I first heard that expression, "You're only as happy as your least happy ......", when used with the word "children" instead of "client". It fits perfectly with "client" though, doesn't it?
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Whole House Project - Dining Room, Carla Aston - Designer
Choosing The Clients You Want To Work With
I have to admit, I was feeling a little jealous.
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That's me and Jitka in my design studio in The Woodlands. We are surrounded by our favorite samples. :-)
Interior Designers, Why Blog If You Hate Blogging?
Maybe you don't have a goal of becoming a big design blogger or even like writing! You just want to be a great designer with fabulous projects and beautiful work. So, why should you worry about blogging? (That's my current design studio in this pic.:-)
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HOUZZ - Designers, Here's A Perfect Statement For Labeling Images IF You Are Staying On The Platform
Designers, are you keeping a profile on the Houzz website in spite of what you've read lately? Do you want to address the way Houzz shops your images on their site? Do you need a great way to answer their user base without seeming elitist and rude? I've got some great takeaways from Kate O'Hara's presentation at the Design Bloggers Conference that you might want to check out.
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Do You Want To Be Published In A Major Design Magazine....Or Are You Self Publishing?
It’s a whole new world out there in publishing these days.
For an interior designer, being published in a big shelter publication, especially a national one, used to make your career. No doubt it lends legitimacy, authority, and just makes you look good.
But, do we really need to abide by all the recommendations shared in the how-to-get-published-heavy content that was shared at the recent Design Bloggers Conference? Is that in YOUR best interest, with your goals in mind?
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