RFPMost of your know that I hate RFPs, request for proposals. I consider them the same as feeding (or teasing) hungry dogs with samples of food. I rarely respond to an RFP.

What do I hate more than RFPs? RFPs mailed to me via the post office, on physical paper.

Last week, I received an RFP via the mail. It was one of those special deliveries, via FedEx or something. I opened it up to find a "Request for Proposal" in fancy type set. I laughed and it is still sitting on my desk as a reminder to blog about it. Thing is, it was buried under other papers, until I dug it out and was reminded to blog about it.

Yesterday, I received a letter from a client. The letter was very legal-like. It had a request for a change to their web site. Move this here, that here, etc. It was typed up on fancy stationary, signed and mailed. I received it, opened the letter, read it - and dare I say it, threw it away.

Seriously! You have email, you have a web site - just email me with the changes you want or even call. To write up a formal letter? Seriously?

Back to the RFP. Do any of you get paper-based RFPs anymore? I get a few from government offices, but this may be my first or second from a non-government office. Seems wasteful.