Marketing & Sales
BUSINESS BUILDING BLOCKS: Are You Making These Five Website Mistakes?
Having just any website isn’t going to move your business forward. There are 5 deadly mistakes too many designers make! Take a read here and see if you are making any. Mistake #1: Your bio is in the third person. How to fix it: Get over yourself, you aren’t that grand! This is all about…
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…
Celebrate Your Friends, Part II
Copyright Melissa Galt 2008/2009 How often do we find that we are losing track of friends without enough time to spend together? It seems easy to say “maybe next month,” “when I get that promotion,” “when the kids are out of school,” or any other myriad of excuses. The bottom line is if we…
SOCIAL NETWORK SUCCESS TIP: Don't Share Too Much!
I had a rude awakening last Thursday. I am active on Facebook and have a group there, or did. I was posting my feature in www.mydesignsecrets.com, sharing my good news and suggesting to fellow design professionals and architects that they look at what Lorrie Brown has created and see if they can be a featured professional…
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: 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: 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: 7 Secrets to Turning Prospects into Clients
These quick and effective steps are ones I use regularly to turn prospects easily and quickly into clients (if there is a fit). Listen. It sounds simple and it can be but too often we get caught up in wanting to tell them all about ourselves. This isn’t about us; it is about them, so…