Proposal Kit

www.proposalkit.com

I needed to present a professional proposal and I needed it fast. My schedule was too full to completely design one so I went searching for a product. I found the Proposal Kit and fell in love. Well, maybe not love, but it's pretty darn nice.

"Proposal Kit Pro" is geared towards web, CD-ROM, software, and IT businesses. The Proposal Kit comes with templates for various parts of a proposal-you pick and choose from 72 templates for the Pro version and 27 templates for the Lite version. However the Pro version is the best value. You not only get the Proposal Pack with the templates, sample filled out templates and a style (design) but it comes with quite a few other products.

Included in the Pro Kit is a whole range of contract tools as well. For new Web designers or small design companies starting out on a limited budget, contracts are an expensive proposition. While no contract package can take the place of an attorney, they may be a good starting point for you. For many independent designers/developers you may be able to use the contracts. But if in doubt or need additional clauses, be sure to consult a contract attorney.

Briefly, the options are:

Proposal Kit Pro which includes, proposals (72 templates), Contract Pack, a Web Plan Kit, a price Estimate Pack and sample proposals to learn from. There is are two graphic design styles (Proposal Pack).

Proposal Kit Standard includes proposals with 27 templates, Contract Pack - Lite, Web Plan Kit Lite and 2 sample proposal collections (lite versions).

Proposal Pack Wizard, a stand alone product that is pretty handy, but not required. It's an interface I found quite easy to use. I could browse through the templates and choose the ones I wanted for my specific project. The wizard then generated just the templates I selected into one file.

Proposal Packs are generic for any type of business. All the packs have the same templates but the graphic design is different in each. This is a stand alone package. You don't need to purchase the other kits if general business is what you need

If you are handy with graphics you can customize your own proposals and contracts by making your own graphics which you can then use with the kits.

For a complete product comparison go to:

http://www.proposalkit.com/htm/compare.htm

All in all I found this product to be quite useful. It took a little bit of time to read through the extensive help files but I was able to do a professional proposal in a fraction of the time it would normally take. Now to break out the contracts!!!