Archive for August 2015
Do You Enjoy the Hunt for Interior Design Clients? Part 2
In the first part of the series, I asked if you enjoy the hunt for interior design clients. Here are some questions to contemplate whether you are a seasoned veteran, or you are thinking of being an interior designer: What is your real reason for being an interior designer…what is your why? Do you have…
Read MoreDo You Enjoy the Hunt for Interior Design Clients? Part 1
You have to enjoy the hunt for interior design clients or your business will falter and/or fail. I’ve discussed this “non-negotiable” with many designers that come to me for coaching or advice. Some whine because they don’t really enjoy marketing and sales. My advice? Get over it or get a job. I know that sounds…
Read MoreTop 10 Ways to Create Happy Interior Design Client Relationships and Avoid Disasters
Creating happy client relationships and preventing disasters is an important goal for interior designers because one unhappy client will tell up to ten other people. I’ll start with ten tips for now – feel free to share your own best practices, too. The business of interior design is full of potential land mines, and many…
Read MoreTaking A Break Will Increase Your Creativity
If you’re like most interior designers, you feel as if you never have enough time to get your work done, and you’re constantly feel “behind” with an avalanche of competing priorities. That leads to burnout and stress, and yet we often push through those feelings and keep working. What does it do to your creativity…
Read MoreThe Biggest Mistake Interior Designers Make with Fees, Part 4
If you missed our earlier articles about mistakes interior designers make with fees, be sure to read them for the “full picture.” Read the first one here, the second one here and the third one here. Yet another mistake designers make is not getting paid for your fees long before the project is over. Have…
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