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

MARCH 13, 2017

Our prospective clients learn with their heads, but decide with their hearts. After years of research and gathering information, often when a client chooses to work with an architect, it simply comes down to their feelings. How can we use virtual reality tools to allow our clients a visual and aural experience inside our designs?

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 30, 2014

At project interviews, it was commonplace to be welcomed into the homes of my prospects as a long lost friend; an advantage that lead to dozens of new projects. Having established a strong brand in the region and serving our clients with exceptional service, our boards are full. Do you blog? The more we share, the more we all succeed.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 23, 2022

But the ping pong game starts when the user/client sees the options we define, with their preconceptions, and hopes fully presented, then variants, then fully reconsidered ideas derived from the same database the user/client gives you. The ideas of user/clients are thus transformed by the open creative process.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

For most service-based businesses the prospect of working from home might feel overwhelming and frankly quite scary. People suddenly forced to adopt into working form home might feel disconnected and lonely, which as a result lowers productivity and engagement. The post Work From Home: transition steps for architects and designers.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 2, 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. We use TinkerBox as our showroom where we meet with clients, hold seasonal open houses and design unveilings for new projects.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 28, 2017

I speak with or communicate online with small firm architects almost every day. I want to know with what members of our small firm community are struggling, so that we at EntreArchitect might develop resources to help you build a better business. As with many small firm architects, I struggled with this issue as well.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 16, 2018

EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a continuing blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. We rely on word of mouth from previous clients. With clients? How involved was your client throughout the design process?

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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. BD&E Engineering, Home As Art, Mangrum Construction. Firm Address. With clients? Click here to learn how. Project Name.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 19, 2018

With clients? The clients had a wonderful trust in me and I was able to maintain the design intent throughout the process. How involved was your client throughout the design process? Were there any conflicts with clients or contractors during the process? Which communication tools did you use? Among team? With contractor?

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 21, 2018

This client is the older brother of a childhood (and current) friend. When the timing worked for his family to build a new home… we were the first call. Withheld at clients request. We are a husband and wife design firm (architect husband, interiors wife). With clients? Photographer Instagram Account.

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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. We did not sell the house from the open house, but we did secure 4 other jobs from clients who attended that open house. With clients? Autocad and Sketchup.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In these terms it transforms the residential concept into a retreat – it returns to the roots that form the essential essence of living in a home. The client adopted these decisions very easily. How have your clients responded to the finished project? How do you believe this project represents you or your firm as a whole?

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EntreArchitect

MAY 1, 2018

We may even perform the calculations explained in the free EntreArchitect Profit Course and discover the amounts of revenue needed to flow into our firms in order to be profitable. Will our clients pay that amount? As a small firm entrepreneur architect, profit makes everything better. Profit allows us to give more.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 19, 2019

As your firm grows, your brand grows with it, slowly filling the container with brand elements. Will you fill the container with your story, or will your clients fill it with theirs? Give your clients the script that you want them to use and they will share it with everyone they know. A powerful brand is unique. One Disney.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 17, 2016

We all work to empathize with our clients. As architects, we try to reduce the overwhelm and stress that our clients experience during a construction project. A few times in our own careers, Annmarie and I have experienced the emotions of our clients first hand. One Step to Better Architecture Project Management.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 4, 2021

Scaling is about serving more clients, earning more money, but without having to necessarily become the big machine. Systems, if designed and set up well can save you an incredible amount of time, and in doing so you have this time free to serve more clients. I’m Carly, an architect for families who want to re-think their homes.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 26, 2016

We may even perform the calculations explained in the free EntreArchitect Profit Course and discover the amounts of revenue needed to flow into our firms in order to be profitable. Will our clients pay that amount? As a small firm entrepreneur architect, profit makes everything better. Profit allows us to give more.

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EntreArchitect

MARCH 13, 2018

He approached the publisher and proposed a new Home of the Week series, where he contributed articles, photography and contacts. His leadership as a writer gave him credibility and exposure with the publisher as well as with weekly readers… some of whom became clients. The publisher agreed and the series was born.

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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

OCTOBER 15, 2014

As many of you may already know, tomorrow is a big day for small firm architects. . He first started his business in the basement, grew it into a successful business in a 2000 square foot open studio filled with employees, and most recently shifted back to a 200 square feet home-based office studio featuring a virtual business model.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

He approached the publisher and proposed a new Home of the Week series, where he contributed articles, photography and contacts. His leadership as a writer gave him credibility and exposure with the publisher as well as with weekly readers… some of whom became clients. The publisher agreed and the series was born.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 26, 2017

In order to continue pursuing our success as architects, we must not only cover our expenses and take home a salary, we must make enough to reinvest into the business. Most sole practitioners and small firms I know struggle to meet the minimum requirements of operation. While our clients shop, we develop the design.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 9, 2021

Every potential client who architects serve under 40 has created a software derived sketch. Architecture schools need to address their faculty’s experience in actually building buildings, with clients and builders. He hosts the radio series “Home Page” on WPKN Radio.

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EntreArchitect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

We all work to empathize with our clients. As architects, we try to reduce the overwhelm and stress that our clients experience during a construction project. A few times in our own careers, Annmarie and I have experienced the emotions of our clients first hand. Have you “walked in the shoes” of your clients?

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 24, 2011

Each year from Christmas to New Years Day, Annmarie and I close the studio, send the crew home for the week and enjoy quality time with family and friends. It’s also a great time to look back on the past year and be thankful for loyal, trusting clients. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very happy holiday season.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 13, 2021

I feel professionally and personally fulfilled and after 11 years of running a structural engineering firm from home, I think I’ve found something that works. I had a toddler at home and a marriage that was suffering. What would the results of that shift look like at your firm? Not sustainable. . For the infinite game.

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EntreArchitect

DECEMBER 3, 2019

That approach leaves potential clients struggling to understand what makes one firm better than the other. Prospects won’t understand the value your firm provides unless you communicate it. This lack has larger repercussions for the industry at large, resulting in: Increased commoditization (which drives firm fees down).

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 9, 2020

This crisis is hitting creative and marketing firms differently. Some are seeing only a small blip in client spend or minor inconvenience in working conditions. But many firms are seeing the majority of their clients cease all spending. Talk to Your Clients You need to be talking to every one of your clients.

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EntreArchitect

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Over the years, we have collected hundreds of items and have helped countless disadvantaged pups be a little warmer and live more comfortable lives while they wait for their forever homes. Make them a client, add them to your jobs list and serve them as you would a paying client. Sometimes giving back leads to getting back.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 17, 2017

I’m a “scout dad”, a “swim dad” and a “row dad” I eat dinner with my family every evening (unless I have a conflicting client meeting). This is how you are going to be home for dinner each night and how you are not going to work weekends…. YOU determine when you meet with clients.

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EntreArchitect

MAY 23, 2021

All of this leads to missing out on potential new clients and revenue growth. We love referrals because how easy they turn from a prospect to a client. When you are referred to a new prospective client, you start with an advantage. I need an architect for the home renovation I plan to do. Why the Why Matters.

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EntreArchitect

JANUARY 20, 2013

Every potential client starts their search for an architect with a very specific list of expectations and assumptions. If we are too busy designing or “building the business” to develop our story and refine our brand, our potential clients will be happy to do the work for us. ” Define Your Target Market.

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EntreArchitect

OCTOBER 9, 2018

I was on the cover of HOME, Better Homes and Gardens, Fine Homebuilding: they either do not exist or print a tiny percentage of what they once did. Architects get the most attention for new work that actually gets built, from those who find them from somewhere else (usually a friend or client)… through referral.

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EntreArchitect

AUGUST 31, 2015

where she currently nurtures her HGTV obsession by writing about all things home decor for Modernize.com. If you haven’t yet seen Modernize, it’s another great place to find ideas and gain inspiration when working with our residential clients. She’s is a freelance writer based in Atlanta, GA. Clear Out the Clutter.

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EntreArchitect

APRIL 27, 2015

As small firm architects, we are all working so hard to get everything done. Between the many hours we dedicate to building our firms and the time we spend building strong relationships at home, there are not many minutes left to do anything else. Each new week offers us another 168 hours, no more and no less.

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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. This consistency will allow you to stay “top of mind” and will encourage word-of-mouth conversations about your firm. Feature client testimonials.

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