Proposal templates

We've provided example proposals for your industry. They're a great place to start and ready to send, with real scope, phases, fee options and terms. You can edit any of these online and see how it looks to your client.

Proposal · Accountants and bookkeepers

Accounting Services Proposal Template

Use it after a discovery call, when a small business is deciding whether to hand its bookkeeping and monthly close to your firm.

Proposal · Architects

Architecture Proposal Template

Use it to propose design services for a residential or small commercial project after your first site visit.

Proposal · Design studios

Brand Identity Proposal Template

Use it when a company is naming, launching, or rebranding and is choosing a studio to create its identity.

Proposal · Construction

Change Order Template

Use it whenever the owner asks for something outside the contract, a hidden condition turns up, or an allowance selection costs more than its budget.

Proposal · Interior designers

Commercial Interior Design Proposal Template

Use it when a business is leasing, moving, or refitting an office and wants a designer to plan the space and see it through to move-in.

Proposal · Photographers

Commercial Photography Proposal Template

Use it when a brand asks you to quote a product, lifestyle, or campaign shoot for its website, ads, or packaging.

Proposal · Construction

Construction Proposal Template

Use it after a walkthrough and measure, when a homeowner is comparing bids for a remodel or renovation.

Proposal · Consultants

Consulting Proposal Template

Use it after a discovery call, when a business is deciding whether to bring you in to diagnose a problem and recommend what to do.

Proposal · Event planners

Event Planning Proposal Template

Use it after a discovery call, when a company is choosing a planner for a conference, offsite, launch, or other corporate event.

Proposal · Coaches

Executive Coaching Proposal Template

Use it after a chemistry call, when an organization is deciding whether to invest in coaching for one of its leaders.

Proposal · Architects

Feasibility Study Proposal Template

Use it when an owner is deciding whether to buy, develop, or renovate a property and needs to know what it can hold.

Proposal · Freelancers

Freelance Project Proposal Template

Use it after a first call with a new client, for a defined project with a clear start and finish.

Proposal · Interior designers

Interior Design Proposal Template

Use it after an initial consultation for a residential project, when the client is deciding how much of the work to hand over to you.

Proposal · Coaches

Leadership Workshop Proposal Template

Use it when a company asks you to run a workshop for its managers or leadership team on a skill such as feedback, delegation, or decision making.

Proposal · Law firms

Legal Services Proposal Template

Use it when a business without in-house counsel asks how your firm would handle its day-to-day legal work, and what it would cost.

Proposal · Marketing agencies

Marketing Retainer Proposal Template

Use it to turn a project client into an ongoing marketing partnership, or to pitch monthly services to a new client.

Proposal · Engineers and AEC consultants

MEP Engineering Proposal Template

Use it when an architect or owner asks you to propose building systems design for a new building or a major renovation.

Proposal · Video and production

Motion Graphics Proposal Template

Use it when a company wants an animated explainer or product video for its website, sales team, or social channels.

Proposal · Design studios

Packaging Design Proposal Template

Use it when a brand is launching a product, extending a line, or refreshing its packaging and is choosing a studio to design it.

Proposal · Marketing agencies

SEO Proposal Template

Use it when a business wants more traffic and leads from search and is choosing an agency or consultant to run its SEO.

Proposal · Marketing agencies

Social Media Management Proposal Template

Use it when a business wants an agency to plan, create, and manage its social media channels each month.

Proposal · Engineers and AEC consultants

Structural Engineering Proposal Template

Use it when an architect asks you to propose structural services, once you've seen the program and preliminary drawings.

Proposal · Accountants and bookkeepers

Tax Preparation Proposal Template

Use it when a business owner asks you to prepare their company's return and their own, before you send the engagement letter.

Proposal · Video and production

Video Production Proposal Template

Use it to propose a brand film, promo, or social campaign after the client shares their brief.

Document themes

Invoice themes

Branded invoice designs you can customize down to the HTML and CSS.

Estimate themes

Estimate designs that match your invoices.

Proposal themes

The designs that give every proposal and contract its look.

Payment reminder email templates

Five reminder emails to copy, from friendly to final.

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