by Sean Durkin | Jul 23, 2026 | Marketing By Design
There is a point in the year when even smart, capable designers look up and realize the business has gotten noisy again. The calendar is full. The inbox is active. Projects are moving. But the structure that was supposed to protect your time, profit, and peace has...
by Sean Durkin | Jun 29, 2026 | Marketing By Design
Stop saying yes to every opportunity and start attracting the right ones. If your referral stream is keeping you busy but not building a stronger business, it is time to look at quality, not just quantity. Interior designers love to say they want more referrals. I get...
by Sean Durkin | Jun 26, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If you are quoting design fees too soon, you are probably making the project look simpler than it is, pricing before you understand the real scope, and setting yourself up to work harder for less. That is not a proposal problem. It is a positioning problem. Interior...
by Sean Durkin | Jun 25, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If you are an interior designer who freezes before sending a proposal because you are worried a client will say you are too expensive, you are not alone. But let’s be honest. That fear is expensive. It leads to smaller fees, weaker boundaries, overexplaining, rushed...
by Sean Durkin | Jun 17, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If you are tired of waiting for the right projects to somehow appear in your inbox, this is the shift you need. In an interior design business, the best opportunities rarely come from passively hoping people remember you. They come from intentionally creating access...
by Sean Durkin | Jun 15, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If you are showing up online, posting projects, networking, and still not attracting the kind of inquiries that justify stronger fees, the issue may not be effort. It may be visibility without clarity. A lot of designers assume they need more exposure. More posts....
