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  • Do you have a personal brand for tender writing?
    • All freelance tender writers, no matter how closely affiliated they are with a company, know that it’s important to forge and maintain a personal brand for their industry. Having an established brand helps you to generate tender writing business in a number of ways, including making your work synonymous with a name which is trusted and

  • Flexible tender writing practices
    • When we work as freelancers in tender writing, it can often be difficult to step from one methodology to another. Each person whom we align ourselves with will have a different way of approaching each bid, meaning it’s sometimes difficult to remember exactly what each customer is looking for when they sign you up to

  • Are tender writing opportunities deliberately obstructive?
    • As a tender writer, have you ever had the feeling that the company you are developing a bid to is being deliberately obstructive? By this, I mean the sense that a firm are putting needless and unnecessary obstacles in the way in order to deliberately occlude your company from managing to develop a bid compliantly.

  • Upping your competitiveness in tender writing
    • Have you ever thought of the words which we use when we talk about the world of bids and tenders? ‘Qualifying’. ‘Winning’. ‘Success’. ‘Preferred suppliers’. All of these words demonstrate a simple tenet about our profession – it’s all about competitiveness. This sense of competition is the adrenalin-fuelled boost that keeps us working long in

  • Staying focused on tender writing
    • If you sometimes lack focus when you are faced with a large tender writing task, follow these simple tips to regain your sense of purpose and keep you on track for winning… Have a firm routine Understanding yourself and the way you work most productively can be invaluable when you are taking on large projects which could sidetrack

Staying focused on tender writing

calendar 300x225 Staying focused on tender writingIf you sometimes lack focus when you are faced with a large tender writing task, follow these simple tips to regain your sense of purpose and keep you on track for winning…

Have a firm routine

Understanding yourself and the way you work most productively can be invaluable when you are taking on large projects which could sidetrack you from getting down to the act of writing. If you establish a daily routine which plays to your personal strengths, you will be much more likely to write fluidly and productively when you need to. If you work best with other people, make sure you have a strong team around you. If you are a night owl, give yourself time each evening to produce text when you can work uninterrupted. Establish a firm routine to suit your working preferences, and the writing will soon fall in to place. Our brains love and respond well to a set routine – tell your mind what to expect, and then make sure you stick to it to optimise the way you work and stay focused.

Work backwards from deadlines

Great time management is a fundamental attribute which all bid writers need to succeed. Each time you get a bid, sit down and plot your timescales for achieving it, working back from the date of submission. Break large projects in to components to keep yourself motivated throughout the weeks ahead, making sure you leave enough time for production and dispatch as part of your process.

Harvest knowledge from wins

When you are in a bid writing rut, remember how you worked the last time you enjoyed a great win. What did you do, that helped to make the bid a success? Use this knowledge for future projects to give yourself the best possible chance of securing further subsequent wins.

Give yourself time out

Nothing makes you lose focus more than being stressed or tired. Always remember to give yourself the time you deserve at the culmination of each bid writing project, rewarding yourself for what you have achieved before you start a new task.

Remember your ultimate goals

What is it that you really love about bid writing? Is it the actual act itself, or the fantastic feeling that results when you discover you have won a new contract for your company? Whatever it is that really whets your appetite, remind yourself of your ultimate objectives for doing what you do. All bid writers have specific aspects of their role which they love, that sustain them through the tough times and spur them on to achieve new heights of success. Work out what your personal triggers are for motivation, and bear them in mind when you are in the midst of a large project.

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