Victoria Waters – Victoria Waters Design
October 22, 2009 by admin
an you tell us the story of how business was born?
I was working in a corporate job slaving away designing products for a large organisation. I was becoming increasingly frustrated as I was putting in so much effort at work and not reaping the rewards. I had renovated quite a few homes and had been told by friends that this what I should be doing with my life. So, I decided to take a year off work and study Interior Design full time. On completion of my studies I went back to work and soon realised that I wanted to be working for myself and reaping the rewards of my designs and hard work. So, Victoria Waters Design was born.
What was the hardest part of getting your business off the ground that you did not see coming?
Definately selling myself. I have never worked in sales and found it terrifying when I had to go and meet with clients to sell myself. The other challenge was developing my website. I had no experience with web design and development but the one thing I knew was that I wanted my website to do the selling for me so I soon became well acquainted with SEO!
Was it harder to get your business profitable than you thought it would be? Why?
No, once I believed in myself and my abilities and priced my skills accordingly, then the business began to flourish.
Is there anything you would have done differently?
Started by business years ago.
What was the greatest advice anyone gave you?
Just do it. Don’t make excuses, make it happen.
What is your favorite website right now?
www.nateberkus.com.au
What was the one thing you kept telling yourself when the going got tough??
What was the one thing you kept telling yourself when the going got tough??
I can do this. Whilst there are so many challenges when you work for yourself, there are so many more when you work for someone else.
Victoria Waters
