Hi there Not sure where to post this thread about help on a web development proposals. I never quite understood this project scope, web proposals or any kind business proposal properly. Can anyone help me in this field or send me any kind of samples that may help get started please? Many thanks in advance CHEERS
Web development involves putting contents to your site day by day. It's not an easy task. It requires time, effort and patience. Be ready for sleepless nights and back pains.
Hey I did some research and found a proposal kit package. Here is the link http://www.proposalkit.com/htm/propkit.htm I don't have enough money yet but is this package worth buying? I noticed that the website is from America and I live in Australia, will the proposals be the same in Australia? If so, I will save up until I have enough money. I can design and build website but desperately can't do up a web development proposals and contracts etc. Would sincerely appreciate your help on this one CHEERS
Kit for proposals? You don't need kit for proposals. There's so many factors that it's better if you guys define outcomes and make sure you require all sorts of limitations taken into account. You can also check out what sort of proposals people do at sites like elance.com or rentacoder and learn from them. With small projects: make sure both parties can be flexible and have some easy-to-use rules for getting the project further.
Proposals should be unique to your business. The proposal is effectively your sales page to your client, it needs to outline why they should choose your business over other businesses, why your idea is better than anyone elses, if a client has 3 proposals in front of them, it is not always the price that will make them decide who to choose, it is usually the company that presents themselves the best. As a guide, all my proposals have the following; - Introduction & History of my company - Overview of current clients situation - Project Scope ( what it is you are going to do ) - Budget & Costings - Caveats & Conclusion - Client Agreement & Deposit Details - Contact Details & Sign-off Depending on what you offer, you may also want to put in some terms and conditions. I recommend spending a considerable amount of time developing a proposal template that you can effectively use and massage for each client. Remember a proposal represents your business and what you offer, it needs to be original and portray the image you are trying to give off to your client. So if it is a 1 page unformatted text document it is not really going to wow your client, but if it is a fully formatted PDF with flow charts, diagrams, images logos etc.. you may get a better response and ideally be able to ask a higher premium on your services.
Good advice exstatic. I use word and structure my documents with appropriate headings, numbering and appendicies. Don't forget basics like title and contents pages. Keep everything clean and professionally presented.
I've been working on this small project without a proposal and its getting a point where the work has been dragged out without a due date, which led me to Kit Proposal.
Thanks for your input guys, I think I will save the hassle of learning this one and buy the Proposal Kit, so I can edit and modify the template to my needs which is much easier . I want to use my time to master CSS and also learn PHP etc. CHEERS