Fee and Salary Survey for Interior Designers 2011

1. Welcome!

Thank you so much for being part of Design Success University's third annual Interior Design Industry Fee and Salary Survey. Your input plays a vitally important role in assessing how our industry is doing in today's economy, the challenges we're facing, and the latest trends in fees and compensation.

To thank you for your time and participation, we'll give you a free copy of last years' Interior Design Fee & Salary Survey eBook--you'll be taken straight to the download page as soon as you finish the last question.

In addition, you'll also get a free copy of the results in the 2012 Interior Design Fee & Salary Survey eBook ($197 Value) in early January, AND you'll be entered in a drawing for one of four, $100 Amazon gift cards. So please make sure you give us your contact information, so we can notify you if you win!

Warm regards,

Gail Doby, ASID & Erin Weir
Your shortcut to a more profitable and passion-filled interior design business

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* 1. What is the biggest challenge you're experiencing in your business, right now?

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* 2. What are the biggest changes you've noticed in business, or in consumer behavior, in the past few years?

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* 3. We know that some designers have experienced changes in their businesses recently. Which of the following are you currently experiencing in your business? Please tell us whether each one occurs "a great deal," "somewhat," or "not at all."

	A great deal	Somewhat	Not at all
Business has slowed, relative to earlier periods	Business has slowed, relative to earlier periods A great deal	Business has slowed, relative to earlier periods Somewhat	Business has slowed, relative to earlier periods Not at all
Clients are more often "shopping" our firm to get ideas, rather than buying through our firm	Clients are more often "shopping" our firm to get ideas, rather than buying through our firm A great deal	Clients are more often "shopping" our firm to get ideas, rather than buying through our firm Somewhat	Clients are more often "shopping" our firm to get ideas, rather than buying through our firm Not at all
Prospective clients have trouble understanding the value of a designer	Prospective clients have trouble understanding the value of a designer A great deal	Prospective clients have trouble understanding the value of a designer Somewhat	Prospective clients have trouble understanding the value of a designer Not at all
Clients and prospective clients have trouble understanding why projects take so long	Clients and prospective clients have trouble understanding why projects take so long A great deal	Clients and prospective clients have trouble understanding why projects take so long Somewhat	Clients and prospective clients have trouble understanding why projects take so long Not at all
We're not "making ends meet"	We're not "making ends meet" A great deal	We're not "making ends meet" Somewhat	We're not "making ends meet" Not at all
We need to improve our marketing	We need to improve our marketing A great deal	We need to improve our marketing Somewhat	We need to improve our marketing Not at all
We feel overwhelmed by social media	We feel overwhelmed by social media A great deal	We feel overwhelmed by social media Somewhat	We feel overwhelmed by social media Not at all
Clients and prospective clients prefer fixed fees over hourly billing	Clients and prospective clients prefer fixed fees over hourly billing A great deal	Clients and prospective clients prefer fixed fees over hourly billing Somewhat	Clients and prospective clients prefer fixed fees over hourly billing Not at all
Clients and prospective clients fail to understand why my fees are so high	Clients and prospective clients fail to understand why my fees are so high A great deal	Clients and prospective clients fail to understand why my fees are so high Somewhat	Clients and prospective clients fail to understand why my fees are so high Not at all

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* 4. Which of the following describes what you're PRIMARILY doing, right now?