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The One Question You Must Ask Yourself Before Responding to an RFP

What are the questions you need to ask yourself before deciding whether or not to respond to an RFP or RFQ? That was what I had originally envisioned for this post. But then I realized that there's actually just one question that matters.

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Sample RFP Responses – Volume 2

Here's another good example of a well-executed creative-services RFP response. This one was a winning proposal for a law school web project, prepared by Chicago-based Rogue Element and offered for free download by HOW Design Magazine.

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Sample RFP Responses – Volume 1

I know from watching the stats for this site (especially those associated with my recent post on How to Find RFPs), that there are a lot of people out there looking for samples of other firm's responses to requests for proposals, so I decided to start posting these as I find them.

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A Rule of Thumb for Spec Work

While I'm definitely more open to the possibility of there being value in speculative work than many people I talk to about it, I agree that it's not right in every instance, and in many cases it's a horrible idea. When can you tell when it is a bad idea? It's actually not that hard.

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How to Find RFPs for Creative Services

The right assortment of tools are essential to finding the RFP opportunities that are appropriate for your business, and finding enough of them that you will have a reasonable chance of actually winning some. Here are a few of the methods that I have experimented with over the years.

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Guerrilla RFP Responses

Some RFQ/RFP processes are pretty involved, with very specific requirements. But what about the other end of the spectrum? To create a successful RFP response without much guidance, you need go after it like you really want to win it. And sometimes that means knowing when to break the rules.

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