# Ep 159: Your Highest Design Fee Starts Before the Proposal

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Podcast: [Six Figure Designer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/six-figure-designer-6371876)
Published: 2026-06-08T11:00:52+00:00
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## Resource

Join me for my FREE live workshop, The V.I.P. Path to Your Highest Design Fee, where I’ll show you the three shifts that help designers get seen, invited, and paid for bigger design projects. Wednesday 6/24, 12pm Eastern. 👉Save your seat at luxuryclientacademy.com/vip-method Your highest design fee does not start when you send the proposal. It starts much earlier, with the opportunities you attract, the people inviting you into the conversation, and the way you shape the scope before pricing it. In this episode, Pam introduces the V.I.P. Path to Your Highest Design Fee: Visibility, Invitation, and Proposal. Want to connect with me and learn more about my coaching program? You can find me here: Instagram: @pameladurkin Coaching: www.pamela-durkin.com/coaching

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