by Sean Durkin | Apr 20, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If you get some referrals but still feel uneasy about where your next great client is coming from, you are not imagining things. That tension is real. Here is the direct answer: most interior designers do receive referrals, but very few feel satisfied because those...
by Sean Durkin | Apr 17, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If you are a creative business owner who lights up at new ideas, gets bored once the work becomes repetitive, and starts wondering if you should blow up your strategy every time momentum slows down, here is the direct answer: most of the time, you do not need a full...
by Sean Durkin | Apr 16, 2026 | Marketing By Design
The short answer: three days away from my desk gave me sharper clarity, better ideas, stronger perspective, renewed energy, and a fresh standard for client experience. It reminded me that growth does not always happen when you are buried in the day-to-day. Sometimes...
by Sean Durkin | Feb 13, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If life feels heavy, messy, unpredictable, or just plain loud, here is the truth: you do not need a perfect week, a perfect plan, or a perfect mindset to keep moving forward. You need one small, intentional decision. Then another. That is the micro yes. A micro yes is...
by Sean Durkin | Feb 2, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If your pricing feels shaky, your process gets bent for the wrong people, and every inquiry feels like it carries too much emotional weight, here is the direct answer: the strongest design businesses are built by protecting all three. Clear pricing tells the market...
by Sean Durkin | Jan 20, 2026 | Marketing By Design
If you want 2026 to be irreversible in your design business, you need more than goals. You need a few non negotiables, a clear decision about what changes now, and the willingness to back that decision with action, boundaries, and support. Real momentum does not come...
