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Grow Your Design Business

Over two years ago, as I was trying to manage and grow my business, I discovered that Hunter Douglas has a series of CEU (Continuing Education Units) seminars on business management and development and all the topics were what I was interested in! The speaker for my area is Shelley DeVall. She is absolutely wonderful!Continue reading “Grow Your Design Business”

Social Media Coaching – July 9, 2013

Our second Social Media Coaching workshop was on July 9, 2013. We want to thank Archer Weiss again for letting us use their beautiful conference room for the workshop. Our focus this time was on Houzz.com. This website has become a great way for design professionals to showcase their works to and interact with homeowners. Professionals can alsoContinue reading “Social Media Coaching – July 9, 2013”

Social Media Coaching – June 11, 2013

We had our first Social Media Coaching workshop on June 11, 2013. We are very grateful that Archer Weiss provided their beautiful conference room for the workshop. We started the session by welcoming all the attendees and introducing our generous hosts Barbara Archer and Marc Weiss. Susan made a easy-to-understand presentation on using Pinterest forContinue reading “Social Media Coaching – June 11, 2013”

Take Control of the Business!

It seems so common that self-employed designers work day and night, weekdays and weekends. Many designers feel obligated to be available whenever and wherever their clients need them. Not me! I figured I had to take control before I go insane. Having regular business hours was important to me. People can call, fax, and/or emailContinue reading “Take Control of the Business!”

‘MICHELLE CHIANG’ is a Brand

As a design professional, I feel it is important to market my own style. There are tons of people with the same design and drafting skills I have, and many are more advanced and experienced than me, but nobody has the exact same style as mine. My style reflects on all aspects of my life: the foodContinue reading “‘MICHELLE CHIANG’ is a Brand”