Announcing the Maven Proposal

In gathering feedback and planning future features, something has continued to come up with many of our mavens - they would like to be able to propose to their current and prospective clients. We're extremely thrilled to be announcing that feature starting today.

As anybody with consulting experience knows, proposing to a client can often be tricky. A good consultant knows to clarify and set the scope of work, understand the client's time frame, and get a sense of the client's budget. With those terms nailed down and a mutually agreeable services agreement in place, the price can be negotiated, agreed upon, and the work can begin. It sounds so simple, but how many processes break down somewhere in that series of steps? Maybe it begins with a lack of clarity around the client's needs, maybe the consultant isn't responsive enough, maybe an email gets lost, maybe, maybe, maybe - the list goes on and on.

Mavenlink is looking to change this game for both clients and consultants (mavens). As a client, you have a need that you may or may not fully understand, but you need someone to help. As a maven, you have expertise and your client has come to you to solve their problem or you're approaching a client you haven't worked with in the past, thinking that you have the skills to help them. No matter the situation, work needs to get done; Mavenlink's Maven Proposals make it easier to come to terms, engage in work, and successfully complete the project for both the client and the maven.

Our proposal system allows you, the maven, to propose to clients who may or may not already be within Mavenlink and use all the collaboration tools we're providing for "regular projects" with your client. We think it's dynamite for getting work done, so give it a shot.

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