: the prospect who waited four days, the colleague still waiting since Tuesday. Speed is a reputation, and most people have no idea what theirs actually is.
For sales especially, response time is close rate. What goes unmeasured goes unimproved.
What it does
This routine runs every Friday. It calculates your average email response time for the week and flags the important threads where you were slowest.
You get the number and the outliers. Improvement starts with one uncomfortable Friday report.
Try the prompt
Copy it into a new Littlebird routine, then set the days and times that fit your schedule
- Open Littlebird and go to Routines. Open the menu next to New Routine and choose Set up manually.
- Paste the prompt into Instructions, then set the days and time under Run.
- Littlebird runs it on schedule from then on. You can pause or edit it anytime. Auto-pause is on by default and pauses it if reports go unread.
You can also choose Create with Littlebird and describe the routine in chat.
Every Friday calculate my average email response time this week and flag any important emails that took too long
Why make it a routine?
You can fake this with a chat skill and enough copy-paste. Most people keep it up for a week, then stop, because the copy-paste is the actual job.
A routine removes the choreography: the context is already there, the schedule is already set, and the output shows up where you need it.
And it is private by design: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and CCPA aligned, and your data is never sold or used to train models.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as an important email?
You shape that in the prompt: key clients, your boss, active deals. The tracker grades you against what matters to you.
What does the response tracker cost?
It runs on Basic for free. Plus runs $17 per month billed annually or $20 monthly, and the 14-day trial is free.
Is my email metadata private?
Yes. Littlebird is independently audited for SOC 2 Type II and is GDPR and CCPA aligned, and nothing is sold or used to train models.
Can I set a target response time?
Yes. Add it to the prompt, for example 'flag anything over four hours', and the report holds you to it.
Is Windows going to get support?
It already has. Littlebird runs on Mac and Windows.
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