Friday, April 11, 2025

Technical skills you'll need as creator...

 

Skills

           When you are working with clients you are helping them with their biggest financial asset-their home.

This is a huge responsibility that shouldn’t be taken lightly.

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Here are 5 skills you need to master to work safely, legally and confidently as an interior designer…

1.   Knowledge of local building codes, standards + legislation

           These cover things like sizes of rooms, material selection, sustainability requirements etc.

         It is your responsibility to understand the codes that are relevant in your jurisdiction for the type of work you do.

 


 2.   Technical drawing skills

       Technical drawings are accurate, detailed and standardized documents that communicate the specifics of a project. These drawings serve as a crucial bridge between your concept/design and the consultation of space.

       There are set conventions for how these documents are produced which include drafting conventions, materials and finishes Data, title blocks, dimensions, interior and exterior detailing, electrical, plumbing, lighting, joinery detailing, reflected ceiling plans etc.


 


3.   Ability to use a CAD program

       CAD (computer aided design) is a catch all term for any software that can help produce computer-based drawing. Common software in the design and architecture industry includes AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit and Photoshop (among many others). Each piece of software does something a bit different.

Most designers know how to use at least one of these. Many know how to use all of them.

 


     4.      Leadership and communication skills

             Working with clients can go one or two ways:

            *        The clients dictate their schedule and the way you run your business.

            *        You can be in control of your projects by managing and leading clients successfully.

           *        For your projects to run more like the latter scenario you have to show you’re in control right from the start. This requires confidence, organizational skills, excellent communication and strong leadership skills.

 


 

 5.      Business and marketing skills

      Most designers I meet are confident in their design skills but much less confident I business and marketing.

       One shift I think every designer needs to make is away from thinking of themselves as a designer and towards thinking of themselves as a business person. Until this shift happens your business is likely to be hard to work in, unprofitable and a source of constant stress.

       You also owe it to clients to run a reliably organized and client-focused business.

 

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Saturday, March 1, 2025

Why you need a revenue goal

 

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Why you need a revenue goal

💥Directs your business strategy

💥Provides a goal to work towards

💥Helps with annual planning

💥Helps with pricing individual projects

-Let’s set your revenue goal…

 


 STEP 1

What is your current financial situation

-how much revenue did you make last year

-how many projects did you work on

-what were your expenses last year

Were you happy with this outcome

STEP 2

Set a revenue goal for the year

-your revenue goal should be made up of: your ideal take home pay+tx+expenses

-Take home pay: how much do you want to take home in pay after tax+ expenses are paid

-Tax

-Expenses

.add how much you spent last year+ a little bit more

-Add these together to get your revenue goal for the year

STEP 3

Break down your revenue goal into manageable segments

-Divide your annual revenue goal into manageable segment- e.g. a monthly target…

-If you choose monthly remember that your business is most likely seasonal so factor this into your calculations (December/January tend to be quiet months but March/April tend to be busier)

 


STEP 4

Set a strategy for hitting your monthly /quarterly revenue target

Example:

-your annual revenue target is 100 000$ (home pay+ your pay+tax+expenses)

-your quarterly target is 25 000$/quarter

-your average project cost last year was 10 000$/project

-this means you need 2.5 projects per quarter to hit your annual revenue target

-which is about one per month (taking into account seasonality)

 STEP 5

Laser focus your attention on lead generation

-using the numbers on previous slide you now know how many projects you need each month to hit your annual revenue target

-your monthly goal is now to work out how to get that number of clients

-this longer topic-but your guiding question should be:

’’What lead generation activities do I need to do EVERY DAY in order to bring in X paying clients per month”

 STEP 6

Regular monthly review:

-review your revenue and expenses every month track your progress

-I do this on the 1st of each month for the month that has just gone using my ‘’business reset and review template’’ in Notion

 


Setting a revenue goal will help you price your design projects (and give you a target to work towards every month). Let’s set yours for 2025!

 

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In this post I share how to set your revenue goal and how to then use this to guide your lead generation activities (so you find the right number of clients and hit your target!).

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Saturday, January 4, 2025

About your goals for 2025

 Can You believe it's already 2025 in just a few days.

 If you're struggling to make sense of this past year and set new goals, you're not alone, many people are ... 

 


 Many people advised you to write a business plan and your overall goals.

You try to picture the future, older and a bit more… seasoned. Then you begin writing.
Asked a lot about what you want for the future.
And it really boils down to more of the same: a happy life, a happy team, and a happy (and creative) community.😊🥳😊
It’s been my goals star.
So, here's what I decided to do today FOR YOU! 3 different goals:
GOAL #1 Building Clarity
GOAL #2 Growing Your Audience
GOAL #3 Creating Revenue
 
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Is your goal to build more clarity so you can finally take action with simplicity?

Goal #1 Business Clarity Bundle

I curated Six (6) Products ideas into this bundle to help you build more clarity around your business systems so you can quickly and easily take action with more clarity.:

  1. The Annual Business Planner

  2. The Business Content Planner

  3. Creating a brand strategy

  4. Make a Business Plan for the new Year

  5. Choosing a Business Model and Niche

  6. Repurposing Your Content

 

Is your goal to Develop a Marketing Strategy & Grow Your Audience?

GOAL #2 Audience Growth Bundle

I curated Ten (10) Products ideas into this bundle to help you build your audience on Instagram, Pinterest, and Tiktok with proven and tested content marketing strategies and templates that work.:

  1. The Easy Marketing Planner & content Ideas and Captions

  2. Instagram Audience Growth

  3. Templates - Essential Instagram Templates ( Canva templates)

  4. Instagram Reels: Planning, Creating and Scheduling

  5. Instagram Reels Kit

  6. Templates - Essential Instagram Reel or TikTok Canva templates

  7. Pinterest Audience Growth

  8. Templates - Essential Pinterest Pin Graphic Templates

  9. Pinterest Idea Pin Training

  10. Getting Started with TikTok

 

Is your goal to create more revenue and sell?

GOAL #3 Revenue Growth Bundle

I curated Twelve (12) Products ideas into this bundle to help you build more revenue in your business with proven and tested product sales systems and launch strategies.:

  1. Holiday & Black Friday Launch Campaign Kit

  2. The Easy Email Conversion Bundle

  3. Templates - Mock-Up Pinterest Pin Templates (Canva template)

  4. Templates - Instagram templates for Launches

  5. Revenue Growth

  6. How To Create Your First Online Course (Tech & Structure)

  7. Creating the perfect course outline and structure

  8. Selling out your next digital product launch (Revenue)

  9. Successfully Launching Your Membership

  10. Setting up a digital product shop on Woo commerce

  11. Hype your launch and grow your wait list on Social media

  12. How To Launch A Black Friday Offer



I believe in you and your ability to skyrocket your success with the right steps inside of these growth bundle.

This investment will making your dream a reality at the end of 2024 and in 2025 and knowing it's your TIME TO SHINE.

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