WINNING PROPOSALS
We help companies and individuals craft effective proposal that capture the reader’s attention separating your proposal from the rest of the competition.
If you use freelance marketplaces such as freelancer.com, guru.com, odesk.com, eLance.com, or any other website to bid on projects, first impressions really do count.
Don’t just low ball your price to win the project. Command a higher price by infusing confidence in your client by submitting a proposal that shows you pay attention to details.
Here is an example of an actual submission on freelancer.com before and after we made changes (name removed for privacy)
BEFORE
dear sir,
I am an expert in your area developing smart phone app for long time. Will cost you $2,000.
Will be delighted. Please select me!!!
AFTER
Dear Sir or Madam
It is my pleasure to present to you my proposal for the iPhone App project you posted on freelancer.com. I have developed numerous smart phone apps for individuals and companies and as such have the requisite skills to develop your app. The price to develop your iPhone App is $2,200 USD and will take approximately 2 months to complete. The payment milestones for this project are:
1) Contract Award (10%)
2) Developing app architecture (15% - 2.5 week from project award)
3) Develop app GUI (30% - 5 weeks from project award )
4) Integration/Testing/Debugging (15% - 6 week from project award )
5) Final Release (30% - 8 weeks from project award)
I would be happy to discuss, the price, scope or any other component of this proposal so you can be confident about the decision you make. Let me know the best way to reach you. Once again I thank you for giving me the opportunity to quote on this project.
Sincerely,
xxxxx
COMMAND A HIGHER PRICE
Now if you were the project owner, which proposal would you entertain further? Project owners unfortunately see the original type of submission way too often. Although the price is lower in the original proposal, just by revising the proposal you are able to increase the price. Why would someone pay you more? Easy, you give more credibility to yourself and your work without any external references. Your client will be ready to pay a premium for implicit credibility.
No matter how small or large, easy or complex, technical or commercial your proposal is, we can help you develop winning proposals. Contact us today using the form on the right to get started.
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