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It’s finally here…an alternative to Facebook Fan pages, and something each one of you as interior designers should have even if you don’t have a Facebook Fan page. Google+ for businesses: http://www.google.com/+/business/#utm_source=google&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pages.
I set one up for Design Success University today.  This is a big shift in social networking and online marketing, and I highly suggest you take 10 minutes to do [...]

We’ve been planning our Design Success University website makeover for nearly 2 1/2 years, and she’s finally ready for comments.
It’s a work in process, (progress and not perfection) so please tell us what you think:

Do you like the new look?
Is it easier to find information about our programs and services?
Is anything confusing?
Do you see typos? (Let us know)

Thank you in [...]

We just launched our annual Interior Design Fee & Salary Survey.  Within the last 36 hours, we’ve had almost 300 interior designers take the survey.
When you complete it and provide your contact info, you’ll be entered in our weekly drawing for a $100 Amazon Gift Certificate.  You can buy more than books.  One of the best tools you can buy [...]

Hiring an interior designer is a luxury for many people, and as I read our early Interior Design Fee & Salary Survey results, there is no doubt that you may be experiencing the “HGTV Syndrome…”  the consumers’ mistaken belief that once you watch two shows, that you magically have powers to transform your own home into a designer showplace.
Little do [...]

We’re excited to share our new Design Success University website launch with you. We’ve kept it hush hush because we’re still tweaking.
If you’d do us a favor and let us know how we can fix or improve things, it would be a great help to us. We’ll wait to do a massive launch until you’ve given us your feedback.
It took [...]

If you’ve been in the interior design business for any length of time, there is no doubt that you’ve experienced the ups and downs of the economy.  All you can do is control your thoughts and feelings, and if the news depresses you, don’t watch it.  I don’t and haven’t for years.  My husband updates me and it saves me [...]

By Kristina Jaramillo
Many LinkedIn professionals simply copy their bios from their website or
the back of their book.  And believe me you can tell.  For example, I
recently spoke to Ted Gee about changing his LinkedIn profile.  I told him
that his summary read like a back flap of a hard cover book.  His exact
response was, “You nailed it!  That is exactly what [...]