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BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: 5 Inspired Ideas for Guaranteed Success in Business
Business is all about relationships, and particularly the business of design. As design professionals we often have unprecedented access to our clients private lives and idiosyncrasies (whether we want to or not!) The stronger the relationship you craft, the deeper the success you will experience leading to a lifetime of demand. Here are five easy,…
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: 5 Shortcuts to Getting Your Website Done in 30 Days
Now that I am urging you officially and with resources to get your website done and up, I want to share some quick and easy ways to make it possible. If you will do one of these steps each day, by the close of the week you’ll have your content! REMEMBER, BE THERE FOR THE…
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: Beating the Post-Holiday Blues
This can be a tricky time of year. The decorations have come down (except for those of us insisting on year around festiveness); family and friends have returned home; work realities have set in. It is easy to allow yourself time for the post holiday blues. Here are some quick tips to beat them, one…
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: 5 No-Fail Marketing Methods for Everyday
Marketing is the life blood of every small business, particularly those that are creative and service based! It is vital to make marketing a real part of everyday business activities. Here are five cost effective, time efficient, and proven successful ways to market your business daily. The Power of Thank You When I began my business, I…
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: 5 Ways to Reclaim Your Time and Your Life!
Any ideal business is one that allows you to enjoy the whole of life and it doesn’t swallow you whole! Here you will find 5 easy to implement ways to reclaim your time and your life without giving up your design business. In fact, you will find that making these shifts will increase your profitability,…
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: Get Over Your Story, Get On With Your Success
Have you found yourself stuck lately? Has your business plateaued? Are your revenues at a standstill? I speak with a lot of design professionals and small business owners who are experiencing this, I offer them systems and strategies to change it and get their success back on track, their business back in forward motion. The ones…
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: Are Your Prospects Afraid of You?
I was listening to Karen Fisher of Designer Previews on the Interior Design Summit and she confirmed what I’ve always known; design prospects are often very intimidated no matter what level they are at. Design professionals too often fail to realize that this is a very BIG DEAL! They are coming to us with their…
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: How Gratitude Can Grow Your Business!
Every morning I wake up and practically pinch myself I am so grateful to be here, alive at this time in history! I live in a beautiful home that I worked hard to earn, I work with talented design professionals to grow their businesses, and I share my talents with wonderful clients to transform their…
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: 5 Must-Haves for Every Designer’s Website
I speak with so many design professionals and even retailers and am continually amazed at how many don’t have websites at all, or websites that work for them. I have had a website for my design practice since 1994, and even won awards for its design! My biggest clients have always come through the website.…
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: What Are YOU Worth?
Did you know that according to a nationwide survey of interior design professionals, the average independent interior designer grosses $250K a year? Are you grossing anywhere close to that figure? Do you know the difference between net and gross? I have found that many interior design professionals not only make far less than this, but…
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