[thelist] Writing Proposals

[Dawson Costelloe]

Thank all! great advice, much appreciated.

On 12/18/06, Sarah Adams <mr.sanders at geekjock.ca> wrote:
> <snip>
>
> > 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.
>
> <snip>
>
> > (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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