Let’s talk business branding. Branding is important for any business, but it’s tenfold more important for interior designers. Why? I’ll get to that in a little minute. But first, let’s just make sure we’re all on the same page here. What is branding? When we…
Are you thinking of having your interior design website built for you? Just hold your horses for a moment, and read on… Unless you’ve had your head buried in the sand since 1997, you will know that the first place anyone looks when they need…
If you run a locally based interior design business, or you are a local freelance interior designer, it can seem strange to need to use online marketing strategies to get new customers. After all, business connections are made at networking meetings, and work is obtained…
A little while ago, I was scrolling through a local Facebook group when a post from a dog trainer caught my eye. I wasn’t looking for a dog trainer. My dog was fine. Or so I thought. But over the next few days, something shifted….
You’ve got a business to run, clients to look after, and projects to manage. The last thing you need is to be spending every spare hour creating content for six different social media platforms, and feeling guilty about all the ones you’re neglecting. Here’s the…
You’ve completed your training, you’re building your website, and then it hits you. You need a portfolio. Preferably a beautiful one, full of gorgeous after shots that make potential clients swoon. The problem? You’ve never had a paying client. So where on earth do you…
You launch your interior design website. It looks stunning. You tell a few people, share it on Instagram, wait for the enquiries to roll in. And then… silence. A few visits from your mum, maybe a friend who says it looks lovely, but nothing that…
As 2018 draws to a close, it’s time to get thinking about how you can make next year even more awesome than last year. It’s all too easy to finish up one year and just head into to next, hoping for it to be better…
You’ve put in the hours studying design, you’re excited about the work, and you’re ready to start taking on clients. There’s just one problem: you don’t have any yet. Getting your first interior design client is the moment most new designers feel most stuck. It…
Knowing how to price your interior design services is one of the biggest struggles for designers; how do you know if you’re charging too much or too little? 💡 Too high? You might scare off potential clients.💡 Too low? You’ll end up working 24/7 for very little return. If you’re…