Website "Philosophy" is Foolish

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Get Big by Starting Small -- As a "Consultant"

Get Big by Starting Small — As a "Consultant"

Having a tougher time these days lining up full service projects? You're not alone. Design professionals across the U.S. and Canada tell me they're finding  fewer opportunities nowadays to design the whole house or the entire office building. Those who do Strange Wilderness psp land these larger

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The Design Industry, as David Shepherd Sees It

The Design Industry, as David Shepherd Sees It

David Shepherd shared three ideas at the Business of Design Conference earlier this month that have really stuck with me. The Ten Commandments move Shepherd is president of DPI (www.designingprofits.com),  the company which produces financial conferences for interior designers and runs a best

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Sell Yourself! Tele-Seminar Set for Oct. 7

What one skill can you easily learn NOW to boost your business and career? And help you double your income? And get you the recognition you want and deserve? It's not an interior design skill. It's a personal marketing skill. It's self promotion. Venom trailer It's the ability to sell yourself as

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Coping With the Questions from Hell

Coping With the Questions from Hell

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Website Woes

Is your website a help or a hindrance? Is it qualifying you -- or disqualifying you -- from the caliber of clients and projects that you desire? Auto Focus The average visit to a website is four seconds and two clicks. Do visitors "get" how special you are in that amount of time? Fifty per cent of w

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Rate Hike Letters Take the Pain Out of Pricing

Rate Hike Letters Take the Pain Out of Pricing

There’s no easier way to increase income than to raise your rates. And there’s no easier way to announce a rate increase than in a letter. Charging higher fees was one of five strategies I discussed last week in my presentation in Las Vegas on how to double your income by the end of the year. Th

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Big Thinking Yields Big Rewards

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And the Winner is…

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