All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘interior designer’

Top 10 Ways to Create Happy Client Relationships and Prevent Disasters

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We are very excited to announce that Gail recently started guest blogging for Decorati! Here are her first two posts for you to check out – be sure to post your comments. Nice work Gail!
Top 10 Ways to Create Happy Client Relationships and Prevent Disasters- Part 1
Top 10 Ways to Create Happy Client Relationships and Prevent Disasters-Part 2
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Mistake #7 Interior Designers Make With Fees

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Not knowing how to present your unique difference in such a way that your prospects choose you over competitors.  When you’re competing with other designers for a job, and the only way a prospect can differentiate you is your hourly fee, how will they make a decision?

the lowest cost per hour
the portfolio they like the best
the person they like the [...]

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#5 of 10 Biggest Mistakes Interior Designers Make With Fees

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Not offering tiered pricing and services.  The model of offering an hourly fee and mark-up is one of the least effective ways of working with clients today.
Even if you offer a fixed fee for your clients, have you considered offering three options so your clients can decide what level of services they want?  You will find that they will select [...]

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#3 of 10 Biggest Mistakes Interior Designers Make With Fees

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Thank you for participating in this conversation, and for our new visitors, please be sure and check the previous posts about this topic.  We’d love your input on this very important issue.
Here is #3 of the Biggest Mistakes Interior Designers Make With Fees…

Not doing a good job of qualifying clients with effective questions that help uncover potential problems before developing [...]

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The Second Biggest Mistake Interior Designers Make With Fees

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I’ve been guilty of this before, and it usually happens when I am swamped with work.  This is also one of the reasons so many designers lose money.
What is it?
Tracking your time.  I know.  This is a royal pain, but it is part of doing business.
What happens when you don’t keep up with time tracking daily?  You don’t have a [...]

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The Biggest Mistake Interior Designers Make With Fee Setting

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Would you agree that most interior designers charge an hourly fee for services?  We found that to be true with our recent Interior Design Fee & Salary Survey.
I asked a few other questions in an earlier post about interior design fees, and I’d love to get your thoughts.
Between now and February 17th, I’d like to get your questions about setting [...]

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Interior Designers…Brilliant! Branding Comes From A Hair Of An Idea…

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This is how clear and simple your brand needs to be.  Let me know your thoughts…Gary Vee – Linchpin.
This is a great video by Seth Godin, Author of Linchpin with Gary Vuynerchuk who created a $60 million dollar business with social media.
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Interior Designers – Are Your Clients Happily Paying Your Hourly Fees?

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Have you had challenges with clients about your interior design fees?  I posed some questions in an earlier blog post and would love to get your input about this topic.
During other downturns in the economy, or when business is slow, some designers are tempted to lower their hourly fees to get work.  Have you done this, or been tempted to [...]

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