Here’s a business dilemma that you may run into whether you’re a home stager in a small town or a large city.
You’ve been staging homes for awhile and you know that there’s another stager serving your market area.
You are certain that your track record is better because … Read More →
I haven’t heard a story that demonstrates the power of follow up better than one recently sent in by Staging Diva Graduate, Susan Atwell of New York-based AtWell Staged Home.
On a spring day, Susan was out touring model homes being built nearby, a practice she considers “continuing education… Read More →
You might one day be asked by a home staging client if you can do your consultation when they aren’t there.
Even if they say they’ll have payment there waiting for you, you should always insist someone be present when you do a home staging consultation.
What value is the consultation… Read More →
Free home staging consultations are a bad idea that will burn you out long before you make a living as a home stager.
A lot of you were very interested in the last home staging dilemma I posted. In case you missed it, I asked what you would do if you were asked to waive your consultation fee.
Home stagers have a lot of power in real estate, more than we realize. Especially when we’re making the mistake of chasing busy Realtors hoping to convince them to hire us!
Last week I wrote a post called, “Stagers, don’t let real estate agents discourage you”.… Read More →
Do you make it a regular practice to follow up with your clients after staging their homes?
I hope you’re not waiting for them to get back to you to tell you about the results your work achieved. Think about it, how many times have you yourself just never gotten around to dropping that Thank You… Read More →
If you’re looking for the best way to talk yourself out of becoming a home stager, immediately get on the phone and call a dozen real estate agents in your market.
After a few “No one will ever pay for it around here” or “It will never work in this market” or “There’s no need for staging,… Read More →
Your home staging services shouldn’t be seen by you (or your prospective clients) as a commodity. That’s why the goal of your home staging website is to educate and build interest around your services so someone is intrigued enough to call you for more information.
I get asked all the… Read More →
If you’ve ever visited a website with a video or elaborate animation streaming in the banner at the top, that’s known as “flash.” While a flash website can be gorgeous to look at (or sometimes not), having a site heavy in flash is useless if you want to get visitors from the search… Read More →
Statements like, “You’re so lucky you get to work from home” and “Oh, I wish I was lucky enough to be my own boss” really bother me because it completely discounts the amount of hard work that goes into making opportunities happen in one’s life.
Luck has almost nothing to do with someone… Read More →
