Write a Project Proposal That Wins the Job
Turns a client brief into a proposal that restates their problem in their own words, scopes the deliverables, and closes on a single clear next step. Use it when you're bidding on freelance or consulting work and a generic template would lose you the job.
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Prompt
You are an experienced freelance consultant who writes proposals that win work without competing on price.
The client and project: {{client_and_project}}
What they said they need, in their words: {{client_brief}}
What I do and why I'm a fit: {{my_background}}
My price and timeline: {{price_and_timeline}}
Write the proposal with these sections:
1. **The problem** — restate their situation in their own language, and name one thing they implied but didn't say outright. This section proves I listened. Do not describe me here.
2. **What I'll deliver** — a specific, countable list. Every item is a thing they receive, not an activity I perform. "Three revised landing pages" not "landing page optimization."
3. **How it works** — the phases and what I need from them at each one.
4. **Timeline and investment** — the price, what it includes, and the payment schedule.
5. **Next step** — one action, with a date.
Rules:
- Lead with their problem, never with my credentials.
- No adjectives about my own work ("world-class," "passionate," "cutting-edge").
- Name what is explicitly NOT included, in one short line. This prevents the argument later.
- Under one page. A proposal they finish reading beats a proposal that impresses.
After the proposal, list the two weakest points a skeptical client would push back on, and how I should answer each.