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Entrepreneur University features Staging Diva

Written by Debra Gould -

I am really pleased that Entrepreneur University is featuring my article on the business lessons I’ve learned while working out at the gym. I think you’ll find my observations helpful in growing your own home staging business.

Please check it out here and add your comments… Read More →

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Turn off the news and focus on growing your business instead

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This summer I landscaped my back yard and haven’t shared any photos of it yet because the plants need to fill in. But I must say it looked magical this morning under the blanket of the first snowfall.

I’ve resolved not to watch TV today. Depressing news does not energize me to stay… Read More →

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Lessons from Obama in running your own business

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Sarah Lawhorne

Getting out of your comfort zone to do something big in the world takes courage and acting ability, not just know how. Every entrepreneur has those days, weeks or months where confidence drops and fear and insecurity take their place. The challenge is put on a brave face and keep going anyway.… Read More →

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Sucked in by promises of a guaranteed staging job

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home staging job

Today I received another of what has sadly become a typical phone call.

“Hi, I’ve taken a home staging course and I was promised a guaranteed job as a home stager, but that’s never materialized. Does your company have any job openings?”

This 27 year old confessed… Read More →

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Staging Diva’s Top 5 Tips for Home Staging (Part 2)

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LIving Room Staged by Susan Atwell

On Friday I shared two of my top five staging tips in a blog post you can read here.

They included paying attention to curb appeal and and de-cluttering.

Here are my remaining top three home staging tips:

3. Avoid wandering eyes

Make sure there are no little problems in a room that distract potential… Read More →

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Do You Know Staging Diva’s Top 5 Tips for Home Staging?

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Home Staging In Hot Real Estate Market

Here are the first of my 5 favorite tips for home staging, so you can help each property you stage sell faster and for more money (the rest will be published on Monday):

1. Reduce “Drive Bys”

Imagine you’re on a house hunting mission.

Your real estate agent has ten properties to … Read More →

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Announcing the Staging Diva Design Guide!

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On top of the excitement following the results of the US election last night, I’m so pleased to announce the launch of my latest book today- The Staging Diva® Ultimate Design Guide: Home Staging Tips, Tricks and Floor Plans. From today until the date of its official release on December… Read More →

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Home Stagers Benefit Real Estate Investors and Landlords

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The current state of the economy and real estate market is full of opportunity for home stagers who think creatively about how they can grow their home staging business.

What’s happening to house prices and the mortgage crisis aren’t just affecting homeowners, home sellers… Read More →

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Heroes of Home Staging

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Thinking about how I might support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I asked Staging Diva Dispatch subscribers if any of them were also breast cancer survivors who might want to share their personal stories about fighting this disease and going on to reinvent their futures.

My intention was… Read More →

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Staging Diva Shares What She’s Grateful For at 50

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Debra Gould The Staging Diva

I had an awesome birthday this week which has left me feeling very grateful for things big and small, friends and family.

First of all I had my child to celebrate and eat chocolate with and my mother, who survived cancer this year, was able to visit.

I received calls from Australia, California… Read More →

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