Is Your Proposal Tool Actually Costing You Clients?

About this episode

Clay and Preston discuss the pitfalls of relying on proposal tools and how the search for perfect software can hinder freelancers.

Clay is buried in proposals and contracts—jumping between tools, second-guessing every software decision, and wondering why nothing ever feels quite right. Preston and Clay pull back the curtain on the client management tool conversation freelancers keep getting wrong. It turns out the search for perfect software is actually the problem—and what really moves the needle has nothing to do with features or pricing plans. Support our show sponsors -> ⁠⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/sponsors⁠⁠ Submit your own question -> ⁠⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/ask⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• client management tools
• freelancing
• software decisions
• proposals
• contracts

Keywords

• proposal tool
• client management
• freelance software
• contracts
• business tools

Sponsors

Millo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Millo

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