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It’s time to design a business
that works for you.

Business, marketing, and SEO courses for interior designers who know their business could be better.

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You design

beautiful

spaces.

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But,

no one

taught you

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how to

design

your business

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for

growth.

Business growth happens when
the right clients find you, trust you and hire you.
That’s strategy — not luck.

If you ...

  • Want a business that consistently brings in quality clients and plenty of revenue.

  • Wonder if there is a better way to find clients than "constant Instagram posting."​​

  • Know search is changing and that it's important for your website to show up in Google, better yet, in AI.

  • Are just starting your business and you want to set up your brand and your website the right way— from the start.

  • You'd rather save money and time by having a person who has 30 years experience teach you exactly how—instead of trying to figure it all out on your own.

You're in the right place.

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Get found by the right clients consistently
with less effort.

Find the Right Course for Where You Are


The SEO-Powered Website™

If you want your interior design business to grow in the AI era, you need to know modern SEO.
 

This course teaches you how to get found in Google, show up in AI-driven results, and position your business as the obvious choice.

Using the modern SEO framework SEO Growth Factors™ — Seen, Trusted, and Relevant — you’ll learn exactly how to transform your website from a just a pretty portfolio into a powerful marketing engine that attracts the right clients consistently.​

 

—Five Easy-to-Follow Modules—

—Six Months Free Coaching—
—Free SEO tools—
—Bonuses—

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Become the designer AI recommends and clients choose by turning your process or style into a clear, branded method that makes you the obvious expert.

We’re in a new era of search.
 

Your future clients are getting personal with AI—
asking AI who to hire, what style fits their home,
and who they can trust.

And AI is making recommendations.
 

The problem?
If your interior design style, niche, method or process
isn’t clearly defined,
you don’t get recommended.

AI won't recommend:
"We design spaces that evaluate your life."

AI will recommend:
“Our 4-step Calm Home Method™ creates functional,
cohesive spaces for busy families who want a home
that feels as good as it looks.”

 

This mini course will show you exactly how to turn what you
already do into a clear, branded method or framework so you become the go-to designer, the authority—
the one AI cites, and shows in AI answers.

 

—Develop your Brandable Style, Method or Process—

—How to Claim Ownership of it in all LLM's (AI) —
—How to Get LLM's (AI)
 to Recommend it—
—Three Months Free Coaching—

Win in the AI Era:
The Design Authority Method™

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The only course for an alternative to full service design.

 

The Advice-Based Interior Designer
Explore a flexible, consultation-based business model — or refine how it fits alongside traditional interior design services.

What changes when you follow a proven blueprint:

1

You stop guessing and stressing

 

2

You start attracting quality clients
with less effort

3

You are intentional in your marketing
and it's doable and sustainable

4

You have an interior design business that fits your life

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Clients find you,
not the other way around. 

I am finding SO much value in this course.
Love it!

Cindy Dickson
 

I am finding the Course dense with valuable information, and helping me understand in more depth many parts to the business side and Marketing/SEO side."
I am so grateful for you!
 

Kristie Moore
Soul Purpose Interiors

Thank you for such
a great Course. It's packed with super-helpful info!

 

Jodi Warren
Jodi Warren Designs

Your blueprint has been critical
to my success!
 

Kirsten Stokes
Simplified by Stokes

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Hi, I’m Mel—

Branding and Marketing Expert,
turned Interior Designer,
turned Branding and Marketing Educator.

Nobody really tells you how hard the business side of starting an interior design company is going to be.
 

You learn how to design beautiful spaces, but not how to find clients, explain your value, design a website that brings in consistent leads, or how marketing can be easier and more intentional.
 

And if you’re just starting out and you’re already here?
That’s a big deal. It means you’re a few steps ahead.

Before launching my interior design business, I spent over 20 years in branding and advertising, helping brands grow. Then I used that knowledge to build a very successful interior design firm.
 

Now, I'm sharing my proven branding, marketing, web design and SEO industry insights with other interior designers, home stagers, and home organizers.
 

I’m here to help you build a business that's sustainable, growth ready, and easier to manage.

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5 Expensive Mistakes Designers
Make on Their Homepage

Are you making them too?

From SEO to messaging, these 5 key elements can make ​or break the success of your interior design website. 

It's in your email. Check spam or promotions if you don't see it.

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When your design business doesn’t show up in Google, here’s what actually happens.

1.
Your Out of the Hiring Moment

People are searching:

  • “interior designer near me”

  • “kitchen designer for older homes”

  • “what designer do you recommend for a busy family?”

  • “designer who works within a budget”

 

If you’re not there, they don’t wait.
If they can't find you, they can't hire you.

 

They hire who they find —and maybe that designer isn’t better than you. This isn’t about talent or your portfolio or experience.

It’s about being present at the moment of intent.

2.
Instagram Becomes Your Full-Time Job (Whether You Want It or Not)

When SEO isn’t implemented:

  • Every lead depends on posting or referrals

  • Every inquiry depends on being active in IG

  • Every slow month feels personal and frustrating

  • Google and AI don't know about your talent and capabilities

 

You’re stuck feeding the algorithm instead of building assets that bring in quality leads.
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And the exhausting part?

The moment you stop posting… everything disappears. 

 

SEO is the opposite:

  • Your website shows up even when you’re not online

  • You get inquiries without warming people up

  • You’re discoverable and trusted

3.
Your Business Feels Random Instead of Predictable

No SEO = no baseline visibility.

That leads to:

  • Feast-or-famine cycles

  • Pricing doubt (“Maybe I’m charging too much?”)

  • Second-guessing your niche, your talent 

  • Accepting projects that aren’t aligned just to keep things moving

 

When you are found consistently, patterns emerge:

  • You see which services attract clients

  • There’s no more feast or famine 

  • You gain confidence in your pricing 

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Melanie Zaelich & LuAnn Nigara:
Connecting Charitable Giving and Branding to Elevate Your Business and Life

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Melanie Zaelich was thrilled to join the discussion. She struck a chord with LuAnn by sharing that her interior design company has consistently donated a percentage of its profits to four different charities over the past eight years. Melanie is excited to share her story and provide tangible ideas on how to identify personally meaningful causes and incorporate charitable giving into a business. Let’s dive right in and learn from her inspiring journey!

Give it a listen—and get inspired!

Start Learning about SEO, Branding and Marketing Your Interior Design Business.

Click the Title to Read the Blog Post.
You'll be surprised how much you learn.

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