Saturday Webinar: Is Interior Design a Dying Profession

Is the business of interior design on the "endangered species" list? Gail Doby will address that question in a complimentary webinar this Saturday. "Is Interior Design a Dying Profession? 3 Fatal Business Mistakes You Could Be Making, and How to Prevent Them"is the name of the webinar schedule

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New FREE Report: 13 Interior Design Success Strategies for 2013

New FREE Report: 13 Interior Design Success Strategies for 2013

13 could be – and should be --should be your lucky number in 2013. And it will be if you download my new FREE  report entitled: "13 for '13: Thirteen Super Success Strategies for Interior Design Professionals." Follow 13 simple steps, and 2013 will be your most profitable year ever as an i

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“Change How Your Charge”…and other wisdom

  Interior design professionals from around the world wrote in to address the problem of the Atlanta designer who, after 22 years, is getting "shopped." Some said they could  feel her pain, others had ideas on how to overcome it. A random sampling of the comments: Hi Fred,

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Successful Interior Designers Are

Successful Interior Designers Are “Inner Winners”

  What’s on your mind? Tell me what you’re pondering, and I’ll tell you if you’re profiting. Your focus says a lot about your financials. If you’re concentrating on lucrative projects, better clients, and higher margins, you’re attracting prosperity. If you’re conc

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Hit the Road to Relax, Recharge and Refocus

Hit the Road to Relax, Recharge and Refocus

Get outta town. If you’re feeling strung out, stuck, or stressed by your interior design business, now’s the time to  get outta town. If you’re uncertain where to go from here, go there. “There” can be a mountain resort, or a sandy beach, or a nice town a few hours away. Get awa

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Interior Design Business Bonanza: Summer Coaching Special!

Interior Design Business Bonanza: Summer Coaching Special!

Are you getting the kind of projects you want? Working with the clients you want? Earning the income you want? If not, how committed are you to change that? Are you committed enough to invest 75 minutes by phone or Skype for an in-depth coaching session during the week of July 16 for the very

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Want Better Clients? Follow These 5 Steps

Want Better Clients? Follow These 5 Steps

Follow the formula. That's my advice to interior design professionals looking to land more affluent clients this year. You can break that  formula down to these five steps: 1/ Learn the Part.  Become the foremost expert on high end prospects in your area. Find out who and where they are, what

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Interior Design Career Success Step: Eliminate Envy

    Focus on a competitor’s career, and you overlook something far more important. Your own. Envy is easy. It’s so simple to ponder over those professionals working with classier clients, and getting better projects with bigger payoffs. Feel jealous, is what you could do. Get

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Make Your (Lead) Story Stupendous

I was a rookie reporter (see photo) years ago for a Milwaukee newspaper when one day a senior editor called me in for a story conference. As I listed the events I planned to cover that week, he suddenly slammed his fist on the desk. “Berns, don't give me that crap,” he shouted. “Give me your

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For Students, the Toughest Job is Finding One

    Students applying for a job with an architectural firm should be prepared to discuss a lot more than just architecture. A recent study of the challenges facing these students underscores the fact that traditional design industry job hunting strategies just won't cut it in times li

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