ABC’s of Fine Design

A huge trend right now is to go into business for yourself. When you do this you need to think about not just your logo but your business interior design as well. You want it functional, good looking and you want it to show what your business is all about. As a designer it is my job to figure out what would make all of this work. I look at things like what you have on your imprinted promotional products such as paper, pens and so on. Do you have a symbol you use regularly. If so I may design a rug that will go in your reception area or have it imprinted on the counter top of your register.

There are many ways to get ideas for design in your home and business. If you take a look around you and find things that are either used a lot or are something you like, you can see if you can use them in your design.

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The cost of shipping everything is going up on May 12, so the cost of mailing your items such as USPS Certified Mail or home decor orders will be going up. If you are an interior designer this could really effect you and your profit. Starting in May the price of mailing certified mail will be $5.32 but you can offset this by using a program from certified-mail-envelopes.com, there program can take that $5.32 price and make it $4.67. You also will not have to go to the post office saving you and your clients time and money.

This is important for anyone who owns their own design business you want to get information out to your customers quickly and at a low cost to you. This product is very helpful in getting that accomplished and will make you and your customer happy. Customers like to know what is going on, they don’t want to wait weeks before they get information. With this product you can also use there free online service to track your mailings so you know they got to the location intended. Right now they are offering a free trial so check them out for your home design business and see if they can help you.

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An important thing for any interior designer is to have good credit. That is one reason why I am trying so hard to get mine fixed before I graduate. I know it won’t be perfect but if I don’t owe anything but student loans it will look good.

One important step to make sure your credit is good is to check your : checking accounts regularly. This is important because if you bounce checks and don’t have the money to pay it will go on your credit report. Checking your credit report is probably the most important part of watching your credit.

Why is credit so important for an interior designer? Many companies that will sell you that merchandise your clients want give you that merchandise on credit, if your credit score is good. If it’s not you have to pay for it first, most of the time this will come out of your pocket until the client pays you. Of course this situation only applies if you are in business for yourself or the company requires separate accounts for designers. Most of the time design firms will already have an account set up in their name.

Checking your credit can also help the average do it yourselfer. If you want to get that insulation or energy efficient appliance before the end of the year, having good credit may help you. You can put it on a credit card and pay for it later in payments or in a lump sum. That is always helpful this time of year anyway.

Check your credit at least once a year and see where you stand.

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As I talk more and more with teachers and students at school I realize there is a very good chance that I won’t find work after graduation. One reason is my field is very competitive. Another is because I have poor credit. Employers can and do check your credit. Although I don’t agree with it. I keep thinking that because of this I may end up opening my own design business and doing things on my own.

I have decided to look into financial consolidation software to help me with this as I hear is a great way to make sure everything you do is legal. When it comes to interior design there are so many things you have to worry about. I’m sure you don’t think there are and I didn’t at first either but there are many financial problems that can happen.

Say you hire a designer and they ruin your home. You may end up suing them for the damage done. Hopefully you don’t have to, but it does happen. That designer then needs to have insurance to cover that or be able to pay out of pocket for the expense.

Another example is a customer orders furniture and can not pay for it. If it’s custom you as the designer may be stuck with the bill. Interior design is not just about paint. You have so much more to deal with. It can be fun, but you have to watch yourself.

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You have probably seen the TV shows about house flipping, where you buy a home fix it up and sell it in a very short period of time. Many people right now are very interested in this business, yes it is a business, but they don’t think that they can get started in it, for a few reasons, lack of funds, lack of knowledge and possible they just don’t think they will succeed. I have always thought it would be fun to do this type of work and apparently I am not alone.

So what do the experts say about house flipping and what you need to do to get started, well there are a few great sites that give you tips. I’m going to give you two of them, one is from the cast of Flip This House on A&E, here the owners of the house flipping businesses give you there top 10 tips for starting your own house flipping business.

The next site I found that has some great tips is a site called House Flipping Tips. This site has lots of information about house flipping.

These are the two sites I have found very helpful in my research on this subject, so if your interested in doing this check these sites out. Get the information you need to get out there and try.

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