EP #31 | 5 Reasons Why Client’s Aren’t Moving Ahead with You

Interior Designer's Business Blueprint  You might not always be able to change their minds but if you can look into why a client isn’t moving forward with your services, you can find out where you’re losing a client and if it’s something that you can adjust in your business. In this episode, I’ll dive into the 5 reasons why clients aren’t moving ahead with you that I’ve learned over time with tracking and small changes. Here’s a glance at this episode… [03:15] We talk about what happens when you go through with sending off the proposal and then crickets…… [06:11] We talk about the important things to remember when a client chooses not to use your services. [07:30] I dive into the 5 reasons why you may hitting a deadend with prospective clients (after making these mistakes myself!) [9:30] I chat about how to “cast the vision” effectively and help them see the end result and what they are really after.  [10:58] I share how to use your clients own words to help them feel validated and understood within your proposal. [12:43] Overwhelming your clients or confusing them can be a concern so I share how to help ease the overwhelm as their interior designer. [15:58] I dive into how to address your potential clients internal pain points rather then just those external pain points they may share. One of the tools we offer inside the Designers Oasis Membership is the CEO Dashboard which includes a Conversion calculator. The conversion calculator can help you see where prospective clients may be falling off.  This is a key metric to track in your business because. Once you can identify that, then you know where you need to improve your process.    If this sounds like something you’d like to have in your business, headover to Designer’s Oasis to learn more about joining Mentioned in this episode:  JOIN: Interior Designer’s Business Blueprint PODCAST: Episode #23: 6 Ways to Research your Client’s Pain Points WANT MORE?  - Template Shop - 10% off ANYTHING in the shop PODCAST10 (Limit one use per customer)- Blog - Free Resources FOLLOW ALONG - Instagram- Pinterest - YouTube ------------------------------------- ***Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts*** "I Love the Designer's Oasis Podcast" please consider rating & reviewing my show. This helps support the show so I can continue to make more episodes just like this to support you and other designers.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! FOLLOW this podcast so you never miss an episode! Follow Now EPISODE WEBSITE ⇗- designersoasis.com/episode/31

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How do I build an interior design business? How do I get portfolio-worthy projects? Do I “have to” offer full-service interior design? How do I charge for my services? What if I want to do things differently with my interior design business? How do I take my design business to the next level? Feeling overwhelmed? I got you friend. Welcome to the Designer’s Oasis Podcast. Consider this your place for a fresh drink of water for the inspired, creative, ambitious, and let’s admit it, occasionally overwhelmed interior designer. Whether you are just starting your interior design business or you’re looking to grow or scale, here you’ll find actionable, real-world, and above all SIMPLE ways to launch, establish, and scale your interior design business with confidence. Introducing your host, Kate Bendewald of Kate Bendewald Interior Design, real-life interior designer, mama, and CEO who grew her 6-figure interior design business on word-of-mouth referrals. Kate doesn’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to running your business. Instead, she offers authentic, approachable advice to help you start where you are.