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INTERIOR DESIGN TIME MASTERY: YOUR CHALLENGE
The bottom line is that when you apply these interior design time mastery tips, you’ll get more done in less time with far less stress. Will you take the challenge? STEP ONE: Create your master list of everything you do during business hours each week. I know, it’s going to be a massively long list,…
INTERIOR DESIGN BUSINESS CONSULTANT VS. COACH: THE DIFFERENCE
It’s often confusing to determine who is a better fit for your interior design business needs, an interior design consultant or an interior design business coach? Here are five key differences so you can make the best decision in your interior design practice. When interviewing a candidate to be your design business consultant or coach, be sure…
How to Find the Best Interior Design Business Coach for You
When you want the best interior design business coach for you and your practice, there are 5 key criteria to consider in making your decision. Every designer is unique and your coach needs to understand your values, your specific goals, and your strengths and weaknesses (and cater to your strengths.) This is not a one-size…
7 Deadly Distractions Stopping Your Interior Design Business Growth
Nothing is more important than your interior design business growth. You’ve got to invest your time in the tasks and actions, in your practice, that will deliver the greatest impact. There are 7 deadly distractions that plague interior designers whether just starting out or established for 10-20 years. Read the list here and see if…
Connect to Clients: 7 Keys for Designers During COVID19
How you connect to clients is more important than ever before. It’s not enough to send a well intentioned, carefully crafted statement of your interior design practice’s COVID19 response. Everyone is doing that. This crisis requires a lot more if you want to keep your current clients, nurture past clients as a source of repeat…
7 Instagram Tips for Interior Designers
Instagram is a powerful and free (unless you decide to advertise) tool to grow your interior design practice. Whether you want more clients, to connect with editors of design publications you’d like to be featured in, to find new vendors, to become an influencer, or to collaborate with colleagues, it’s all possible and here are…
7 Simple Steps to Safeguard Your Interior Design Business
Have you been watching non-stop news about COVID19? Are you spending your time hunkered down at home, distracting yourself with anything but work? Your interior design business needs you now more than ever. Binge on your business, not on netflix! Perhaps you’ve had clients put the brakes on projects in progress, delay the start of…
Keep Coronavirus Out of Your Business: 5 Ways
As an interior designer, your business is going to be impacted by coronavirus whether you realize it or not. It may be a significant impact or just a blip, it’s unpredictable. In many ways it’s not unlike the many other disruptions you’ve weathered, from recessions to hurricanes, new regulations to vendor challenges. You came through…
Luxury Interior Design Today, What You Need to Know.
The Definition of Luxury The definition of luxury interior design has changed significantly over the last decade. While there is a growing demand for luxury design, the recession of 2008-2010 disrupted the days of excess and flashy and moved affluent consumers from conspicuous consumption to discreet investment and even conspicuous frugality. Today’s luxury interior design…
What to Do When an Interior Design Client Tries to Take Control
Are you a control nut like me? Do you ever have a vision for a client’s home, one that fits them to perfection, and you know that the only way it can happen is if you are in charge of every single detail. I hear you! Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as it sounds. A…
Marketing Luxury Design: Attracting Affluent Clients
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