Window Treatment Friday Podcast
A Series on LuAnn Nigara’s A Well-Designed Business® Podcast
Welcome to Window Treatment Friday! For some time now, designers have been reaching out to LuAnn and asking her to share some of her window treatment expertise, because the window treatment business is a pretty complicated area of business for many designers. So about once a month, LuAnn and Vita Vygovska will be producing an episode of Window Treatment Friday, where they will explain how designers can increase their bottom line by incorporating custom window treatments into their projects. In each episode, they will break down and unravel the intricacies of an aspect of the window treatment business, as it relates to interior designers. They will be giving you content-driven education which is unbiased, truthful, and open, to educate baby designers and inspire the more seasoned and experienced designers to have more confidence, talk to their clients with more authority, and, ultimately, make more profit. Check out the episodes below, to find out more.
Episode 875: Window Treatment Friday: The Straight Talk About Unstable Fabrics
On this episode of Window Treatment Friday, I share my knowledge of unstable fabrics to help us better understand the qualities of these linens, wools, open weaves, and anything viscose.
Window treatment professionals can’t guarantee the results when working with these fabrics, so neither should you as the designer. But don’t worry, I discuss how to navigate these temperamental textiles and what is needed for better success.
Episode 815: Window Treatment Friday: Mindset of Pricing Window Treatments
Welcome to the 5th installment of our Window Treatment Pricing Series on Window Treatment Friday! In this episode, LuAnn and I dive into the mindset of pricing window treatments, and the impact it has when you present it to your clients.
Episode 793: Pricing Window Treatments: How To Breakdown Pricing for Your Customers
Part 4 of our Pricing Window Treatment Series! In this episode, we share some great tools that we use when pricing a window treatment to a consumer.
LuAnn and I talk about the ins and outs of breaking down your pricing for a client. How much detail do you include? How do you explain labor, fabric, hardware, and installation costs? Tune in to learn how to have this tough conversation like a pro.
Episode 775: Pricing Window Treatments: How Much Profit Can Designers Make on Window Treatments?
This episode of Window Treatment Friday is part 3 of our Pricing Window Treatment Series. I’ll share some great tools that she has learned to use when pricing a window treatment to a consumer. We are covering profit, and what designers can expect when selling window treatments.
Episode 761: Pricing Window Treatments: How to Ballpark the Numbers on the Fly
It’s a new episode Window Treatment Friday, and we are debuting part 2 of our Pricing Window Treatment Series. There are so many variables that go into a window treatment. Tune in to learn the general pricing guidelines for a designer, and also how you can up-level your conversations with your client by knowing how to ballpark the price within minutes of the consultation.
Episode 748: Pricing Window Treatments: Understanding Margin vs. Markup
This WTF—Window Treatment Friday—is part 1 of a new four-part series on pricing window treatments. We’re breaking down margin vs. markup, how to do each, and why you need to know. You’re going to get the math and the formulas you need, but we’re also diving into what the numbers mean, so you can price window treatments with confidence and knowledge.
Episode 702: How to Get & Stay Organized in Your Window Treatment Business
Welcome to Window Treatment Friday! I joined LuAnn Nigara for a new WTF episode on her a Well Designed Business podcast. This time we’re talking digitizing your systems. Why go digital? Go paperless to take back your time and alleviate that frustrating back and forth with your vendors and installers. Dread the client making a change to the estimate? With my digital system, you’ll fret no more!
Episode 676: Navigating the craziness of post-covid era in 2021
Welcome to Window Treatment Friday! As business owners, the pandemic was scary, to say the least! Every single day was unpredictable and a new scenario we have never faced before. Now, over a year later, we are starting to see the world open up and see a light at the end of the tunnel. Today, LuAnn and Vita discuss how to navigate the future and the post covid world.
Episode 653: Window Treatment Friday: Rising from the Ashes
In this episode of Window Treatment Friday, Vita and Luann are talking about rising from the ashes from the fire that destroyed Vita’s workroom. It's every business owner's nightmare. Fortunately...
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