Writing a proposal
Use this for any request that ends in a document a client says yes or no to: a proposal, a quote, a scope, a pricing page for one client.
Before you write
- Find the client in
30-Customers. If they are not there, say so at the top and write for the person described in the request. - Take the packages and prices from
10-Business/offer-ladder.md. Never invent a price. If the request needs a price the ladder does not have, write "(price to confirm)". - Read
20-Brand/voice.mdand write in that voice.
The shape
Follow template.md beside this file, section for section. Keep the headings. Do not add sections.
Rules
- Three options, always. The middle one is the one we want them to pick; say so in one line under the table.
- Price per month, ex GST, and say so once under the table.
- One page. If it will not fit, cut the background, not the scope.
- No discounts. A cheaper option is a smaller scope, never the same scope for less.
- The last line is the next step and a date, never "let me know".


