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Write a proposal or contract

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to write a proposal or contract: 7 steps, about 3.2 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to write a proposal or contract but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Write down the outcome the client is buying30 min
2. 2Define what is in scope and what is not30 min
3. 3Price it and pick the payment schedule30 min
4. 4Draft the proposal for a proposal or contract45 min
5. 5Have someone read it for holes20 min
6. 6Send it with a decision date20 min
7. 7Follow up 48 hours later15 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.