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How I Got Seriously Happy
Lessons on getting schooled by business.
Judge Rebecca West gives an inside scoop on how to win Best of KBIS!
Whether you are a specialty exhibitor like the charming folks at Kalamazoo Grills, or a mega-firm like GE, you have an equal opportunity to win Best of KBIS at NKBA’s annual Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS). But if you want to win you need to put your best foot forward. As one of five…
5 reasons too many design businesses fail (but anyone can fix!)
1. Generic Messaging – It’s hard to succeed if your message blends into the crowd and no one can remember what you do or who you do it for. Seriously Happy business owners find ways to stand out from the crowd. They aren’t afraid to find a niche and become the go-to expert in that…
How to manage an overflowing email inbox
If you are having trouble managing your email inbox you are not alone. Whether you are facing 9,000 emails or 90 emails the problem is the same – there is literally not enough time available to answer all the messages. What do you do? 1) Purge & Unsubscribe If you really do have 9,000 emails…
What should you charge for your interior design service? What is your service worth?
When talking about what we should charge for our interior design services, people often say to research the market and find out what other folks are charging for their services. While it is certainly essential to understand the market so you aren’t unintentionally priced way higher or lower than your colleagues, it’s just as important…
How to respond to a bad yelp review
As service professionals our reputation is everything, so it can feel like the end of the world when you get a bad Yelp, Google, or Houzz review. If you’ve just gotten a rotten review don’t despair! Handled well, a bad Yelp review can actually improve your business and get you more and better clients! I’ll…
How much should you charge for your interior design service?
When you are just starting your interior design business it can feel really weird to set your design fees. How much should you charge? Will people really pay you what your worth? What are you worth, anyway? Setting the right price for your interior design services is ESSENTIAL for succeeding in business. The right price…
How to name your interior design business: Should you use your own name?
When you are just launching your interior design business one of the hardest decisions you face is what to name the company. Do you name the interior design company after yourself? Julie Johnson Interiors JJ Designs Deluxe Interiors by Julie Or do you name the interior design company something bigger than yourself, something that captures…
Should you charge your interior design clients hourly, or with a flat fee?
Whether you charge hourly or with a flat fee in your interior design business is entirely up to you, and there are pros and cons to both options. Pros of charging interior design clients hourly: Cons of charging interior design clients hourly: Pros of charging interior design clients a flat fee: Cons of charging interior…
How to avoid the pick-your-brain clients (or at least get paid for working with them!)
Have you ever spent an hour with a client on an “initial consultation” and then not get hired you because they just took your ideas and ran with them on their own? It is SO frustrating! That used to happen to me, but I figured how to fix it. Now – I may have 99 problems,…
Why you should track your time (even if you don’t have employees)
The list of things I wish I’d known when I started my business is too long to count, but one of them is this: the sooner you start tracking your time, the more money you will make. Want to know more? Time tracking doesn’t have to be hard, but it does mean building a new habit.…
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