Episode 216: What About the Freight?
What about the freight? With fuel costs changing and freight surcharges affecting furniture shipments, designers need a clear system for
Purchasing
Learn purchasing strategies for interior designers, from vendor coordination and tracking to pricing, procurement, and protecting profit.
Purchasing Secrets
The Boundary That Will Save You Countless Headaches Can I save you from one of the biggest purchasing mistakes I
Episode 58: The 4 Rules of Pricing
Have you ever done a design job that you didn’t get paid for until months after the design was finished?
[Video] Purchasing vs. Design Service
Lots of designers ask me about how to bill interior design clients. It’s a really good, complex question and the
Pottery Barn
Question: All my clients want these days is Pottery Barn furniture. How do I find their product wholesale so that
Clients Shopping the Internet
Question: My clients send me internet sites to look at all the time. What do I do with my existing
Episode 34: Purchasing Secrets
Have you ever had a job go sideways because a client wanted to get involved with the purchasing process? There
[Video] Workin’ the Market
Workin’ the Market Let’s talk about furniture market. Las Vegas Market is coming up next week, and I’m reminded of
[Video] Purchasing Fix
Purchasing Fix This morning I want to share with you some wisdom about some of the technical things we need
Purchasing Fees vs. Retail
For years, when somebody asked us what we charge, we said we cost $150 per hour, and cost plus 35%.
