Comments on: Business proposals are like paintings

By: Vikas

Vikas — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:22:20 +0000

Hi Very articulated way of writing a proposal.
I like the way You make proposal writing similar to painting. Both requires skills of highest level

Thankks
Team: B2B portal management

By: Rizwan

Rizwan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:19:33 +0000

Very insightful and quite suggestive of new perspectives……love it

By: sameer

sameer — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:37:17 +0000

@deepak: good points. Keeping in mind a few simple things can make a big difference in the outcome.

- Template: No fancy templates. Simple structure with clear headings / sections
- Dont do too many long paras. Bullets / Tables read better
- Pages: Number of pages really depends on purpose of proposal but 3 – 10 can be a good range. More than 10 is definitely not advisable or readable
- Font: Keep it basic and simple – no fancy fonts. Work with fonts like Arial, Times new roman – easy to read on screen, print accurately on most printers and easy to read on paper
- Remember: many (or most) people will print and read the proposal
- Animations: I agree NO ANIMATIONS – they are big distractions
- PDFs : For sure proposal should be in Pdfs/Docs. PPTs are more like discussions starters. Proposals are made once discussions have progressed and its time to formalize the understanding

By: Deepak Ravindran

Deepak Ravindran — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:12:20 +0000

Very interesting,
What about the template selection,
Number of pages,
default font,size & stuff?
Some blogs mention that proposals are best without animations & preferably in pdf’s than ppt.
IMHO-These minor things require more care & can fine tune the whole proposal.