Interior Design Business Terri Taylor
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Are you an interior design professional who wants to create time-accurate, money-generous, and fee-based job offers that clients jump to say "yes" to? Terri Taylor, President and Creative Director of the Interior Design Business Academy and the host of the Interior Design Business Podcast, is here to help interior design professionals who want to create lifestyle design businesses that pay them what they are worth.Each week, Terri is bringing her clear, proven, and repeatable step-by-step "recipes" for attracting ideal luxury clients along with her overreaching attitude of gratitude, abundance, beauty, and joy for creating long-lasting and meaningful success.Terri knows that what you believe to be true and how you feel about wealth and money have a direct connection to the level of clients, budgets, and jobs you attract, so tune in each week to discover the strategies and support mechanics you need to achieve your goals as an interior design professional.
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Owning Your Financial Situation
Do you feel like you’re in control of your financial situation?
Growing up and even into early adulthood, I always thought that my financial situation was something that just happened to me. I didn’t have control and I had to make do with what I had. When someone told me that I was the creator of my situation and I could control what happened, it changed my life.
If you feel like you’re always struggling and never making enough money, you’re not alone. You are the product of how you’ve been taught to think about money, but what if we could change all that?
In this episode of Interior Design Business, I want to show you how to take total responsibility for your financial situation and set yourself up for financial success moving forward. Together, we’ll look at ways you’re losing money, how to set up boundaries to protect your finances, and the importance of knowing your worth.
Topics covered in this episode include:
How everything changes when you realize you have control over your financial situation Where scarcity is coming from in your businessHow to create abundance
If you want to end the struggle and always feel like you have enough, tune in.
I would love to connect on Facebook: facebook.com/InteriorDesignBusinessAcademy or Instagram: instagram.com/interiordesignbusinessacademy!
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The Golden Moment
Let’s talk about selling.
Don’t freak out! I know a lot of people hate this topic. There’s a lot of bad energy and negative stories around selling, but most of them aren’t actually true, so we’re going to unpack them in this episode of Interior Design Business.
I promise you do not have to be like a sleazy car salesman in order to sell. I’m here to teach you how to build a relationship with your potential client, create an offer that they want to say yes to, and set up the golden moment to make your sale. In this scenario, everyone wins! Your client is happy, you’re happy, and no one feels sleazy or taken advantage of.
Topics covered in this episode include:
Creating an offer that’s easy to say yes to How to leverage the golden moment A simple way to close a sale without feeling sleazy How to make selling easy
If you want to learn how to use the golden moment in your sales process, tune in.
I would love to connect on Facebook: facebook.com/InteriorDesignBusinessAcademy or Instagram: instagram.com/interiordesignbusinessacademy!
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Getting Out of Your Own Way
Hands up if this sounds familiar: your cash flow goes up and down like a rollercoaster, you’re struggling to attract clients and even then they can’t make any decisions on their $5,000 budget, and you’re afraid to tell your friends or family how much you made last year because they’ll tell you to get a real job.
If your hand’s in the air, you’re not alone, but it doesn’t have to be that way. What you’re looking for is actually right in front of you, but it’s hard to get out of your own way long enough to see it.
In this episode of Interior Design Business, we’re talking about some of the biggest ways we get in our own way as designers and I’m sharing some small steps you can take to start getting out of your own way.
Topics covered in this episode include:
Why you might be playing too small Saying yes to things that scare or challenge you Stepping into an abundant mindset
I’m going to help you get out of your own way so that you can make all your design business dreams come true.
I would love to connect on Facebook: facebook.com/InteriorDesignBusinessAcademy or Instagram: instagram.com/interiordesignbusinessacademy!
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Stop Leaving Money on the Table
Could you be leaving money on the table?
We’d all like to hope that we’re not, but it happens all the time, so how can you make sure it’s not happening to you? In this episode of Interior Design Business, I’m taking you through the most common ways design businesses leak money so that you can look at each of these areas in your business and make sure you’re not leaving money on the table.
A profitable design business doesn’t happen by accident, it’s something that you grow with intention, consistency, and the right strategies. Tune in for actionable tips that you can apply directly to your design business to start making more money right away.
Topics covered in this episode include:
How to make your design business more profitableCommon ways design businesses lose money Why hourly billing is limiting you
Don’t miss this opportunity to make easy money just by checking on some areas of your business.
I would love to connect on Facebook: facebook.com/InteriorDesignBusinessAcademy or Instagram: instagram.com/interiordesignbusinessacademy!
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Money and Boundaries
Are you setting boundaries around money in your design business?
Every designer I’ve ever met (including me) struggles with boundaries because we’re all people pleasers. You’re in this business because you want to serve people and make them happy, but you’ve still got to be paid for it. I’m here to make sure you’re not short-changing yourself.
If you have a hard time creating and sticking to boundaries, listen up. In this episode of Interior Design Business, I’m walking you through how to create boundaries, communicate them to your clients, and hold your shape when someone challenges them. I’m going to help you get your money boundaries in place so that you can stop worrying about being underpaid.
Topics covered in this episode include:
What happens when you don’t set boundaries How to handle a client who wants you to lower your pricesGetting comfortable communicating your boundaries
Tune in to find out how to use boundaries to get paid what you’re worth.
I would love to connect on Facebook: facebook.com/InteriorDesignBusinessAcademy or Instagram: instagram.com/interiordesignbusinessacademy!
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Ethics and Bad Taste
What do you do when you get into a design job and discover that you don't want to put your name on it because the client's taste is so bad?
You won’t be in the design industry long before one of these situations comes up, so it’s important that you know how to handle it. In this episode of Interior Design Business, I’m sharing three ethical solutions to working with a client with bad taste. All of these options will protect you and your reputation as a designer while also treating your clients fairly, so you can use whichever solution feels best to you or try out all three over time!
Topics covered in this episode include:
What to do when your client is standing by design choices that you don’t agree with How to say no to something you don’t want to put your name on How to avoid bad client design choices reflecting on you When and how to back out of a job
I know we’re in the business of people-pleasing, but remember that people-pleasing won’t always serve you. If that’s something you struggle with, don’t miss this episode.
I would love to connect on Facebook: facebook.com/InteriorDesignBusinessAcademy or Instagram: instagram.com/interiordesignbusinessacademy!
Show notes are available at https://interiordesignbusinessacademy.com.
Customer Reviews
Great show!
This podcast offers a refreshing take on the world of interior design, blending creativity with business insights. It's like a cozy chat that both inspires and educates.
From Bona and Team Capsho
Wonderful Podcast for Designers!
Terri really knows this industry and how to help designers grow their business. This show is informative and valuable, and Terri has a comunication style that's warm and accessible - but she is also motivating! Thanks for this great show!
Best interior design podcast
I love listening to this podcast. She is a power house of knowledge. Great voice as well. I’m very new to the industry and she’s already given me the confidence to ask for what I deserve and set boundaries with clients.