“What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it is another matter.” ~ Peter F. Drucker
Aspiring home stagers, I want you to think about that quote for a minute and how it relates to your desire to start a home staging business… Read More →
Are you saving your home staging business receipts?
When you decide to go into business for yourself as a professional home stager, you have no choice but to start thinking about business expenses.
One of the advantages of operating your own business is that you get to write off many of your… Read More →
Many Staging Diva Graduates start out as part-time home stagers because they simply can’t afford to leave their job right away. This option works great for many people who are able to decide eventually whether they’re making enough money to warrant quitting that day job or if they just enjoy… Read More →
There are several traits that set entrepreneurs apart from those who live their lives aspiring to be entrepreneurs. Many of the most important characteristics have nothing to do with business acumen or working capital.
I believe what defines those of us who go ahead and step into the unknown… Read More →
“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.” ~ Groucho Marx… Read More →
Home stagers, especially those who haven’t been in the home staging business for long, often write me about their fears of being asked to stage a luxury home. If you don’t live in a luxury home and you didn’t grow up in a wealthy family, it’s natural to worry that you… Read More →
I remember sitting in my cousin’s kitchen a few years ago, watching as she prepared a brisket for Sunday dinner. It was the first time she was going to cook the meal on her own as the torch was being passed down from her mother.
The first thing my cousin did after removing the meat from the wrapping… Read More →
Much of your professional image, your public perception and essentially your success as a home staging professional, boils down to the amount of confidence you have in yourself and your abilities.
This point is demonstrated brilliantly in a quote about leadership from Adlai Stevenson,… Read More →
Home stagers often need to either provide or recommend outside services, in addition to doing the actual rearranging of furniture.
The most common of these home staging services include:
Sourcing and selecting rental furniture/art/accessories Purchasing accessories (bedding, towels,… Read More →I talk to so many new home stagers or people wanting to get into the home staging business and almost every single one of them eventually mentions how their own fear can get in the way of moving forward.
Depending on where they are in their business, these fears can range from “what if the… Read More →
