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Here at Boost we like to be as honest and fair as possible with charging, but there are some grey areas so this page will help clarify them.
What we guarantee
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We will not write directly competing submissions in single winner awards.
- If we agree a cap on a project we will not exceed this without your permission.
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We will keep an accurate and honest time sheet.
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We will explore all the avenues we can think of to wow the judges, but we will not lie or exaggerate. At best we will make honest statistics look great with our excel skills.
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We will be honest about what we think your chances are in an award (N.B.
reviewing the liklihood of a story winning is not a free service though
as it can take many hours to do properly).
- We will be reasonable about expenses. We also do
not charge for incidental expenses such as phone bills.
What we ask in return
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You need to help us find the evidence we require. Please bear in mind that unless you have all the evidence to hand there will
be a time investment at your end.
- Please allocate a named person who has agreed to take ownership for the award and liaison with Boost, and ensure that they have the
time availability to undertake this important role.
- If you book a category for a popular award, please actually use
our services. We might start charging for late cancellations as this prevents us helping someone else.
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You do not send too many documents for us to read without appropriate allowances in the budget.
- If you would like a site visit, this may be possible, but please bear in mind that we have to charge full rate for travel time and travel expenses. This can be useful where you are anticipating several submissions over the course of a year. As we often work to tight deadlines, sufficient notice of a site visit is required.
What we do not charge for
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Firstly, our most popular service is free: our award alerts. Once a month you get a list of forthcoming deadlines.
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Secondly a chat about 'can we help?' or 'how much we charge to help' or even 'how we help' is obviously a sales discussion so free.
- We also don't usually charge to discuss the sorts of awards that could add value to your business except if your requirement is extensive and complex.
What we do charge for Typically we keep
a timesheet for all projects. On this we charge for time spent helping with
entering awards, preparing for judges visits or developing
plans/strategies. This could include:
- Exploring the storyline.
- Agreeing the most appropriate categories.
- Finding evidence that is needed to prove excellence
or innovation.
- Evaluating the merit of specific stories or specific categories
(we have to charge for that as it is a common request and very time
consuming).
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Helping you create an awards strategy or process.
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Any time spent on site
- 50p per mile for travel by car, and other travel
expenses at cost.
- Time spent travelling.
If you choose to pull the plug on a submission writing process before the deadline, for whatever reason, then the time invested will remain on the time sheet. This may be because the story does not bear up under scrutiny and we recommend pulling the plug. This ensures that there is no penalty associated with us being honest and telling you when the evidence does not stack up. Please see that as a good thing and try not to hold it against us!
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