We can’t underestimate the importance of personal branding when we start building our interior design business. It is about growing your value on the marketplace and defining how others perceive you and your business. If you developed successful personal brand you will get dream projects, the clients that you have a pleasure to work with…
If you are just starting your own interior design business, one of the common mistakes you might make is undercharging for your work. This usually happens for various reasons: Fear to loose potential client and thus quoting lower rate to win the project. Lack of confidence and impostor syndrome (“I am not good enough, professional enough,…
If you are professional interior designer you are probably familiar with Houzz – professional directory for construction industry as well as image based search engine. It can be a wonderful tool to grow your interior design business and find new clients but not everyone is using at it full potential. In this post I want…
The profession of the interior designer is incredibly popular today, but for the beginners the path to success can be thorny: the competition is high, getting high-end projects is not easy, negotiating with customers and builders can be challenging. If you are just starting your interior design business, check out the following tips that I hope will be useful…
One of the things that I really enjoy being a self-employed interior designer and entrepreneur is the freedom that I have when it comes to choosing work outfits. No more boring corporate dress codes or disastrous uniforms. I can even stay in my pajamas all day long if I work from home. However, even though designers…
We had a chat yesterday with my friend. She is an interior photographer and we talked about another interior photographer that we both know. My friend mentioned something like “She does exactly the same stuff as I do, but makes it look as if she is doing something really, really important”… How many times we have experienced the…
To be the best at anything, the first thing you need to do is learn and master the basics. The same rule applies to you, if you are an aspiring interior designer. There is a lot that goes into perfecting your game at interior designing or for that matter becoming a successful interior designer. Your…