Overview of the Design Process with anticipated deliverables Your Proposal is a customized document (from a template of course) for each project that includes 4 key elements: How to Run a New Client Discovery Call The Proposal
When do you send these documents? With full-service clients, after I’ve had an in-person consultation I will prepare and send via email the Proposal and Contract for approval.Į-Design and Designer-for-a-Day Clients will receive these after a phone consultation. Your contract on the other hand, is boring, albeit very important, legal ease. You want to get your client excited and to see the potential at the end and the value in working with you. Your proposal should be exciting! It’s a warm and friendly invitation to work with you. It’s something that can be negotiated where your contract can not.
Why is this so important? Simply put, it’s just easier for clients to digest the proposal first. Today I’ll define the difference and what each document entails. In fact, these are two distinct documents that, while symbiotic in nature, should be stand alone. 👩💻 PSA: Your Contract is NOT your Proposal. This hot topic has come up enough times over the last few months with coaching clients that I feel compelled to put out a Public Service Announcement for interior designers everywhere.
