Often we complicate the most basic of things. Presenting a proposal used to be as simple as a phone call, an email, a chat message.
But they've became as convoluted as all the three examples above plus documents, PDFs, external services and I'm sure someone as some point has even sent a carrier pigeon!
I've been guilty of some of the exsamples above, but I wanted a way to cut through the crap and just get on with the project.
As soon as I simplified my proposals, and the way there were presented, I got busier. So I made them shorter and shared them as simply as I could.
How? Well, I already had the app!
I started using Basecamp and its ability to share the proposal via a public link.
I find this easier than email, as it can be shared internally with the client's departments, if needed, before I get the go-ahead.
And I'll even accept the reply via a carrier pigeon!
P.S. This proposal was approved within a few hours, and the invoice was paid the following day!