Articles by Peter Eerlings (ArchiSnapper)

Even in these challenging times, you can find more clients — and it might be easier than you think.

We see that many architects actually earn very little, considering the work that they do and the res ponsibilities they carry. It’s time to change that.

In an industry where we need to travel, collaborate and explain things, a handy portable tablet or s martphone is a gift from God.

Defining your hourly rate is a difficult thing. Many architects are afraid to set their hourly rates too high, especially when they are just starting their businesses and clients are not yet queueing up.

Peter Eerlings is the creator of Archisnapper, an intelligent site management app that helps archite cts create field reports with incredible efficiency — read more here. He also hosts a series of informative articles about technology and business for architects on the Archisnapper Blog, a selection of which we are glad to present on Architizer. If…

Instead of trading hours for money — which is typical for the architecture business, like any other service business — a passive revenue stream is not directly linked to the number of hours you put into it.

Your portfolio acts as a visual representation of your business and should present the very best you have to offer.

Networking is indeed about selling yourself, but you can leave the heavy sales techniques behind.

It's tempting to say yes to everyone — but sometimes you should think twice.