I did a full-blown software proposal for automating a bread truck business back in the early 90s. It took the order, sorted the orders, laid out the delivery route, sorted the orders by delivery route, prefilled the order sheets by default for each customer, etc. I came up with about a $1200 proposal. After I gave it too him, he said he was looking to spend about $150.00. Talk about a complete waste of time for both of us. All I had to do was ask him is, "what is your budget for this project".
--- On Tue, 8/19/08, MB Software Solutions General Account <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: MB Software Solutions General Account <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [NF] Asking how much the budget is before giving a quote (was Re: [NF] testing and documentation) To: "ProFox Email List" <profox@leafe.com> Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 4:50 PM Alan Bourke wrote: > On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:34:58 -0700 (PDT), "Michael Madigan" > >> What is the rule of thumb > > How much the customer is willing to pay for. I asked a client recently on his budget, citing that in previous proposals, he'd always tell me he wanted the cadillac but only had a hyundai budget! So I told him I'd like to know ahead of time so I don't waste time proposing things outside of his budget. Folks sometimes seem to think that if they say how much their max is, the estimate will be that regardless if it takes less to do the work. Any one else experience that kind of client? This guy is pretty good, as he knows I'm fair and don't cheat him, but nonetheless, I've seen some pretty nervous prospects in the past when this approach is taken. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
