I have nearly 100,000 followers across my two Instagram pages. In this post I’m sharing my approach to Instagram in 2023 and how I’m planning to continue growing (and adding value) on the platform this year.
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95% of the books I read are not that helpful. But there are a handful of books that I have returned to time and again as I’ve built my business over the past decade or so. These are the books that have fundamentally shifted my thinking and the way I do business. Or they are resource books that I have used time and again to look things up. In this post I want to share what those books are.
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Very little about what I achieve in my life or business relies on me being motivated to get it done. In fact, just like you I rarely feel motivated to do the boring, mundane (or hard) tasks that have to get done each day. And if I relied on feeling motivated to do the things that are essential for my personal or business growth then I would never do them. I think motivation is a trap and in this post I share what I do instead.
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It’s important that we are always trying to move our community off the platforms we don't own and to assets that we own and control ourselves - and your email list is one of the big assets you can build in your business. But I know many people find email a bit overwhelming so in this post I share what I do and how I’ve become consistent with it.
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A guiding principle of my business is that I don’t want any full time staff. But I still want my business to grow and I can’t do it all on my own. So I get my help in other ways - mostly via contractor roles where I outsource certain parts of my personal life or business to free up my time to work on my business. Here’s how I run my multi-million dollar business with no employees…
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In this post I share the pros and cons of using your own name in your interior design business name, and offer some other tips on naming your design business as well.
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Starting a business can be both exciting and challenging, and making mistakes is a natural part of the process. In this post I share some of the mistakes I made when starting my interior design business and offer tips on how to avoid making the same mistakes I did!
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In this post I’m sharing the 5 step framework outlining the path I’ve used to take my service based interior design business to a multi-million dollar business that is now entirely online.
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In this post I summarise the revenue, wins and learnings in my business from 2022.
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2022 was another challenging year for my mental toughness and resilience. Here are my 22 random life lessons from 2022.
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Here is my monthly business reset and review for December 2022. I share my revenue, wins and learnings from last month and plan for the month ahead.
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You will never post consistent content if you only post when you feel like it. You need to be disciplined and have a solid content creation system in place. Here's my system if you want to copy it.
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In this post I share Part 2 of the story of how I went from working as an interior designer to launching my multi-million dollar online content platform for designers and architects.
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In this post I share Part 1 of the story of how I nearly shut down my business (which now makes millions per year) and how I went from working as an interior designer to launching my first-ever online course back in August 2019. That course ended up making nearly $40,000 in the first launch. Here’s the story…
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Client testimonials and stories are the lifeblood of your design business. They are what help people decide to work with you and they are proof that you are good at what you do and can get people results. In this post I share the reasons why testimonials are so important plus some ideas for how to collect them.
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You’ve come to the end of your latest interior design project and it’s time for installation day. This can be an exciting process as it’s time to see your vision come to life, but it can also be stressful if you're not properly prepared. So in this post I share some tips and a checklist to help you plan and execute a successful installation day.
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In this video I’m sharing 7 ways that I use Canva inside my business. Hopefully it gives you some ideas for how you can use it too!
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Every year in December my family and I take a trip to Byron Bay and while I’m away I always spend some time reflecting on the year that has passed and planning for the year ahead. Here’s what I’m thinking about as we head into 2023 and what I plan to change in my business next year...
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In this post I set your expectations about what it’s really like to run your own business.
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In today’s video I am sharing the goal and planning process that I do at the end of each year to prepare for the year ahead.
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