Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ï»żï»żï»żï»żï»żï»żï»żï»ż Jennifer Aos asked for my advice, and now I'm asking for yours. In response to my recent business blunders post, Jennifer sent me the note below. She raises a issue I hear so often from so many design prof
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Interior designers will discover cutting-edge profit & client attraction strategies during Design Success Universityâs third annual birthday celebration teleseminar/webcast interviews on March 24, 2011 from Noon to 6 pm Eastern. Gail Doby, ASID and Erin Weir, Co-Founders of DSU emcee the
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Sandy Dixon, a colleague of mine and a business trainer for home staging professionals worldwide, has created TWO FREE marketing pieces that I recommend. Both were designed for business owners who offer home staging services. One, called âTop 10 Staging Scripts,â lists the most powerful phras
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So, you're a designer with an "intuitive eye for scale and proportion." Or, you're a showroom manager who sells furniture that "connects people, technology and space." So what? Bully for you, but what's in it for me? That's the question that all prospects ask, all of the time. And tha
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Now that the Academy Awards are behind us, let's turn our attention an event that is no less noteworthy. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the first annual Interior Design Meaningless Marketing Awards. Here we recognize the design industry marketing words, phrases and strategies that are mo
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Showrooms can double their sales to interior designers once they learn how to âpartnerâ with them. But, for many showrooms, the partnership lesson has been a difficult one to learn. Thatâs my conclusion after interviewing hundreds of design professionals nationwide on what motivates the
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Bedrest has its benefits Convalescence gives you clarity. Those are my conclusions two weeks into an extended recovery from achilles heel surgery. Many of the coping skills you learn during recovery can apply to business. For example: + Down Doesn't Mean "Disabled." Rehab offers t
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You wonât get superior results if you have inferior clients. You wonât reach that next level in your design business if youâre working for people who are more trouble than theyâre worth. You wonât earn the income you want and deserve if youâre stuck with customers who bicker over e
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If your business isn't where it should be six weeks into the new year, the Economy may not be the reason. Whine all you want about the real estate market and other challenges, but your mistakes could be causing your misfortune. See how you score on this list of the Ten Biggest Design Business
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How do you stay sane after surgery? How do you bounce back from bedrest? How to avoid going from fit to fat when you're inactive for 8-10 week? Or more. Those are questions I'm confronting following my recent achilles heel surgery. I'm learning a lot during my first few days of recovery.
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