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Mar
Interior Design Marketing: Web Design and Hosting Made Easy
CJ Accounting 0 comments Business Ideas, Interior Design, Marketing
For those in the interior design business, you are sometimes forced to be in the business of admin work, accounting work, marketing, branding and sometimes scariest of all, web development. A decent web developer spends years behind a computer learning the language of code and the art of web design. So, what do you as a small business owner need in order to build a beautiful, functional and effective website?
Sep
Interior Design Marketing: Branding for Revenue
CJ Accounting 0 comments Business Ideas, Interior Design, Marketing
You meet a potential lead an elevator and they ask, “What do you do?” Do you have your elevator pitch ready? Is it impactful?
It’s important to know your brand and niche like the palm of your hand. Branding is more than just a savvy marketing buzzword.
What exactly is a brand?
Jul
Interior Design Business: At-Home Productivity
CJ Accounting 0 comments Business Ideas, Interior Design
To continue our post on “Sunday Productivity”, many interior designers have the perk (or curse) of working from home. Working from home can be freeing and fun, but sometimes it’s easy to fall into a rut or get behind in tasks. Any procrastinators in the house?
Here are some tips for staying on the money, and keeping a sliver of sanity for you work-at-home interior designers:
Apr
Interior Design Business: Sunday Productivity
CJ Accounting 0 comments Business Ideas, Interior Design, Small Business Tips
It’s no secret, nobody wants to hustle on a Sunday off, but using downtime to catch up on the more mundane tasks can give you a leg up on a busy week to come. Imagine going in on Monday with a clear mind, and workable schedule!
Dec
Interior Design HR: Hiring an Assistant
CJ Accounting 0 comments Accounting Tips, Business Ideas, Interior Design
With the New Year quickly rolling in, a lot of interior design professionals are re-evaluating and restructuring their business plan and aiming for the stars! In order to grow, you’re going to need some help.
For many of us, our businesses are like our children, and we don’t want to hand the job off to just anyone. Choosing a second-in-command and developing an Interior Design HR plan doesn’t have to be stressful.
Here are a few tips on prepping your firm to expand:
Jun
5 Benefits of Using Design Manager Software for Interior Design
CJ Accounting 3 comments Accounting Tips, Design Manger, Interior Design
1. Cloud Access
Much like other interior design software (like Studio WebWare, Designer Advantage, and QuickBooks), Design Manager is based in the cloud. That means that anyone on your team can access it at any time, from a Mac or PC. This is so important to staying efficient. Desktop applications are quickly becoming obsolete, and for good reason. The cloud is where it’s at.
Jun
Browsing Houzz helps us stay on top of the trends, and of course, it’s a fabulous excuse to “window shop” at work.
Here are this week’s top 5 interior designs:
May
Interior Design Customer Service, not Servitude
CJ Accounting 1 comments Business Ideas, Interior Design
For most of us in the service industry, we love the service we get to provide, but aren’t too keen on the “customer service” portion. Your business success often depends on the well-oiled machine that is not just your designs, but your interior design firm’s customer service.
Sometimes, our promises to meet client’s demands, end us up here…
May
Interior Design Bookkeeping: How It’s Different
CJ Accounting 2 comments Accounting Tips, Interior Design
We cover a variety of industries, but by far the most unique is bookkeeping for interior design.
Here are a few reasons why: