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		<title>Do you feel like a hamster in a wheel when it comes to finding clients and marketing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 02:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You get a good client, deliver a great job and then nothing happens&#8230; No new client is there to take her place. Over and over I hear from designers who get so excited about one new client or job opportunity that they become completely and totally focused on delivering great design work. That is fine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter of Agreement Question</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Terri, as I continue to read though the documents I received in the Design Biz Tool Box package I purchased I have come across some verbiage in the Letter of Agreement I would like to make you aware of in regards to our state laws in CA when it comes to contractor law.  Are you aware [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Running a Business or a Charity?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you running a charity instead of a design business? If you look in the dictionary you will find that the definition of a business is “an enterprise that makes money” Do you find yourself working hard, long hours but not getting paid what you are worth? If you are not making a good living [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General Contractor Referrals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I am having a hard time getting the General Contractor that I know and have worked with before to refer business to me. He acts like I am a bother to him and appears to be disinterested. I feel like I have been trying to get this to work for a long time, what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Design a Room Without a Budget?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you design a space without knowing the budget? Sounds like a waste of time to me. One of the most important pieces of information that you need to collect in the beginning or programming portion of a design job is an accurate budget. In order to come up with an appropriate design you need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to do when the client can&#8217;t stick to a budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: What do I do when the client has given me a budget and I am trying to stick to it but she keeps picking out things that are way too expensive? I am afraid the when I present the final costs I will be so far over the budget that she won’t give me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Suffer From Pricing Panic?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you get fearful when you need to quote your design fee because it seems like a crazy big number? Do you find yourself in a panic when you are presenting a project that is way more expensive than you have ever done before?  Like $100,000.00 more… Do you hear a little voice in yourself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I get a payday when shopping at Home Goods?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I do pretty well doing my design jobs on a fee basis until it comes to accessories. Then it just eats up my time and I feel like I am working for $10.00 per hour. I often must shop at retail stores that don’t give me a discount. I don’t have a choice… there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Work Alone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a one woman design studio? Do you work out of your office at home? This is actually a great business model; you have low overhead expenses and the freedom to make your own schedule. You can easily choose to be home for the kids in the afternoon or take off for a few weeks of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you follow the 80/20 rule?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: How do you monitor yourself to follow the 80/20 Rule if you are alone?  I find that I like doing the 20% stuff more. Note: The 80/20 rule says that 80% of your time should be spent on income generating tasks and 20% for other stuff. Answer: I think that we all like the [...]]]></description>
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