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7 Reasons to Streamline Your Design Contract Process and Send Contracts Quickly
If it takes you weeks to send a detailed scope of work, design fee, and contract to a potential client, your number one goal should be to cut that time way down. Your goal should be ONE to TWO days. YUP!
Seven Reasons Why You Must Get Contracts to New Clients Quickly:
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How to Track & Detail Hourly Interior Design Services On Your Invoices
If you charge hourly for the interior design services you provide, you’ll need to track your time and create invoices that outline the services performed and how many hours those services took. Sounds simple, but determining how to list design services provided on an hourly invoice can be a bit perplexing.
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Dear Dakota | How To Know When It’s Time To Rent A Studio Space For My Interior Design Business?
Dear Dakota,
One thing I am struggling with is knowing when the right time is to no longer work from home.
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The Best CRM for Interior Designers: Honeybook vs. Dubsado
Running an interior design business means juggling clients, projects, and endless admin tasks—which can be time-consuming and overwhelming. Luckily, there are software solutions to help streamline these processes so you can focus more on designing beautiful spaces.
Two of the top client management tools for interior designers are HoneyBook and Dubsado. In our 1:1 services, we implement both, depending on the client’s needs. But which one is the right fit for your business?
In this post, we’ll compare HoneyBook and Dubsado, breaking down their key features, pricing, and ease of use so you can decide which platform suits your design business best.
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The Truth About Passive Income
For interior designers, having passive income streams can be a great way to generate revenue. In a passive income scenario, you can literally earn money while you sleep. BUT LET ME MAKE THIS VERY CLEAR. Generating passive income does NOT mean no effort. Typically, a great deal of effort is required initially to create and set up. The key is in the timing, click here to read more!
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Inside The DTS Files, you’re getting the original insights straight from the source. Tested, refined, and backed by my experience working with 100+ design firms.
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PRICING PLAYBOOK for INTERIOR DESIGNERS
The Complete Guide to Pricing Your Design Services
Grab my pricing playbook, The Complete Guide to Pricing your Interior Design Services, to learn:
the six most common pricing models for designers
who each one is best for, and
how to know if your pricing model is broken
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SHOP TEMPLATES
Plug-and-play templates, questionnaires, processes, and guides for interior designers who want to stop reinventing the wheel with every new project.
The Design Library helps you streamline client communication, set clear expectations, and protect your time—so you can spend less time in your inbox and more time designing. Inside, you’ll find:
✔ Professionally written client emails and marketing guides for every step of the process.
✔ SOPs to standardize service delivery and create a seamless, high-end experience.
✔ Contract templates with sample scopes to protect you, your team, and your clients.
What took me years to refine can be in your inbox in minutes.
*for interior designers only, not interior design business coaches, consultants, mentors, strategists.
SHOP WORKSHOPS & TRAININGS
Learn from me and my team (comprised of industry experts and educators) all the things they don’t teach in design school. And we know because two of the women on my team went to interior design school and are professors!
After consulting with and doing hands-on implementation for over 100 interior design business owners, I’ve seen what works (and doesn’t) across every business model imaginable. We are familiar with various software types, team structures of 1 to 20, and the challenges that are coming, whether you’re on your way to your first $100,000 or already making multiple millions.
On-demand and live step-by-step trainings for your busy schedule.
*for interior designers only, not interior design business coaches, consultants, mentors, or strategists.
COMPLIMENTARY QUIZ FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS
You don’t need to overhaul everything. You just need to fix the right thing.
This 2-minute quiz will help you identify what’s holding you back and how to fix it.
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