No, an email goes out right away.

I don't delay.  If you snooze you lose.

I don't any of that.... 

Yes I do & it's not a minute. It's around 10.

I know that when I register for something myself & they call right away I get totally annoyed so I make sure I don't do it.

I am just getting into this myself. I always call in person as soon as I can. I am now setting up texting and I am setting to text 2 minutes after someone registers. A friend recommended this and said it would look less automated than if it was immediate.

Dario Ferreira - I do not use automated system for Internet lead generation.

I don't do automated except from midnight to 7 am and it simply says "we'll be in touch tomorrow", but no I respond quickly.

It is programmed in to be just about perfect.

No...I don't do that. 

No I would not delay.  A

I do a personal answer.

 I don't use automated response, so N/A

I usually respond within a few minutes of getting the notification, and I usually respond with a telephone call if they provide their number. otherwise I respond via email.

I don't use automated systems... people don't like them and can always tell if it's an auto-responder.

Depends on the content of your message and how that lead was generated. And being aware you stated  "SMS and Email."

I think the expectation that consumer are unaware all this stuff is automated is not giving them them proper respect.

I do not delay, however my response is selective based on their context or relational aspect of the link to which they responded.

What I find works well is "Give me some time to  gather the information and data needed. I will contact you within 3 hours.  Meanwhile here is some remarkable information regarding (your escalation here)."

I just looked at the back of my lead gen site, and it says it goes our right away, and cannot change the auto email.

No, I do not.  The only thing I have set up that is automated is the request a consult feature ... it lets them know their request was received. 

I don't delay because others don't delay.  First one to connect is usually the winner.

No, best to be transparent, they will know and appreciate the auto response.

Not the initial email.

Everyone is saying: the faster the better. 

I do not wait! Statistics show that conversions are reduced exponentially after the 5 minute mark.

No

Dario Ferreira I don't use an automated sysstem.

I have not used an automated system.