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If you’re looking to add another revenue stream to your interior design business, offer something that gives you a break from long, drawn-out full-service projects, or fill gaps in your pipeline between larger engagements, a single-day design service can be a smart addition to your offerings.
More comprehensive than a consultation that leaves your client with a long list of to-dos they’ll never implement, but smaller than full service, which leaves YOU with a long list of to-dos that you can never wrap up in today’s climate: a Design Day!
This quick-turnaround, limited service allows you to focus on the design work you enjoy without committing to months of ongoing project management, revisions, and back-and-forth communication.
The Design Day System gives you everything you need to confidently (and profitably) offer this service, while creating a clear, structured, value-packed experience for your clients. From the first inquiry through the final offboarding email, complete with designer tips clients can use as they implement the design on their own, you’ll have a complete system to support this offering.
By providing all the information your clients need up front, you set expectations early and reduce follow-up questions. Most clients have never worked through a service like this before, or they’ve never experienced such a clear and professional process.
This system will set the standard for what they can expect and how to make the most of their time with you. Your clients and team will love it, and you’ll notice a difference immediately: more confidence, fewer questions, happier clients who trust you, and a clear process for doing the design work you love. Plus, this is a great “baby step” for clients to get a taste of what it would be like to work with you on a larger scale.
Note: The images feature placeholder text (Lorem Ipsum) for demonstration purposes. However, rest assured, these templates are fully written and ready to use. You’ll receive professionally crafted content that’s easy to customize with your own details and branding.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Six professionally written Canva templates for marketing and client delivery
Twenty three emails to support clients and keep boundaries clear during your Design Day service
Fillable service-specific questionnaires for onboarding and offboarding clients
Bonus resources, lifetime updates, and access to support
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This kit includes six professionally written and edited Canva guides to use with your Design Day clients throughout the service.
Investment Guide (13 pages)
Welcome Packet (16 pages)
Measuring & Photo Guide (10 pages)
Bedding Essentials Guide (9 pages)
Furniture Fit Guide (8 pages)
Post Service Resource Guide (15 pages)
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This kit includes 23 professionally written and edited email templates to proactively guide clients through your Design Day service so it stays structured and profitable.
Inquiry & Booking Phase
Initial inquiry email
Proposal email
Follow-up emails (3)
Decline email
Onboarding Phase
Design day welcome email
Homework received email
What to expect for design day email (2)
Design day reminder
Design Day Phase
Design day recap email
Design is ready email
Post Design Day Phase
Wrap up call reminder
Wrap up call recap
How to purchase email
Items paid email
Order update email
Design support ending email
Offboarding Phase
Project wrap-up email
Feedback request #2 email
Feedback thank you email
Post-project check-in email
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Design style questionnaire to use at onboarding
Feedback questionnaire to use at offboarding
Delivered as fillable Google Forms
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How the System Works
Canva templates are delivered digitally and ready to customize
Email templates are delivered in a Google document
Questionnaires are delivered as fillable Google Forms
Includes software tips and short tutorials for customizing and using your files
Software You’ll Need
A free Canva account
An email account
A free Google account (for access to documents and forms)
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When you purchase from The Design Library, you unlock the following bonuses:
Updates for the life of the product
Access to our support team
One complimentary year of access to The DTS Files, our premium members-only articles for interior designers ($150 value)
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TERMS OF USE:
The Client Experience Templates (Product) are intended for unlimited use by one person (the Purchaser). The Purchaser cannot resell, duplicate, share, copy, distribute, create derivative works, or this product, similar products, or any part of this Product to any third party or marketplace without express written consent from Dakota Design Company LLC. Dakota Design Company LLC retains title and ownership of all items included in this Product. Dakota Design Company LLC reserves the right to take legal action against you if you violate the terms of use. By purchasing these templates, you agree to our Terms of Use.
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Due to the instant and digital nature of this product, there are no refunds or returns.
PHOTOS
The images shown in the product mockups are stock photos and are not included with the purchase of the templates. We recommend using your own portfolio photos or purchasing stock images to personalize the templates.
QUESTIONS
Check out our FAQ page or email us at support@dakotadesigncompany.com.
TESTIMONIALS
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