Years before launching EntreArchitect, I published a quarterly newsletter for my own residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. Without much effort, I acquired hundreds of subscribers through links on a few social media profiles. The newsletter was part of my marketing plan and every few months I half-heartedly scrambled to send something out. Even without the […]
How To Automate Your Small Firm Architecture Studio
As small firm architects, we are responsible for so many different roles and responsibilities. We are pulled in so many different directions and our schedules are full every day, from morning to evening. We need to meet with clients, develop and distribute marketing, respond to important email, manage our social media accounts, send invoices, collect […]
How to Develop an Email Management System for Architecture Firms Using Evernote
Every day hundreds of email messages arrive in my inbox. I recently moved all my email services (personal and business) to Google Apps. Today our email is powered by Gmail, which thankfully screens the inbox and reduces my SPAM from hundreds of unwanted messages to dozens. Some SPAM still found it’s way into the Mail app on my […]
The 53 Most Used Apps on My iPhone
Apps for Architects It fascinates me how quickly the smartphone has transformed our society. In less than 10 years, smartphone makers have positioned this device so deeply into the routines of our daily lives that many of us can no longer imagine a world without them. Almost every activity or task I perform throughout the day involves […]
A Critical Project Management Step Every Architect Should Experience
One Step to Better Architecture Project Management It is very important to put ourselves “in the shoes” of the people we serve. 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. Very often, it’s the first time they […]
5 Rules for Writing Your Own Owner / Architect Agreement
It may be the most critical step in the entire process of acquiring a new architecture client. We may have perfected our marketing, developed a strong reputation, executed a flawless sales process and have received our prospective client’s eager authorization to proceed with a new project. We may have done everything right and find ourselves […]
How to Develop Powerful Systems for Your Architecture Firm
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? How […]
The Power of the “Profit First” Culture in Architecture
We architects have deeply rooted positive passion for what we do. As artists we love to manipulate form and space, in order to impact the lives of others. We are thrilled every time we walk through one of our structures. Our fuel is the excitement and emotional reaction that others have for our art. We […]
5 Steps to Creating a Culture of Continual Improvement
As we have explored this month’s topic of Culture, we have learned that a positive, healthy culture doesn’t just happen. It needs to be planned and developed with intention. Our firms will only function as we desire, when we dream of what can be and work to make those dreams become reality. We all want our […]
Developing a Powerful Small Firm Culture from the Ground Up
This is a guest post written by our friend (and founding member of EntreArchitect Academy) Marica McKeel; an architect, designer, foodie, and entrepreneur. She is the proud founder of Studio MM, which focuses on her passion for contemporary residential design. Marica finds inspiration by surrounding herself with creative people, collaborating with her clients, and forging strong working […]
How to Develop a Strong Culture at Your Architecture Firm
A Culture at Your Architecture Firm Will Make or Break Your Firm As your small firm grows beyond its infancy of the sole practitioner and you develop a strong team, the culture of your firm will evolve. The different personalities and experiences brought to your firm will mix and a firm culture will develop; with or […]
How to Establish an Orientation Process for New Employees in Architecture
For this final week of March here at EntreArchitect.com, where throughout the month we have been sharing content on the theme of Leadership, we are sharing a great guest post from earlier last year by Norbert Lemermeyer of Architecture + Business. Establish an Orientation for New Employees The following outlines the standard orientation for a new […]