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How to get clients to approve proposals faster

Proposals collect dust because they're hard to approve. Here are 9 tactics that have shortened our customers' approval cycles by 40%.

Use a one-click approval link

PDFs require printing, signing, scanning, and emailing. A one-click link approval cuts approval time from days to minutes.

Send at the right time

Tuesday 10am — boring but it works.

Follow up like a pro

Three short follow-ups at days 2, 5, and 10 outperforms one long one.

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