EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 6, 2013

I have no portfolio of my own to show clients. I’ve shared articles on how much it may cost to start your own firm and how Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio with no clients and very little money. Your first clients may come from relationships built during your time as an employee. Start a Blog.

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Archmark

MARCH 29, 2019

Recently, we asked Richard Marshall, Principal with Perkins+Will , about the importance of marketing for small firms, “The best organizations view marketing as just as important a skill set as design. Read on to learn about five effective marketing building blocks that contribute to architecture firm growth.

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Archmark

JULY 26, 2021

Recently, we asked Richard Marshall, Principal with Perkins+Will , about the importance of marketing for small firms, “The best organizations view marketing as just as important a skill set as design. When thinking about your site, think about the questions they are trying to answer: What does your firm do best?

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 10, 2013

” When one of my residential architecture clients finally reaches out and calls Fivecat Studio , these are some of the thoughts they may start with. Most of our clients are first time builders. You’re in the Client Happiness Business. .” “If I start now, I’ll be living in it by summer.”

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 11, 2017

When performing our Design Development phase with clients, we typically assist them in selecting all their finishes, plumbing fixtures and lighting. It’s an Additional Service , but one that most clients are happy to have us complete. Present too few and your client may not feel well served. The #ArchiTalks Blog Series.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 30, 2016

This post is my contribution to an international blog series called #ArchiTalks. This month, the #ArchiTalks topic is “Back to School”, so I am encouraging my fellow small firm architects to go back to school themselves and learn what they need to know to find the work they want and live a life they’ll love. Who are you?

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 4, 2021

Keep reading below to learn our recommendations for implementing a better marketing strategy to help your firm achieve more visibility in the market, grow your influence so you are seen as the go-to expert, and gain new relationships that will lead to better clients and projects. Increase your firm’s visibility (online).

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 21, 2018

This client is the older brother of a childhood (and current) friend. Withheld at clients request. We are a husband and wife design firm (architect husband, interiors wife). With clients? We are looking at Basecamp right now at the request of another client. Photographer Instagram Account. mcweeneyphoto.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Listen to the podcast , subscribe to the newsletter and return back here to the blog each week for more information on how to generate more sales for your small firm by creating long-term value from your clients, markets, and relationships. Start a Blog. This week we’re starting from scratch.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 3, 2016

As we move into a new month, we are shifting our focus to a new category of small firm success. All throughout the month of May, we will be diving deep into the subject of Client Fulfillment. How do we best serve our clients? How do we manage expectations and keep our clients happy?

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 13, 2015

As small firm residential architects, the most effective and least expensive way to accomplish this process is to start online. What are the best ways to place your firm in the minds of your potential clients? Your website is the first place a prospect will land when seeking more information about you and your firm.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 2, 2018

“How do I get noticed when I am first starting an architecture firm? I have no portfolio of my own to show clients. I’ve shared articles at this blog in the past on how much it may cost to start your own firm and how Annmarie and I launched Fivecat Studio with no clients and very little money. Start a Blog.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 5, 2017

With more than 5,000 subscribers, I have built a strong community of like-minded small firm architects who look forward to my letter and respond in kind with thoughtful communication. Websites, blogs and social media are important for building an online presence. Provide tips and information about your specialty.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 5, 2016

The all-new EntreArchitect is built exclusively for you; the small firm entrepreneur architect. We’ve developed a comprehensive content calendar for the entire year, which will allow us to systematically improve our firms, step by step. Return to this blog each week throughout the month to learn more about money.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 21, 2016

With more than 5,000 subscribers, I have built a strong community of like-minded small firm architects who look forward to my letter and respond in kind with thoughtful communication. Websites, blogs and social media are important for building an online presence. Provide tips and information about your specialty.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 9, 2018

EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a weekly blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. With clients? How involved was your client throughout the design process? Click here to learn how. Project Name.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 12, 2014

With more than 3,000 subscribers, I have built a strong community of like-minded small firm architects who look forward to my letter and respond in kind with thoughtful communication. Websites, blogs and social media are important for building an online presence. Provide tips and information about your specialty.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 2, 2017

Those problems are great subjects for blog posts. Another tip is to make a list of every question that a prospect or a client has ever asked you. Each of those questions is a great subject for a blog post. You can see some examples of these types of blog posts here at our New Jersey Architecture website.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 5, 2018

This allows us to educate future clients on what is important to us, how we work, what we are working on, what we’ve recently completed, what is available, etc. Not just as a way to get people to the property, but also to allow our followers an opportunity to see our work in person and meet with us in an informal, party setting.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 20, 2013

Today we’re going to put all that information to work. Every potential client starts their search for an architect with a very specific list of expectations and assumptions. The better and more focused the reputation and the greater the visibility within the target client group, the more valuable the brand.”

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Most sole practitioners and small firms I know struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. These are services available to your client, but are NOT included in your basic architectural services. Through the years we have learned that not every project and not every client is a good fit for these services though.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 3, 2018

I never informed Dick of my decision, so this was all on me. The relationship you have built with your client will be strengthened in ways that would be impossible otherwise. The #ArchiTalks Blog Series. This post is my contribution to an international blog series called #ArchiTalks. What was I thinking!? I was scared.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 13, 2017

This post is my contribution to an international blog series called #ArchiTalks. Our prospective clients learn with their heads, but decide with their hearts. Our prospective clients learn with their heads, but decide with their hearts. Imaginative systems and strategies makes the process more real for our clients.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Fivecat Studio was started in 1999 with no clients and no money. It was our early adoption of the web and digital tools that gave us the advantage over more established firms. The studio will be closed and clients will be informed that we will not be available during the holiday week. I’ve tried this before.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 2, 2011

Although not technically “social media”, I have been blogging at [link] since 2006. I have had many clients remark that they read my blog and felt that they had grown to know me before we actually met. It takes less effort than the blog, but I find that I have a much smaller audience. We need to be there.

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Archmark

MAY 13, 2022

Set Up and Use Your Linkedin Profile to Find, Attract, and Connect with Your Ideal Architecture Firm Clients Archmark's Definitive Architecture Firm Marketing Guide to Perfecting Your Linkedin Profile. Have your clients or prospects ever made any of the following statements?: “We Sorry, but it’s true.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 4, 2023

A Guide for Small Firm Architect Business Owners Using Web-based Automation Tools Social media has become a vital tool for businesses to connect with their audience and establish a strong online presence. In this blog post, we will discuss an effective strategy for posting social media content using these automation tools.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 10, 2018

Almost 40 tips for Starting an Architecture Firm. After obtaining my license as an Architect in New York, I brainstormed several long term goals and decided to start a personal blog, develop design projects, and learn everything that I could about starting an architecture firm. Time management will be difficult. Are they young?

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EntreArchitect

JULY 11, 2017

Sometimes hiring someone with different personality traits can be a good thing for your firm if the goals for company culture and vision are maintained. For example, a receptionist will need to be comfortable speaking with all sorts of people (clients, vendors, the public and more) and directing them to the appropriate person.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 27, 2013

So share this blog with every architect you know!). When we present our initial schematic designs to our client, we are selling. When I present a product or service to a prospective client, I am presenting them with something that will improve their lives. Qualify the Client. Are you making enough to simply pay the bills?

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Most sole proprietors and small firms I know, struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. These are services available to your client, but are NOT included in your basic architectural services. Through the years we have learned that not every project and not every client is a good fit for these services though.

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EntreArchitect

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

In the 14 years Steve managed Burns + Beyerl Architects, the firm he co-founded in 1993, the firm’s earnings grew at an average rate of 24% per year (wouldn’t that be nice?). Please visit Steve at Linkedin and Twitter , or check out his Blog and thank him for sharing with us at Entrepreneur Architect.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 2, 2014

There is no doubt that our clients love them, but that’s not the only reason why we build them. Clients respond to these models in a very different way than when we just show them 3-dimensional computer images of their projects. Robert Rockefeller Bob, my first post on your blog. I ama big fan of your blog and your work.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Our boards are full of fantastic projects; major whole-house additions and alterations for trusting enthusiastic clients. Our small crew will need to grow in order to keep up with the demand. We’re making big changes and I’ll share it all here on the blog. All this success has come with a price though.

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Life of an Architect

OCTOBER 11, 2015

The Citizen Architect stays informed on local, state, and federal issues, and makes time for service to the community. They find refuge in academia with its impressionable young students eager to learn what they have to say (since their prospective clients were not interested).

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 17, 2013

Relative to the other expenses of a small firm, professional liability insurance is down right expensive… until you need it. If our business systems failed and the firm was required to defend itself without a policy, we certainly would have been crushed by the costs involved in such a legal action.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 22, 2007

Google Calendar – Organize your schedule and share events with clients and employees. Blog Search – Find blogs on your favorite topics. Blogger – Start your own blog, in seconds. appeared first on EntreArchitect // Small Firm Entrepreneur Architects. And there’s even more here.

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