[Video] On Being Thrifty

by Bill Osuch | Design Business Articles, Money Articles

On Being Thrifty Today, I want to talk about being thrifty and saving clients money on design. We’ve all done it at some point, and it usually backfires. Here’s the thing: It isn’t your job to save your clients money unless they make that specific request. One of our...

[Video] Designer or Personal Shopper?

by Terri | Money Articles

Designer or Personal Shopper? I have a question for you today. Have you ever had a client that you couldn’t seem to please? Maybe you had to present 17 different chairs or 21 different sofa fabrics just to get the project started! When working with a client like this,...

[Video] Abundance vs. Scarcity

by Terri | Money Articles

[Video] Abundance vs. Scarcity     I want to share with you my thoughts on the Growth retreat we just finished. We did two days with all our designers where we get together in a sacred space for in-depth learning. It’s a fun way for everyone to build lasting...

[Video] Money Guilt

by Terri | Money Articles

[Video] Money Guilt     I want to share a little wisdom with you. This week I was working with one of the designers in our Q&A calls. She was talking about feeling guilty because she was making so much money. I call this a good problem, but she’s having...

[Video] Profits & Remodels

by Terri | Money Articles

  Today we’re going to talk about remodeling jobs and what happens when you step into that type of work. There are many of these jobs going on right now, and most of them have big budgets. They range from $20k to $50k, and even $500k, and it doesn’t look like...