What to say when a client says “I don’t know my budget….”
What to say when a client says “I don’t know my budget…." Budget is always the toughest subject for
When the Contractor Says Your Design “Won’t Work”
Learned It From Experience: L.I.F.E. Lesson #18: When the contractor says your design won't work As designers, we spend hours
How to Handle a Price Increase in Your Fees
Learned It From Experience: L.I.F.E. Lesson #17: How to Increase Your Fees Fees are certainly the topic I get the
What Should You Consider When Setting Your Fee-Based Packages?
Learned It From Experience: L.I.F.E. Lesson #16 Charging a flat fee for your design services can be beneficial not only
SOP’s
Learned It From Experience: L.I.F.E. Lesson #15 Standard Operating Procedures. In the design world, they are often called processes. Many
Why You Need A System
Learned It From Experience: L.I.F.E. Lesson #14 I talk to a lot of designers and it continues to surprise me
Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me.
Learned It From Experience: L.I.F.E. Lesson #13 In this business, we have to depend on others often. Suppliers, manufacturers, fabricators,
How do you Handle a Price Increase in Your Fees to a Former Client?
Learned It From Experience: L.I.F.E. Lesson #12 You started working with a client when you were new in your design
Handling Client Objections: Materials and Design Edition
Learned It From Experience: L.I.F.E. Lesson #11 I designed a beautiful wood accent wall for a client's dining room. I
How to Fire a Client
Learned It From Experience: L.I.F.E. Lesson #10 Fire a client you say? You may still be working to have
