Writing a joint venture proposal is really just a fancy way of saying to your potential partner, "Hey, let's do a deal."

In fact, I've had far more success with brief, to-the-point proposals than I ever have with a stereotypical ten-page document packed full of corporate jargon.

The truth of the matter is that regardless of who your potential partner may be - whether they're an ezine publisher, a competing business owner or even if they're the CEO of a Fortune 500 company - they're all going to be asking themselves the same question when they receive your proposal: