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{Video} Better Profits for Interior Designers
Last week I had a conversation with one of my students about making her interior design business more profitable. We, as interior designers, tend to think that the way it's going to happen is with one big client, with one great big job, and that’s going to change...
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{Video} Marketing Is The Answer
The question that pops up a lot in my coaching programs is how to get higher quality, bigger budget clients into your practice? I hear it over and over again... I don't have any clients, they're not the client I want, and the answer to solving this problem: an...
read more{Video} Your Time & Priorities
Planning your new year is so exciting because you get to set up what's going to happen, where you want to go, and how you’ll get there. Now, I think you know that I'm all about having a really successful business and getting paid what you're worth, but in order to do...
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A Fabulous New Year in 2019
My wish for you this year is an idea instead of a resolution, and it's the idea that you deserve the very, very best life has to offer, and that you're open to all the abundance that's going to flow to you in 2019. Watch the video above and happy new year to you and...
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The Stronger Your Community, The Stronger You Are!
Connection and support are of the basic needs we all need in life to survive, and you and your business are no exception. But our industry isn’t known for being open. On the contrary, it can sometimes feel like a snooty sorority that not only keeps their insider...
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Giving clients your best AND feeling great about it!
Feeling free to share your best design ideas is just that… freeing. As an interior designer, you want to unleash your creativity and feel good about it. Holding back your creativity from potential clients is an icky feeling, especially if you know that you can do...
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Transforming Into the Real Deal – Meet Wendy!
Ever feel like you're faking it, as if you’re pretending to be a professional interior designer with her own company? You’re not alone. Your confidence dictates how you run your business, the quality of clients you attract and work with, the income you earn, and how...
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Starting Out in the Big Leagues – Meet Gala
The tools you use to up-level your business are the same you use to start your business. You’ve heard me say it before, so this time I’m going to let someone else share their experience with you. Gala is the owner of Gala Magriña Design, a Manhattan commercial...
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Raising Your Rates Without Anxiety
Worried, afraid, and stuck. Many designers confide in me their anxiety about raising their rates. They’re worried that their market area won’t withstand an increase and are afraid they won’t get the job if they are more expensive. So they stay small… often shrinking...
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3 Tips for Getting Great Photography
“I saw your photos and just had to meet you!” – Your Ideal Client Having great photography of your work is an important element to your success as a designer! Although you know good design has more depth than just the visual effect, your potential clients think of...
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How To Avoid Purchasing Product Pitfalls
Don’t make this expensive and painful mistake the next time you purchasing a product and reselling it to your clients. There’s a “bad” business practice happening in interior design businesses and I want to share with you how to avoid the pitfalls that are traping...
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IDBA Coaching Retreats – What’s It All About?
Connection, Magic, and Interior Designers Taking Control Of Their Futures. My IDBA Coaching Members and I met for our semi-annual Retreat recently and made this short video to help shine some light on the magic that happens at a Retreat: Fun - right?! Retreats...
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Tips About Confidence You Need To Know
Nearly every time I’m out talking with a design group about steps for growing a design business, a designer will come up to me afterward and share that she is just not ready to do those things because she needs to feel a bit more confident before making that kind of...
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