RE: Proposal Writing

["Lauren" <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>]

Thanks Barry.  I'll keep your suggestions in mind.  I'm still defining a
business model for my company and I need to narrow my focus.  I setup my
company as a professional documentation service, or something vague like
that.  I needed to put something on the business license and articles.  I am
narrowing my focus, possibly, to producing documents that request money or
work, then money, essentially.  

I'm starting to get the idea that I can get leads just by saying that I like
doing this.  And that I have successful business plans, FSR, and proposals
behind me.  I had no idea that this was a marketable talent.

Lauren 

 


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	From: Barry Campbell [mailto:barry -dot- campbell -at- gmail -dot- com] 
	Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:01 AM
	To: Lauren
	Cc: TECHWR-L
	Subject: Re: Proposal Writing
	
	
	Lauren,
	
	Congratulations on writing your first winning proposal (the first of
many, I hope!)
	
	Many professional proposal writers and managers came from a
technical writing background; I'm one of them.
	
	Check to see whether there's a chapter of the Association of
Proposal Management Professionals (http://www.apmp.org) near you.  Both the
international APMP group and many chapters have websites with good resources
for people who are interested in pursuing this as a career. 
	
	Here are two interesting things about proposal writing.  
	
	(1) Most people hate doing it; if you like it, and can convey your
enthusiasm for it, you can get hired pretty easily, in my experience.
	
	(2) Most organizations don't put proposals together all that well;
if you are in a sales situation where the written proposal can really make a
difference (not all jobs that go out for bid are in this category!) then
*you* can really make a difference. 
	
	
	All best,
	
	Barry
	
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