I would love to work with you, and I think I have a lot of experience that is very relevant to your project, but developing a proposal in response to an RFP takes a significant amount of time for which I am not compensated (if not awarded the project).
Because I am an independent development shop and generally have plenty of work booked ahead of time, I typically do not participate in the RFP process. Here are a few reasons why:
- I do consultative sales which an RFP process hinders significantly (e.g. I can’t do this without a commitment to work with me)
- RFPs rarely state the goals and needs of the project effectively -- I prefer to work within your budget to plan and deliver the best possible outcome.
- RFPs cost time and money to respond to and generally inflate project budgets -- I prefer to spend that time working with clients and passing those savings onto them.
If you wish to engage me as your website development partner, I'm happy talk about your budget and needs. Once those are clarified I can create a plan and estimate for your new site.
If not, I wish you the best of luck in finding the right partner.