In this mini-training I share 6 strategies I use to always have new content ideas ready for my social media posts, blog and YouTube videos.
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The problem I see with lots of new design business owners is they are working on the wrong tasks. And that’s why their business isn’t taking off as fast as they wish it would. So in this post I outline five things that I think new design business owners should be focusing on when they first start their business - before they worry about social media or building a complicated website.
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Here is my monthly business reset and review for October 2022. I share my revenue, wins and learnings from last month and plan for the month ahead.
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Are you running your business like a hobbyist or like a business owner? In this post I share 5 tasks you should be doing every week in your business to help you develop a CEO mindset.
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Stop trading time for money! Having more than just 1:1 client work to rely on for generating revenue in your interior design business is how you will ensure you hit your revenue targets each month. In this post I’m sharing lots of ideas for products and services you can create to make more money in your design business.
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Most people don’t realise what is possible with SketchUp and how much you can achieve with just one piece of design software. I have only ever used SketchUp in my own interior design workflow and people often ask me why I chose SketchUp over other software options on the market. In this post I share the reasons why I love SketchUp and examples of how I use the software with my interior design clients.
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Here is my monthly business reset and review for September 2022. I share my revenue, wins and learnings from last month and plan for the month ahead.
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In this video I share a walk through of a project I worked on with some clients in Lane Cove on Sydney's upper north shore. I share my entire process from importing the initial JPEG floor plan all the way through to creating design documentation to scale in Layout.
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In this post I’m sharing the 10 resource books I’ve used the most in my work as an interior designer. These are the books that have taught me the most about drafting, the interior design process, working with clients, laying out my design documentation and a whole lot more as well.
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Being a very early riser has been a game changer for so many parts of my life and today I want to share three reasons why I personally love to get up at 4am. Perhaps they will inspire you to give it a try!
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Today I’m sharing some thoughts on whether or not interior designers should pass on trade discounts to their clients. This is always a controversial “hot” topic amongst designers and it can be confusing to know what to do, especially if you are new to the industry. So what I want to do in this article is to present the different options when it comes to trade discounts and help you understand the pros and cons of each option.
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My business recently crossed $4 million in revenue from online courses. It took 3 years. In this post I brain dump the 61 steps I’ve taken to get to this point.
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Here is my monthly business reset and review for August 2022. I share my revenue, wins and learnings from last month and plan for the month ahead.
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In this post I share a horror story that cost this interior designer $15,000….I also share how to limit the number of mistakes that happen in a design project and how to avoid them happening in the first place.
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There are many options for bench tops (countertops) on the market and each has it’s own pros and cons. In this post I’m sharing some info about three of the most popular products on the market; engineered stone, natural stone and porcelain.
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I often talk about how I strongly believe in charging for your initial design consultations and I get lots questions about why this is the case and the logistics around how I suggest this is done (e.g. should you get payment before the consultation? should you ever do any free consultations? - all sorts of questions).
So today I’m going to share as much as I can about why I so strongly believe in getting paid for your first meeting with a design client and how you should go about doing this.
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In this post I share some ideas on why your design business may not be growing and why you may not be as profitable as you would like. This is a problem that I see time and again with designers. Perhaps you aren't getting enough clients or perhaps you have enough clients and lots of work but you aren’t seeing the financial results that you feel you should (or would like to!) have. Here are four reasons why that might be the case…
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"How much should I charge for my design work?" This is a question that I am asked somewhere around the internet almost every day. And in this post I want to go a bit deeper on pricing and give you a framework to use as you start to think about pricing your interior design services.
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Here is my monthly business reset and review for July 2022. I share my revenue, wins and learnings from last month and plan for the month ahead.
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I strongly believe that every design business owner should build in a range of different revenue streams to help them grow and scale their businesses. And in this post I am sharing seven ways to make more money in your design business (that aren’t just traditional interior design services for clients).
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