Getting the Most From Your Very First Design Projects

It’s important to set your business off on the right foot. That begins with your very first interior design project. Read this article to learn how to not give too much of yourself and make sure that you are also benefiting from all the hard work you do on your projects. Too often independent interior designers sacrifice themselves for their clients’ projects. Here is how to make it a win-win.

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Should You Put Pricing on Your Website?

One major thing I don’t see enough on interior design websites is pricing. Pricing should be on your website. Pricing must be on your website. You’re probably losing good clients without it. Read Should You Put Pricing on Your Website to know all the reasons that you should include pricing on your website. #capellakincheloe #interiordesignbusiness #interiordesignpricing #interiordesignwebsite #interiordesignceo #businessofdesign

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Rethinking Your Interior Design Niche

You must have a specialty. Your specialty, or niche, will either be something you’ve figured out for yourself or if you don’t choose, sometimes it’ll emerge on its own just because of your natural talents and personality. Who you are, what you do, and who you attract all come into consideration for your specialty. Uniqueness is a beautiful thing.

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Create Signature Processes in Your Design Business

One of the hardest things about running an interior design business is that there really are very few standards and practices in the industry. Interior design is a super-specialized business and extraordinarily personal. Many designers (and clients) find frustration in the lack of industry standards and business practices.

However, because there aren’t industry standards, each design business owner is able to create their own standards and practices based on their strengths, their special sauce, their specialty, and their ideal clients.

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Can You Make Money on Small Interior Design Jobs?

Can you make money on small projects? I’ll share what I see in working with thousands of designers because I know that this is a touchy subject for many designers.

But the short answer for me is ultimately: no. You don’t make money on small interior design jobs. The amount of time that interior design takes does not lend itself well to small projects with small budgets. Plus…

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Why lack of time-management is hurting your design business.

Running a business and creativity are often at odds. The creative side wants to be creative -without restrictions and that could be finding the perfect sofa, exploring every option, scrolling through hundreds of pages of options. But that is not sustainable for business, Clients don’t want to pay you for hundreds of hours of sourcing. This is why lack of time-management is hurting your business.

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