Diversification is the name of the game these days and a GREAT way to add some extra income is by starting a product line for your Interior Design Business. 

I will be talking with our Kitchen and Bath Moderator,  about the lines she has started (Bornholm Kitchen and Scandinavian Made) and where she is recently working on an addition to her store with a drop dead gorgeous rug line. 

I, too, have quite a bit of experience with starting a line and have certainly have had my share of wins and losses. We will talk about how you can best tackle this for as little investment as possible and where you might be able to sell your products through other eCommerce channels. 

Tune in to wrap up your work week with us or catch this episode later on our NEW Interior Design Community Web Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSj8NGhLo9fCvcMdveZh8VA
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How to Diversify by Starting a Product Line for your Design Business

 
America's largest and richest demographic, BABY BOOMERS were born after World War II and from years 1946-1964. While some of these folks have retired, others are just thinking about that next chapter now and what it might look like. It is fairly common for Americans to downsize when the large family home takes too much upkeep or is just too big but for years now, Americans have preferred to remain in their own home. Find out from America's leading expert on Baby Boomers,  what boomers should consider for their home. Safety and accessibility are major concerns for baby boomers. As a consumer, this will be loaded with some free advice and as interior designers, you can learn how to become certified as an area expert about Boomer Design and how you can help the clients in your area better with these practices. 
Join +leslie carothers  and I in this very interesting talk or find us on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSj8NGhLo9fCvcMdveZh8VA for viewing later or listen while you work or drive to our podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/interior-design-community

And please do check out more about +Mitzi Beach  and her work at www.mitzibeach.com 
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Chat with America's Leading Expert on Baby Boomers

Imagine if there was a YouTube but just with shows about the home? Interior Designers could develop a channel to share what THEY know or love about design. Do you dislike how much normal television channels make design look easy.. or do you have some hot tips you just know homeowners would REALLY love? Creating a channel and showing off who YOU are as a designer, as a home stylist, or even as a person is now easier than ever. There is no better way to get ranking or show people who you are than through video. Video lets people in and shows them what you are all about. A real person with real skill and real creativity. 

The Design Network may just be the answer for you. 

In this show, we will meet Jason Harris from +The Design Network where we will hear how designers can create and market videos and how homeowners and enthusiasts can find some great new shows to watch. 

A Little about Jason:
Jason Harris grew up in the epicenter of home furnishings: High Point, NC. A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, Harris spent 18 years developing sales and marketing strategies for his family’s retail furniture business, Furnitureland South, the largest furniture store in the world. Having retailed over $2 Billion in home furnishings during that time working with 1,500 vendors and 25,000 clients a year, Harris had an epiphany.
“As an industry, we’re not connecting with our audience on an emotional and inspirational level.”
 
In April of last year Harris created a new broadband TV network for entertainment, inspiration and instruction all about the HOME called The Design Network.  TDN features all original high-quality programming from the top designers, architects and influencers in the industry.  “With the massive behavioral shift away from cable and satellite TV into on-demand video viewing online, we found an opportunity to create a community around the home and gardening vertical through a video-centric platform.”  TDN is a social media site enabling home enthusiasts and design professionals to share their passions with the added opportunity to surface as TDN TV stars with professionally produced, packaged and promoted series.  Great brands are able to engage with this audience through content marketing and authentic product integration.  
 
Harris lectures to professional groups and college students across the country on business development, entrepreneurship and technology application. With a young family with 5 kids 15 and under (Oh BOY!) , Harris enjoys family time, golf, running and traveling.

BUT VIDEO COSTS SO MUCH AND IT IS SOOO HARD... There will be tons of great tips and tricks shared and we will learn  a little about The Design Network, how you can start your own channel or watch along, AND EVEN SOME NOT-TO-BE-MISSED High Point classes, events and CONTESTS that you will NOT want to miss!

Check out www.thedesignnetwork.com

If you can't make out broadcast, always view on our NEW Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSj8NGhLo9fCvcMdveZh8VA
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Become a Design Star with The Design Network


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Meet Ross Dunn, our SEO/ Web Development Moderator for the Interior Design Community. 

Ross shares some fantastic tips in his section in our community but we are so glad to have him this week to share some of the top tips to update your website for 2015 . 

Lots can change in a few months and new developments can make your website faster, get more traffic, and avoid Google penalties. We check in with Ross to share what YOU need to know as you work on updating your website and improve your online storefront. 

About Ross:
"My role at StepForth is one of many hats. Since I have done nearly every job at StepForth at one time or another so I find myself assisting my staff or building new services and packages to keep up with the latest trends in web marketing.

I am a writer for several blogs and a print magazine, I am the co-host of a popular Internet radio show called SEO 101 on WebmasterRadio.FM, I offer free SEO and web marketing training classes, I travel to industry conferences and so so much more.  Honestly I don’t know where I find the time to eat and see my beautiful family!" -Ross Dunn

Ross has worked with Fortune 500 companies and grows as a celebrity in web development and SEO with his podcast with 60K listeners. 

Find out more about him at www.stepforth.com

Tips Update your website for 2015!

Reviewing Top Products, New Innovations from High Point Market. This show will be fast and furious with lots of information about trends. 

Joining me today will be our eDesign Moderator, +Sarah Daniele  and our Trends and Products Moderator, +Jeanne Chung. 

We are excited to share the best of the best from  #HPMKT  with you!

High Point Market Fall 2014 Trends and Products

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