What's it going to take to make 2007 your best year yet? Good answers to some basic questions. You don't need slick advertising or a glitzy new web site or trendy new product lines to make 2007 your "career year." You need answers. Answers to questions about goals, what's working, and what nee
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I met a designer and landscaper once who wrote letters of introduction for each other. The landscaper's letter to his clients began: "I'm writing to introduce you to the most talented interior designer I know, and to recommend that you contact her the next time you or someone you know needs the s
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What's your plan for 2007? A design professional without a plan is like a ship without a rudder: you may have a rough idea of your destination, but not a clue on how to reach it. Set aside time over the holidays to create a personal wish list, and then determine the kind of income you need to
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Set aside some "self appreciation" time this season. Give yourself something over the holidays that doesn't cost anything, come in a box, or sit under a tree. Credit. Credit yourself for changing people's living space. And changing their work space. And changing their lives. Credit your
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"He's nuts!" That's what Cathy Orfall later told me she thought when I suggested she nearly double her rates. No way, the Hood River, OR. designer said. No way that her clients would agree to an hourly fee above her rate of $75. "I was kicking and screaming against your idea all the way," s
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“Where ya been?” We’ve heard that question lots lately. The short answer: we’ve come down with a case of technical troubles We figured that posting messages on InteriorDesignBusiness.net would be goof-proof. We figured wrong. Problems with our server have miffed – and muzzled – us in recent days.
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