In this post I’m sharing what’s working on Instagram right now and what to post if you haven’t had any design clients yet and aren’t sure what to post…
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Social proof is your secret ingredient to more interior design clients (and more money!). If you want to attract clients to your design business then you have to show that you know what you're talking about and can deliver exceptional results. And to do that you have to have some kind of visual evidence that you can share on your website and on social media. Here’s what to share…
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The purpose of your Instagram stories is to help people go deeper with you and learn more about you. Here are some examples of content you can share on your Instagram stories as a way to build and help your community.
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Here's a different way to think about your initial sales calls with potential interior design clients….
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Far too many designers use their content to just talk about themselves...But nobody really cares about any of that! They aren’t that interested in you - they want solutions to their problems. And creating high quality content that helps with that is one of the best marketing and lead generation strategies you can be doing. Here are six reasons why it’s so important for your business...
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If you want more interior design clients you need to be attacking the problem from multiple angles and avoid only having one source of leads. You also need to be doing some form of lead generation every single day (even when you’re busy delivering client work). Here are five proven strategies to help you get more design clients…
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Most design schools do a terrible job of equipping students with the skills they are really going to need when they get out in to the 'real world'. Very little about running a successful design business is to do with being a talented designer and much more is about other business and communication skills you will need. Here are the 12 skills you will need to become a successful interior designer.
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In this post I want to talk a bit about how to make more money in your creative business by introducing multiple streams of revenue. This is something that I have done in my own business over the past few years with the introduction of my online courses and it's been a game changer for me. I can tell you there is nothing like waking up in the morning to find you’ve sold thousands of dollars of online courses while you were sleeping…
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There are 5 things I do in business now that I didn't do when I was first starting out. In this post I share what they are so you can learn from my mistakes and get started with these earlier than I did!
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The fact is that if you run a client service based business you will, at some point, meet a difficult client. But there are strategies you can use to manage those clients better so they don't end up driving you crazy! :) And in this video I’m sharing some ideas for how you can deal with difficult design clients.
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Today I’m sharing three systems that I use to come up with a consistent stream of content ideas. Coming up with content ‘on the go’ is the worst way of doing it. You need to have a system for capturing ideas as you have them so when you sit down to create a piece of content you aren’t staring at a blank page and hoping to think of something. Here’s how I do it…
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Back in 2014 when I was first starting my business I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I found it so hard to work out the right and wrong way of doing things. And over the years I made every mistake you could think of…But fast forward 8/9 years or so and I now run an extremely successful business that I have built completely from the ground up. And I have spent time putting all this knowledge and experience in to a framework that can help other designers, which is what I am going to share with you today.
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There is no point running a business you don’t love to work in. Running a business is stressful and you have to enjoy what you’re doing or you may as well go and work for someone else. For me running a business is all about freedom and enjoyment. And in order to achieve that I proactively design my business around the life I want to live by regularly taking time to answer five specific questions…
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In this post I’m sharing my 2021 review including my business revenue, wins we had in the business and things that haven’t gone quite so well (and what I’ve learned from them).
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Starting a business doesn't have to be risky. It is possible to do it as a 'side hustle' for a while until you get a good sense of whether it is going to make money, be viable and - most importantly - whether it's going to be something you enjoy doing.
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The way people feel when they first start working with you has a long-lasting impact on their overall satisfaction with the service you're offering. Plus, having a professional onboarding experience to move your clients through shows you know what you're doing and gives them confidence that they've chosen the right person to work with. I’ve put together some tips for onboarding your new design clients when they first start working with you.
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