The $4,750 dining table that landed this designer in court for fraud I heard about a lawsuit this week that has some interesting lessons for designers… The case Back in 2021, a wealthy Virginia couple hired an interior designer under a cost-plus...
Why your design studio feels busy but you’re still broke Hiring a bloated team of under utilised staff is the fastest way to kill your design business. The moment you hire, you take on a fixed cost base that doesn’t...
Why hourly billing is a bad business model for designers Here's the story of two designers, Sarah and Emma, who launched their studios in Sydney in 2022. Both designers were equally talented, equally ambitious and equally motivated but within three...
How to choose the right version of SketchUp I get asked all the time about which version of SketchUp is best to use for interior design purposes, so I share the details in this post.
14 ways to find more design clients Most designers don't do enough awareness building activities (top of funnel). But to find clients you must be doing lead generation activities DAILY. Sales is a simple numbers game. In...
How to start a design business from scratch (it's not what you think!) Most people procrastinate doing all the wrong things when they first start their design business. And actually there is only ONE way to get your business started. In this post...
