Million Dollar Consulting Proposals

The bestselling author of Million Dollar Consulting shares the secrets of writing winning proposals Million Dollar Consulting® Proposals forever ends the time-consuming and often frustrating process of writing a consulting proposal. Weiss offers step-by-step advice on the essential elements of a million dollar consultancy, including the nine key components of a Million Dollar Consulting proposal structure and the Golden Rules for presenting it. You'll also learn how to get past the goblins at the gate, establish trusting relationships, and time your follow-ups with precision. Acquire the skills to effectively deal with legal departments, secure retainers, and constantly hone your technique. Alan Weiss's expert guidance can lead your consulting business to unprecedented success, and it all starts with a million dollar proposal. "Where other consultants complicate and jargon-ize, Alan provides simple, counterintuitive common sense. He poses basic questions (like 'What is a proposal?') that we think we know the answer to only to find out that we don't. There is no denying the unmistakable rationale that pervades the principles laid out in this book. Yet so many of us do not follow these principles because of bad habits we have picked up over time. Alan's advice helped us build growth and value in our business and sustain it over many years. The advice contained in this book will help many others do the same."-Dr. Joe Zammit-Lucia, artist, author, entrepreneur, and founder and President ofWeb of Life Foundation (www.wolfoundation.org)