{"id":513,"date":"2022-10-31T13:51:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uglymugmarketing.com\/blog\/?p=513"},"modified":"2022-10-31T13:51:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:51:30","slug":"how-to-close-2x-more-proposals-as-a-freelancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uglymugmarketing.com\/blog\/how-to-close-2x-more-proposals-as-a-freelancer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Close 2x More Proposals as a Freelancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"_a9zs\"><span class=\"_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\">How can you double or even triple the closure rate on your proposals?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd25 Here are some ideas \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>1\ufe0f\u20e3: You gotta remember that once you submit your proposal, your work is just beginning. This is your opportunity to stand out. One of the ways that we do that is by sending handwritten thank you notes.<\/p>\n<p>2\ufe0f\u20e3: You\u2019ll notice we have square business cards, these stand out for us when they\u2019re getting several business cards.<\/p>\n<p>3\ufe0f\u20e3: We include things such as stickers and magnets.<\/p>\n<p>4\ufe0f\u20e3: We may send them a physical print copy of our newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>All of these things are designed with one thing in mind, and that is to stand out from everyone else who may be competing for the same project.<\/p>\n<p>You can do the same thing. Look for ways to stand out.<\/p>\n<p>As PT Barnum used to say, \u201cwithout promotion, something terrible happens, and that is nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u270c\u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>wayne<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can you double or even triple the closure rate on your proposals? \ud83d\udd25 Here are some ideas \ud83d\udd25 1\ufe0f\u20e3: You gotta remember that once you submit your proposal, your work is just beginning. This is your opportunity to stand out. One of the ways that we do that is by sending handwritten thank you&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uglymugmarketing.com\/blog\/how-to-close-2x-more-proposals-as-a-freelancer\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Close 2x More Proposals as a Freelancer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[33],"tags":[14,31,11,10],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Close 2x More Proposals as a Freelancer - Ugly Mug Marketing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tips for freelancers. 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