Unbillable Hours

You got into design because you love creating beautiful spaces — not because you love tracking time in 15-minute increments. But somewhere along the way, hourly billing became the default. And it's quietly draining your energy, your income, and your confidence.

Free Resource:
📄 Profit Margin Cheat Sheet — Industry benchmarks, margin formulas, the Profit-First Pricing Framework, and red-flag indicators for underpriced projects. Built specifically for interior designers.

→ Download it free inside Indema's Vault: https://www.getindema.com/features/free-interior-designer-resources-the-vault

Episode 41: Welcome to Unbillable Hours — We're Back, and We Brought Receipts

It's been a while. We know. But we didn't disappear — we went to work. In this episode, we're coming back with full transparency about where we've been, what we've been building, and where everything is headed. Consider this our re-introduction.

Here's what we cover:
A New Name, Same Mission — The podcast is officially Unbillable Hours. Same real conversations about running a design firm, now with more consistency, sharper business insights, and an all-new Insider tier with bonus content and free resources.

Indema 4 Is in Public Beta — After months of heads-down building, Indema 4 is finally here. This wasn't a UI refresh — it was a complete foundational rebuild from the ground up. Waitlist users: check your inbox next week.

Meet Our New CEO — Gemma joins Indema with an extensive background in interior design and construction. Her leadership is going to pioneer the next chapter as we become the premier platform for interior design firms.

The Indema Vault Is Live — A completely free library of templates, interactive calculators, guides, and resources for designers — no Indema account required. Our goal: 150+ free resources to make it the largest library of its kind in the industry.

Links:
Join the Indema 4 Public Beta: getindema.com/book-a-demo
Explore the Vault: getindema.com/vault
Follow us on Instagram: @indemaplatform

In this episode, we talk about aesthetics over functionality when deciding on a business and project management platform such as indema (getindema.com). indema is the industry's leading business and project management tool for designers, general contractors and even interior decorators.

But, aesthetics are not just the only deciding factor. Let's dive into why aesthetics should be lower on the grading scale here.

In this episode, Timothy talks about how you can identify a problem client even before it gets to the consultation!

Sponsored by indema.co: The premier platform for successful designers. Check out indema 4.0 releasing soon!

Have a burning question? [email protected]

In this episode, Timothy talks about 3 strategies to get more clients during a slow season! Also; the announcement of our very first (and currently only in the industry!) Interior Designer Accelerator program!

Head over to indema.co/accelerator to apply.
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With love!