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Interior Design Business

Are you an interior design professional who wants to create time-accurate, money-generous, and fee-based job offers that clients jump to say "yes" to? Terri Taylor, President and Creative Director of the Interior Design Business Academy and the host of the Interior Design Business Podcast, is here to help interior design professionals who want to create lifestyle design businesses that pay them what they are worth.Each week, Terri is bringing her clear, proven, and repeatable step-by-step "recipes"

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30:04

The Systems Strategy

Interior Design Business ·

2023/01/07

So, you’ve got a good design practice, a steady stream of ideal clients, and your jobs are consistently profitable. What’s the problem? You have absolutely no time for yourself. In fact, you spend most of your time putting out fires. Does that sound familiar?It’s hard to grow your business when you’re spending all your time fixing things. Do you want to know the solution to the chaos? Systems and processes. When you have repeatable systems and processes in place, your problems will start to solve

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31:51

Goodbye Imposter Syndrome with Guest Thea Stephens

Interior Design Business ·

2022/12/31

Are you ready to say goodbye to imposter syndrome?In this episode, I’m joined by someone who knows that feeling well, Thea Stephens. Thea is sharing how imposter syndrome manifested for her and how she overcame it (and you can too.)You’ll hear the story of how she got started in design and where she is now, as well as some of the lessons she learned along the way and the changes she made to her business. If you enjoy hearing other people’s stories, you’ll love this episode. If imposter syndrome is

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26:16

Starting a Design Business

Interior Design Business ·

2022/12/24

Have you been wanting to start your own design business and wondering how to get started?If you’ve been waiting for an episode about starting a business, you’re in the right place. In this episode, I’m taking you through a list of everything you need to get set up to start your business. From networking and building a team to setting up software and marketing, I’ve got you covered. If you’ve already started your business, think of this episode as a checklist for you to go through, and if you

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29:40

Design.Peace.Freedom with Guest Sarah Conti

Interior Design Business ·

2022/12/17

What’s it like to be a student at the Interior Design Business Academy? In this episode, I’m joined by my student and amazing interior designer, Sarah Conti, to talk all about her journey. Sarah is sharing her story from discovering a passion for design at a young age to starting a business and eventually realizing that she needed help if she wanted to grow. She’s sharing the takeaways from the Interior Design Business Academy program that have allowed her the freedom to work fewer hours, take on

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25:17

Where Is the Money?

Interior Design Business ·

2022/12/10

Have you ever completed a job only to find that there’s no money left to pay yourself with and you don’t know where it all went?In the last few episodes of the podcast, we’ve been talking about how to recognize jobs that are too small to be profitable and either make them profitable or say no to them. On the other end of the scale, there are also jobs that are so big that they end up not being profitable either. These jobs can take years to finish and have beautiful results, but by the time you’ve

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25:18

Moving Upmarket Part 2

Interior Design Business ·

2022/12/03

Are you trying to move your business upmarket?Perhaps you’ve realized that you’re not getting paid what you’re worth or you want to get some of your time back. Whatever your reason is, it’s not too late to start moving upmarket! In this episode about moving upmarket, we’re talking about some technical and physical things you can do to shift your interior design business toward higher budgets, higher-paying clients, and better jobs. I’m covering how to charge more, why you need a sales system, how to

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18:18

Moving Upmarket Part 1

Interior Design Business ·

2022/11/26

How do you move your interior design business upmarket?In this episode, I’m sharing everything I know about moving upmarket and what it takes to shift your mindset as you become a high-end designer. As interior designers, we usually start our businesses by hustling. We take every single job that falls at our feet. That hustle is an effective way to start a business, but it’s not an effective way to move upmarket. If you keep taking every job that comes your way and working longer and harder hours,

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26:31

Little Money Habits with Big Results

Interior Design Business ·

2022/11/19

How well do you know your numbers?In this episode, I’m talking about little money habits that create big results, and it all starts with getting familiar with your numbers. I’m sharing some little changes you can make to the way you handle your money as an interior designer that will make a big difference to your finances. From bookkeeping tips to attracting more money, if you struggle with finances, I’ve got you covered. I want to help you shift your energy around money so that you can use your

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22:09

The People-Pleasing Problem

Interior Design Business ·

2022/11/12

What do you say “yes” to that you shouldn’t?In this episode, we’re talking about people-pleasing. People-pleasing is an important part of being an interior designer, but it has a time and a place. People-pleasing often leads to giving away your time when really you don’t have time to be giving away! The problem is that many of us have a hard time saying no. I’m listing some of the areas where you are likely giving away your time to be a people pleaser and sharing some strategies to help you break

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28:14

Eliminating Distractions

Interior Design Business ·

2022/11/05

How much of your time gets gobbled up by distractions?Time is your greatest currency and it can’t be replaced. Once it's gone, it’s gone. Often, I hear designers say, “If I just had one more day in the week, I could get it all done,” but the truth is if you did have one more day, you would just fill that one up too. A more practical solution is learning how to notice what is filling up your time and what happens when you get distracted. In this episode, I’m helping you identify what is taking

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24:05

First Appointment Dos and Don'ts

Interior Design Business ·

2022/10/29

What are the dos and don’ts of a first appointment?As you know, a first appointment is a rich opportunity to gain a potential client’s trust and business. How do you make sure that happens? That’s what I want to share with you in this episode. I’m talking about what to charge, what to include, how long it should be, and lots of other first appointment dos and don’ts. If you’ve ever had a question about how to handle a first appointment, this episode has an answer for you. No more giving away your

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18:39

Budget Mistakes (Part 2)

Interior Design Business ·

2022/10/22

Are you ready for another episode all about budget mistakes?This topic is important enough that I thought it deserved a second episode. In this episode, I’m sharing more budget mistakes that you should look out for and avoid in your business. If you didn’t catch episode 10, you can go back to that episode any time to hear Part 1 of this discussion about budget mistakes. In this episode, I’m covering sales tax, how much product to order, timelines, focusing on the experience, and so much more. I want

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17:29

Budget Mistakes (Part 1)

Interior Design Business ·

2022/10/15

Let’s talk about budget mistakes. There are some mistakes that you just can’t afford to make. No matter how much you might want to help people out, you can’t run a successful business if you’re losing money on jobs. Trying to do jobs for less at your own expense just doesn’t work. If you’re honest with your clients from the very beginning about what things cost and what you can do within their budgets, everyone will be happier in the end! I’m sharing everything I’ve learned (sometimes the hard way)

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36:42

Establishing Boundaries

Interior Design Business ·

2022/10/08

Have you ever felt like a client was taking advantage of you and your time? If you feel like that a lot, it might be time to take a look at your boundaries. Many of us have never been taught to have boundaries or we’ve never had permission to have boundaries, so it’s not surprising that we just don’t have them. In this episode, I want to help you identify some areas of your business where you need to establish clear boundaries and teach you how to communicate those boundaries to your clients. A lack

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24:05

Little Money Magnets with Great Results

Interior Design Business ·

2022/10/01

How do you feel when you think about money?Is your relationship with money comfortable, reliable, and consistent, or do you avoid thinking about it because it’s the opposite?This episode is about making small shifts to the way you think that will make a huge difference to the way money shows up in your life, and that starts with thinking about how you feel about money. I’m sharing 4 little money magnets to adopt into your thinking to start attracting more money into your life. By shifting your money

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29:23

Stop Apologizing For Your Design Fee

Interior Design Business ·

2022/09/24

Are you comfortable with your design fee? I talk to designers every day, often for the first time, and in that first conversation there’s always some kind of apology for a design fee or hourly charge. People often start with “I know you’re going to tell me my rate is too low and I need to raise it, but…”I’m not going to tell you to change your fee because you need to be comfortable with it, not me, but if you’re thinking like this it suggests to me that maybe you’re not comfortable with your fee

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31:49

Owning Your Value

Interior Design Business ·

2022/09/17

Are you still charging hourly for your design work? I want to help you see that you are missing out by not charging for your value. The value you bring to a design job is not based on the number of hours you work, it’s based on the benefits that you bring to your clients, and they will pay more than you think for those benefits. In this episode, I’m going through some of the many ways that you bring value to your clients as a designer to help you see your immeasurable worth and make sure you’re

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29:17

Making Clear Offers for Design Services

Interior Design Business ·

2022/09/10

Have you ever felt like your client’s personal shopper instead of their designer? Or that you weren’t being paid enough for the amount of work you ended up doing for them?Making clear offers for design services is a challenge most designers face. Often we start by charging for a couple of hours of work, but the problem with that is that there’s no clear deliverable. The client doesn’t know what they’re going to get and you don’t know what you need to do. You want an offer that is well-defined so

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33:30

What Are You Really Making Per Hour?

Interior Design Business ·

2022/09/03

Have you recently taken a look at your hours and your income and realized… “Hmm. That’s not quite adding up?”I’d like to talk to you about productivity, efficiency, and making the most of your time as a business owner. As counterintuitive as it may seem, making more money doesn’t always depend on an increase in your rates. Sometimes, the correlation between the two is barely even there!So what really makes the difference? What are the steps to achieving that bigger payday you’re striving for?We’ll

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20:28

5 Ways Design Fees Are Better Than Hourly Rates

Interior Design Business ·

2022/09/03

Today we’ll be talking about the differences between working on an hourly basis vs. working on a fee basis as a designer, and why I switched to working on a fee basis in my own business.Not only is selling your services as more of a “package” deal beneficial to your clients, but it’s beneficial to your business. By presenting your work as a fee-based service, your billing processes, project completion, and client commitment rates will improve. In this episode, I’ll be talking you through the reasons

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