by Alison Reeves | Apr 29, 2019 | Bid Writing
Writers block is alive and well… None of us like a blank page. Even writers with many years’ experience will go a long way to avoid it. You are sitting in front of your screen having read the client brief, recorded the interview or made copious notes, and found the...
by Alison Reeves | Mar 12, 2018 | Bid Writing
Why write an awards application? There are some very good reasons for applying for and winning awards. I am going to cover some of them here and give you ten top tips for writing them. Winning or getting on the shortlist for an award is a great way to get recognition...
by Alison Reeves | Mar 7, 2018 | Bid Writing, Tender Writing
One of the main benefits of using graphics in your bid writing is that it can help you to express very complex solutions and ideas quickly and easily. As bid writers we usually have a tight restriction on word and page counts in our tenders. One way to get around this...
by Alison Reeves | Mar 2, 2017 | Bid Writing, Tender Writing
When you have written and submitted your bid, the only page you can guarantee will get read is the first page – the executive summary. So, if you don’t capture your reader’s attention and interest on the first page, your bid won’t be successful. The traditional...
by Alison Reeves | Mar 1, 2017 | Bid Writing, Training
The way that bids are planned, structured and written is very different from any other sort of writing. A bid writing training course is a great way for anyone who is writing a bid, or contributing to it, to improve their bid writing skills. An improvement in the way...
by Alison Reeves | May 22, 2016 | Bid Writing, Tender Writing
Understanding the ITT The most important first step is to study the ITT (invitation to tender). This should tell you whether you should be writing the bid in the first place. There is no point spending time and resources submitting a bid for work which is not...