http://www.designsuccessu.com/2010/02/top-10-ways-to-create-happy-interior-design-client-relationships-and-avoid-disasters/ Your Shortcut To A More Profitable & Passion-Filled Interior Design Business Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.designsuccessu.com/2010/02/top-10-ways-to-create-happy-interior-design-client-relationships-and-avoid-disasters/comment-page-1/#comment-3341 Gail Doby Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:39:20 +0000 http://www.designsuccessu.com/2010/02/top-10-ways-to-create-happy-interior-design-client-relationships-and-avoid-disasters/#comment-3341 That's an ongoing challenge. Most of all, find out what is important to the client. Uncover potential objections early in the relationship. No one likes conflict, so try to avoid it by asking very thorough questions about things that you've experienced in past experiences with clients. For instance, I had a client that was obsessive about dust. I had to call a cleaning crew, of get this, 12 people to come in one afternoon before he returned from a trip. I didn't find out until the morning from his wife that she was terrified about her husband coming home to the dust from a major construction job. That was a $1,000 cleaning bill that I covered. The house was spotless when he returned. That's an ongoing challenge. Most of all, find out what is important to the client. Uncover potential objections early in the relationship. No one likes conflict, so try to avoid it by asking very thorough questions about things that you've experienced in past experiences with clients. For instance, I had a client that was obsessive about dust. I had to call a cleaning crew, of get this, 12 people to come in one afternoon before he returned from a trip. I didn't find out until the morning from his wife that she was terrified about her husband coming home to the dust from a major construction job. That was a $1,000 cleaning bill that I covered. The house was spotless when he returned.

]]> http://www.designsuccessu.com/2010/02/top-10-ways-to-create-happy-interior-design-client-relationships-and-avoid-disasters/comment-page-1/#comment-3250 Gail Doby Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:54:37 +0000 http://www.designsuccessu.com/2010/02/top-10-ways-to-create-happy-interior-design-client-relationships-and-avoid-disasters/#comment-3250 Hi Kelly, I am so glad you found the tips helpful. Would you let us know the results of using them? We'd love to hear from you. Hi Kelly, I am so glad you found the tips helpful. Would you let us know the results of using them? We'd love to hear from you.

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