Cash Flow Crash?
Have you ever had a couple of nice big jobs that kept you buried in your work with getting all the details right and creating great designs?
Of course – we all have!
Now, do you also remember that feeling of the installations
starting (and looking really good), the clients are happy and can’t wait to
move in…but then it HITS YOU … you
don’t have any new clients in the pipeline to replace these jobs once they’re
completed!
Then you start to worry, and worry turns to fear, and you
think you need to do something…but what?
What if there are no more clients? What if I can’t pay my
bills? What if I turn into a bag lady?
A Hermes bag of course ;-)
Seriously, has that panic thought ever crossed your mind?
It has for me…
The truth is, all this anxiety and angst is caused by not
keeping up with your marketing when you’re busy with jobs and clients. You
can’t wait until your jobs are all done before you start marketing again, because
it’s too late – the cash flow crash is coming quickly.
The solution to this reoccurring drama is to have a
marketing plan tailored specifically to your business.
It needs to be simple and easy to manage, so you can keep it
going even when you’re up to your ears in design details.
Not sure where to start?
This is your chance to be guided through the steps in
creating your ONE PAGE customized marketing plan that’s easily implemented,
even when you’re busy, and keeps you off the cash flow roller coaster.
Meanwhile, would you like a “Band-Aid” for your current lack
of clients’ problem?
Here are two things you can do right now to get new clients
in your business:
- Clean out your former client notebooks, file it all away, return all the old memos and create space in your office for new clients. Think “Feng Shui.”
- Call one former client a day (until you’ve talked to them all) and say “hello” – You don’t have to ask for business or referrals if you are not comfortable with the idea (of course you certainly can if you want to). Just check in and see what is going on. Invite your favorites for coffee or lunch. Stir the pot, your past clients are always your “lowest hanging fruit.”
I predict that in about six weeks you will be very busy
again! Send me an email and tell me what happened, I love hearing these
stories!
Sign up for the Finding Affluent Clients 90 Day Coaching Program,
the complete guide to marketing your Interior Design business NOW. This is your
chance to have me on YOUR TEAM to get your marketing in order and get off the
cash flow roller coaster FOREVER!
About Terri Taylor:
Terri breaks down the walls of secrecy by sharing her 30
years of professional interior design and remodeling experience to help
interior designers work smarter, not harder, and get paid what they’re really
worth.
She provides private and group coaching to interior
designers who want both a financially sustainable business and a life outside
of work.
Terri teaches wealth consciousness and business systems that
simplify and streamline your business processes.
Terri received her NCIDQ certification in 1993, and is a
professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and
Interior Design Society (IDS). She also received the 2000 ASID Interior Design
Awards of Excellence and holds an Arizona Contractor’s License.
Discover how to double your income, work with great clients,
and have the freedom to live the life you deserve at
www.designbizblueprint.com.
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