{"id":1555,"date":"2016-07-19T12:32:34","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T16:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/?p=1555"},"modified":"2016-07-19T12:32:34","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T16:32:34","slug":"packaging-design-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/packaging-design-services","title":{"rendered":"Packaging Your Design Services"},"content":{"rendered":"You\u2019ve got your certification in one hand, your color wheel<\/a> in the other, and you\u2019re ready to take the professional world by storm! People are interested in your design services and you can\u2019t wait to put your skills to use. There\u2019s only one problem: you haven\u2019t priced your services!\n\nMany new professionals feel nervous about pricing their services<\/a> and building service packages. It\u2019s a fine balance between charging enough to make a living and charging too much that clients take their business elsewhere. Your home design packages should offer a full range of services without including \u2018extras\u2019 that your clients don\u2019t need.\n\nPutting time and effort into building great design packages and pricing them well is one of the most important steps to start your career off on the right foot! Check out these key steps for doing just that!\n

Step 1: Define your services<\/h3>\n\"design\"\n\nDissect your talents and figure out what you actually have to offer your clients. Are you a professional organizer who specializes in eco-friendly design? Do you fare best when selecting furniture and decor pieces to brighten up a home? What extra services\u2014such as professional organizing<\/a> or downsizing\u2014have you been trained to do? Lay your skills on the table and analyze exactly what you have to offer your clients.\n

Step 2: Create appealing combinations<\/h3>\nNow that you know what you\u2019re capable of, assess how you should market each service. Choose combinations of services that go well together and build packages based on the combinations that interest your target clients most.\n\nFor example, as a professional organizer you can have different packages such as workspace\/desk organization, a more advanced option that involves a service such as expanding storage solutions,<\/a> and a third \u201cfull-service\u201d option that involves organizing an entire room.\n\nHaving smaller bundle services that may rest outside of the larger scale services can be an additional way to tap into other areas of your expertise. For professional organizers, consider having a decluttering\/downsizing package designed specifically for those who are moving homes. As for home stagers, why not have a package for reworking clients\u2019 old furniture into new designs and another for going shopping with them?\n\n\"buddha\n\nBe sure to include a list of \u00e0-la-carte service, too. For example, Feng Shui\u00a0design<\/a> clients may just want a consultation on rearranging furniture they already have. Or, if you\u2019re an interior decorator<\/a>, clients may just want to revamp their window treatments while keeping everything else intact. Making sure you\u2019re not only offering rigid service packages will draw in clientele for other services and they may eventually want or need your large-scale packages. Don\u2019t close any doors for yourself!\n\nYou should also consider the size of the houses and the surrounding lot when creating your packages. Larger homes would typically require more time, more hands, and more work than smaller homes.\n\nHere\u2019s where it gets fun: You\u2019ll want to name your packages in a way that grabs clients\u2019 attention while still being informative. Take the three professional organizing packages we mentioned above, for example. You could call them:\n