This is part 2 of a post on solving 5 home stager media challenges. Last week I covered what to do about the first 3:
1. Your phone NOT ringing off the hook after you appear in the media.
2. Your name being spelled wrong or a failure to mention your company name.
3. What to do about a spike in traffic… Read More →
This post continues a series about home staging in the news which began with my 5 tips to get media attention for your home staging business.
Last week, I covered 5 things I learned the hard way about media coverage for my home staging business and today I’m going to share what to do to … Read More →
The more home staging is covered in the media, the easier it is for all home stagers to sell their services.
When potential clients already know what staging is and how decorating a house to sell on the real estate market benefits them, we can spend more time on why we’re the right stager… Read More →
I’ve been writing about how houses actually “speak” to the home stager, suggesting how they are really meant to be presented.
Fabulous comments from my readers have prompted me to take yet another angle on this continuing story.
Nancy Lee of An OrderLee Home observed,… Read More →
How to get media attention for a home staging business has been a hot topic lately.
Recently after writing about 3 Staging Diva Graduates featured in staging stories in Kenosha, Nashville and Chicago newspapers, a home stager in Alaska wrote that she was having trouble getting local papers… Read More →
Isn’t it amazing how little care some real estate agents seem to put into their real estate listings?
From bad MLS photos to typos in listings, I know most home stagers have seen it all.
I found this funny clip from Ellen poking fun at bad real estate listings. Thought you’d enjoy… Read More →
I’ve been addicted to decorating since I was a kid, and I’m curious if you’ll see a bit of yourself in my story.
I remember insisting that my room be painted a deep turquoise, and my rattan headboard white, because I could totally picture how one would stand out against the… Read More →
I recently finished reading Seth Godin’s Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?, which is written for people still toiling away inside corporations but it offers some interesting insights that we can use as home stagers too.
He argues that every workplace has traditionally had “management”… Read More →
Most home staging courses tell you to focus all your attention on the real estate agent. It’s an obvious gateway to potential clients.
Staging Diva students learn that the real money is with home sellers.
That said, I don’t ignore them entirely. I wrote a series of articles about… Read More →
Last week I wrote Home Stagers Set The Table to Sell a House. I discussed the fine balance between romancing home buyers and not being so over the top with props that our staging becomes the focus instead of the house itself.
There were some great comments from home stagers, both new and experienced… Read More →
