ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2011
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Good post Philip. It happens to us as home stagers all the time as well. My first instinct is that they are going through something emotional about selling the home - because in all honesty you are about to make the most amount of money you have ever made by selling your home - and all of a sud...
11/25/2011
A Port Moody Couple Decides to Use Their New Furniture For Staging NOW! In the last PRES home staging & redesign training course we staged a townhouse that was using their futon in their main living room area. During the consultation I asked if they had any other furniture that I could use and t...
11/22/2011
Home Stagers Unite! What the heck....Don't be fooled by home staging (Article) The PRES Staging Resource Centre is going global with its staging and redesign training programs. In doing some research about staging in South Africa I came across a website with this post: Don’t be fooled by home sta...
11/18/2011
Stop Suggesting Feature Walls For Staging In Small Vancouver Condos! As an interior decorator and home stager I often do like to suggest the 'one feature wall' look by painting in a darker colour than the rest of the room. Darker colours are always more dramatic which is great for living but for ...
11/16/2011
Home Redesign Adds Personality to a Bland Home. Find out how... In the last PRES 5 day training course we had the opportunity to do a home makeover for a client who said her home was very bland, and seemed to lack personality. (A home makeover for living is all about bringing in the home owner's ...
11/15/2011
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Yes video is the new way to promote your business. If you go to Debb's site you will see some great videos she has done for her target market creating a great USP!Want to add some pizazz to your marketing, have fun and tap into your creative side? Consider fewer slide-shows and more cowbell. Vide...
11/15/2011
Good post! I wonder how many of the PRES home stagers go in and tell a seller what they need to do only to have their recommendations ignored. Time goes on no sale - new stager comes in and says exactly the same things as the first stager - seller does it - BINGO SALE!!!!Buyer and sellers both ha...
11/10/2011
Great post and so true for PRES home stagers and all other professional home stagers. Our reputation is key to our success; and how we handle the challenges is paramount to our continued success.Your Reputation is Only as Good as The WORST Thing You’ve Ever Done Yes, let me repeat that...Your...
11/10/2011
Do you have the passion, persistence and patience needed to be a successful home staging entrepreneur? I don't know when you decided that you wanted to become a home staging entrepreneur or why you did but I do know that the 'life of an entrepreneur' is not necessarily an easy, steady climb to ...
11/10/2011
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Absolutely true. This is an excerpt from my ezine about this topic: Determining the profile of your IDEAL CLIENT is going to create MARKETING MAGIC so you attract more clients… By now you know how important it is that you have a marketing plan so that your business will grow on a steady basis. Be...
11/05/2011
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Our blog posts are primarily written to provide education to new home stagers and share information with more seasoned professionals. We focus on marketing strategies and tactics because we know this is what is essential to growing any business.
We like to post the odd blog that might be controversial to some, and welcome opinions and open discussion from all Active Rain members and viewers.
We are all in a great industry and by keeping our standards professional and high - we become an essential service in the real estate marketing.