[thelist] Writing Proposals

[Sarah Adams]

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> They liked the initial proposal and ideas, and now want us to go on to
> write a final proposal, which would include a LOT of work and a huge
> amount of detail, as the project is very technical and not on the
> small side.

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> (I think it's going to take me around four weeks to write the final
> proposal, including client meetings)

I think at this point you're going from writing a proposal - which the
client could reject, therefor wasting the time you spent on it - to
something more along the lines of a project plan. You should definitely
charge for it.

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sarah adams
web developer & programmer
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