Show Notes
Before chasing more clients, I want you to look at what’s already happening inside your interior design business. Because adding more work to a shaky foundation can make the problem worse.
In this episode, you’ll learn: How taking whatever shows up can leave you building a business around work you never wanted in the first place. Why a full calendar does not automatically mean a profitable project mix, and how too many small projects can block better opportunities. The difference between a fee being wrong and a fee simply feeling uncomfortable, and why you need to price the project instead of the fear of the price. Why your designs can be custom while your business needs a repeatable process for pricing, communication, purchasing, scope, and delivery. How stopping networking, follow-up, and visibility when you get busy creates the feast-or-famine boomerang later. The five questions I want you asking before deciding that more clients are the answer.
The goal is not to stay busy. It’s to have enough of the right opportunities that you can choose the projects that fit, hold the fees that make sense, and protect the process that allows you to do your best work.
Related Resources If you’re wondering whether you actually need more clients, or need to fix what’s happening underneath the inquiries, this is a natural next listen. Ep 172: Do you really need more clients? [Try this first]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM1VzNEEJOw
If you’re tired of chasing leads, talking people into your value, or saying yes to projects that make you question your life choices, Luxury Client Academy may be your next step. It’s my private 1:1 coaching program for interior designers ready for better projects, higher fees, and less nonsense.
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