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(left) Chuck Keller , (right) Bill Andre
ProposalCafe.com is now about five months old, and our web site has grown in quantity and (we hope) quality.
Not only does the site have more articles, resource links, calendar events, videos, and "bookstore" selections, the number of registered members and the postings for jobs available and sought have increased dramatically. Our Forum format has been simplified and made more user-friendly. ProposalCafe.com now has over 280 subscribers, and listings for 14 jobs available and 52 individuals seeking proposal work.
We must be doing something right, because ProposalCafe.com has received over 25,000 "visits" (not to be confused with over 850,000 "hits") since its inception.
So as we work to enhance (and publicize) ProposalCafe.com, here's a series of "if's" we'd like you to consider:
1. If you're not a ProposalCafe.com member yet, we encourage you to join. It's easy to do (and free of charge) and will allow you to access all resources on the site.
2. If you're a proposal consultant and don't have your "shingle" hanging on ProposalCafe.com, please do so in the Jobs Sought section. Who knows? Maybe your next proposal gig will come from someone seeing your name on ProposalCafe.com.
3. If you're seeking candidates for a permanent or temporary proposal work, please post the job opening in the Jobs Available section. For now, we're posting job openings free-of-charge, but soon we'll be charging a nominal fee for the service.
5. If you want to contribute an article or suggest a resource link for posting on ProposalCafe.com, please let us know. Having your article posted on ProposalCafe.com is a great way for you to get "published" and to share your proposal "wisdom."
On another subject: we encourage you to check out the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP): www.apmp.org. We are both APMP members and highly recommend APMP membership and attendance at its conference and chapter meetings for enhancing your proposal development skills. There are several APMP chapter meetings scheduled in the next few months. For more info about APMP chapter meetings, see http://www.apmp.org.
Regards,
Chuck Keller, ProposalCafe.com President
Bill Andre, ProposalCafe.com VP and Webmaster
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