Are you putting off your home staging career because you freeze up at the thought of making recommendations when you get to your first staging consultation?
I want to prove to you that if you’re considering a career as a home stager, you already have all the decorating talent you need to become… Read More →
Home stagers, have you ever heard of Akio Morita? Probably not.
He started a company that produced a rice cooker. Unfortunately, it burned more rice than it cooked and less than 100 units were sold.
Had Morita and his partners given up, his company – Sony – wouldn’t be a … Read More →
Are you putting off starting your home staging business because you worry you won’t know exactly what to recommend once you get to your first home staging consultation?
If that’s the case, you’re not alone.
This is one of the most common reasons new and aspiring home stagers never get their… Read More →
Nobody starts a home staging business hoping for it to never become successful, yet, by the way many new stagers seem reluctant to invest money in good-quality tools and training it seems many of you are really holding yourselves back.
When you start any type of business you need to invest … Read More →
Two weeks ago on this home staging blog I asked for your best home staging recommendations for the ugly bathroom you see pictured here.
Anyone with an eye for décor will quickly tell you that while this space is simply too ugly for a potential buyer to fall in love with, it won’t take a huge… Read More →
In the December issue of my monthly newsletter for home stagers, I featured Susan O’Connor – a recent Staging Diva Graduate who had given her notice to leave her corporate job to focus on building her staging business.
At that time, Susan said she had already lined up a consulting job that would… Read More →
Six hundred real estate agents in the US were recently polled by HomeGain in the annual Home Sale Maximizer Survey.
The survey asked agents to list their top picks for home improvements that help sellers get the best return on investment (ROI).
Staging made it to number 3 on the list behind … Read More →
Being in business for oneself is not as easy as it might look. You have to work through that feeling of wanting to give up that many business owners, including home stagers, experience in that first year or two in business.
I came across a quote recently by an unknown author that says:
“Don’t… Read More →
If you’re like many of the new and aspiring home stagers I’ve met over the years, there’s a good chance you worry that you won’t know what to recommend to your clients at your home staging consultations.
The thing is, if you have a natural talent for decorating, you have nothing to worry about… Read More →
Have bed bugs been affecting your business staging homes? Because bed bugs are excellent travelers, hiding in purses, luggage and being carried from city to city and state to state, most parts of the United States have been under attack of these parasitic insects in the past few months.
Bed… Read More →
