Here’s your path to a $100K per year design business! 🚀 This list will help you focus on the right things to be working on for YOUR stage of business so you can move up a revenue bracket this year! 🎉🎉
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I have a very strong opinion on the topic of whether or not designers should be keeping their trade discounts or sharing them with clients and it goes against what many designers in the industry believe (or do themselves). But here are 9 of the benefits that I see in sharing your trade discounts with clients.
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Writing online is completely different to how we were taught to write in school. You’ve only got a couple of seconds to capture someone’s attention and make them realise that your blog post, newsletter or Instagram caption is worth their time and attention. Here are four tips for how to improve your online writing.
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Take a look at how I would lay out a set of interior design documentation using SketchUp and Layout.
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Here is my monthly business reset and review for January 2023. I share my revenue, wins and learnings from last month and plan for the month ahead.
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Many people struggle with confidence and imposter syndrome but it's definitely something that can be overcome. As you progress in life and business you'll find that the person who got you to where you are now is no longer enough to take you to the next level. To reach new heights and grow in confidence you need to change and grow too. In this post I share three things you need to build to overcome imposter syndrome.
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As someone who is running a business that has thousands of students in it - I get A LOT of emails. I would estimate around 100-200 each day across the 6 inboxes that I manage for my business. Here’s a brain dump of the tips and tricks that I use to manage my email, without letting it sidetrack me from other important work.
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If you only service clients 1:1 in your business then you are limiting your ability to make money and scale what you are doing (i.e. work less hours and make more money). This is a topic I am really passionate about and is the way I have scaled my own business from a 6 figure business working 1 to 1 with clients to one that makes multiple 7 figures per year where I work only a few hours a day. Here’s some ideas for you…
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In the interior design industry there are many different roles and titles and it can be hard to understand the differences between them. As a professional it's important to understand the distinctions between an interior stylist, interior decorator and interior designer and what they can offer to clients. In this post I share the difference between the three and what each role involves.
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In this post I share the difference between an interior decorator and an interior designer and whether or not you need formal training to work in the design industry.
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You may be wondering what resources and tools you need as an interior designer. In this post I share some of the essentials that every interior designer should have in their kit.
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As we get going with 2023 I want to share the framework I've used to grow my business over the past 10 years or so. I have used this simple framework to grow from $0 in revenue and no community to the business I have today that makes 7 figures + per year and has a community of more than 120K across all the different channels I create on.
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My daily non-negotiables are the essential tasks and activities that I must complete each day in order to stay on top of everything in my business and life. In this post I share what my current list looks like and why I think a daily non-negotiables list is so important.
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Very little about running an interior design business is actually about design itself. In this post I share the common traits and characteristics that define the world's top interior designers and how these traits contribute to their success.
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You will no doubt have seen all the talk about ChatGPT and how amazing it is and how we all need to learn how to use it. But ChatGPT is only as good as the prompts you give it. In this post I want to share 5 ways that interior designers can make the most of ChatGPT to improve their workflow and get work done faster.
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Understanding why you do the things you do can help to guide you towards the things you most want in life. In this post I share an exercise I just learned about that will help you clarify the reasons you do what you do. Creating a list like this will help keep you motivated and inspired on the days when you don’t feel like doing much. Here’s how it works…
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A short story about Picasso and why you should probably be charging more for your work.
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There are 49 weeks left in 2023. Don’t let another year pass without getting on top of your content creation for your interior design business. To help you start taking action and reduce your excuses for content creation I’ve brainstormed 49 content topic ideas for you in this post. I also give you a step-by-step plan for how to get your content created. If you take action on this post you’ll have 49 content pieces created by the end of 2023!
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In this post I’m sharing what I would do if my entire business disappeared tomorrow and I had to rebuild it again from scratch. Building a million dollar a year business may seem completely overwhelming but it’s honestly not that complicated when you break it down step by step. Here’s what I would do…
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I don’t think enough designers think about the fact that we are quite vulnerable when we go and meet new clients. Here’s a few things I used to do to make myself feel more safe going into people’s homes by myself.
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