How to Connect with a Designer on BuildMost and Get an Ideal Design

1. Post Your Design Requirements on BuildMost:

To start with, you just need to post your design requirements on BuildMost. You can rest assured that the contact information and design works of designers on BuildMost are authentic and verified by our helpful and professional team.

2. Designers Will Contact You and Introduce Themselves

Designers on BuildMost will know your requirements before they contact you. After our manual verification, they will get your contact information. They will treat you like a friend and give a brief introduction of where they found this project, and tell you their specialization. This would be a really good kick-starter and you'll not get offended.

Here's an example of how they normally give a neat self-introduction: "Hi, this is XX, I'm an interior designer in XX. I saw your design requirement on BuildMost and submitted an intent to design for your project, that's how I finally get your contact information. I'm an interior designer specializing in modernism/European style. May I ask if you have a project that needs interior design? Hope that we can further discuss the detail of your project to see if we can cooperate. Thanks."

Screenshot of a Designer Making the Very First Contact

3. Designers Will Talk about Their Understanding of Your Project

After the introduction, designers would possibly talk about what they saw in your design requirement, and delve deeper into your project. You can always feel that they are professional and well-prepared.

Screenshot of the Designer Connecting with a Project Owner

4. Designers Will Show Suitable Design Works 

There are usually 5-15 designers talking to you about your project and they might be doing the same work after you posted a design requirement on BuildMost. So, you can choose one or two to talk in more detail about your project. Of course, we understand you want to have the one with the same project experience. So at this time, you can ask the candidate designer(s) to send you the design works that fit the said project (in most cases, they'll do it proactively). You can decide which one's design work is more comparable to your project. For example, if a designer can show a design work that is similar to your project in scale, style, functional sub-areas, and general layout, he or she is possibly the one you should pick up.

Screenshot of the Designer Sending Design Works to a Project Owner

5. It’s Your Turn to Decide

Cooperating on a project is a two-way selection between you and the designer. Asking the right questions can help you decide if you want this designer for your project. 

We understand that projects within budget can be vital to you. So to meet your budget, you may ask for their suggestions on how they'll help you achieve your goal of this project. Providing more information about your project, and asking the detailed design service suggestions is one way. For example, you may provide the information below: how is the architectural drawing, how many units the project contains, how many functional sub-areas, what are your personal style preferences, and what kind of products you specifically want. Then you can ask for specific design advice based on the information given and see how the designer can help you realize all these goals.

Screenshot of the Designer Asking Project-Specific Question

Screenshot of the Designer Asking the Functional Sub-Areas

Screenshot of the Designer Asking for the Due Time and Budget Details

6. It's Time to Talk About Design Fees Now

Pricing strategy is enormously important if you want to finish your project. Below is an instance of how a proper, service content-specific pricing strategy would be of great help. Usually, designers might set 2 rates for your project. A tailored made pricing strategy is offering you more options and covers more needs, which would be more likely to help you reach an agreement with the designer. Besides, they will set a lower price rate with different renderings, due time information, and other included services. And also a higher price with its respective detailed renderings, due time information, and included services. You can compare the differences between the 2 plans by the degree of design refinement, due time, style, etc. Then you can take a second thought, and decide which one to choose.

Screenshots of the Designer Exchanging with a Project Owner About Budget and Rate

7. Designers Will Do Follow-ups

After all these talks, it's possible that the design works still can't hit the sweetest spot of your project. So continuous follow-up is important. The designer might send new design works that fit the project well to you. Or you can request detailed project design advice so that you can find out the candidate designer's utmost professionalism. You may keep in touch with the candidate designer every two days if you're interested.

Summary

Finding an ideal designer for your project is not easy, but the designers will find ways to make things easier. Keep in touch with the candidate designers, compare the differences between their provided design plans, and choose the one that most fits your project. 

BuildMost is constantly helping you to find the ideal design service providers and product suppliers and help broaden your business! Stay tuned for more!