Many people who are studying for their real estate license, or already have one, wonder what to do when they discover they’re actually more interested in home staging than being a REALTOR.
They discover their passion for color and decorating, and then question what benefits they’ll… Read More →
When you name your children, you always want to choose something that you believe you (and they) will like for a lifetime.
Thankfully, our home staging business name choice isn’t nearly as permanent. Changing it later is relatively easily.
So if picking the right company name is holding… Read More →
As home stagers, the quality of our home staging portfolio photos is so critical to our success in attracting new staging and redesign clients.
A Staging Diva student recently asked:
“Should I hire a professional property photographer to do my before and after photos?
I’m… Read More →
Do you focus on your ideal level of home staging business success up ahead on the horizon?
It’s great to have a vision for where you want to go, since it will certainly help you get there. But this has a dark side too.
When we’re always focused on future home staging business success… Read More →
There’s a definite overlap between the tasks of a professional organizer and a home stager. In fact many home staging businesses also offer professional organizing and vice versa. That’s one of the benefits of being your own boss, you can decide what services you want to offer… Read More →
I was talking to a small group of home stagers recently and we were discussing how easy it is to beat yourself up when you have to put your home staging business on hold because of personal issues.
It’s easy to get “off track” when family members need help through a health… Read More →
Home stagers, one of my biggest procrastination strategies when I’m starting something new is to research it to death.
I developed this habit as a student years ago.
If I had an essay to write, I’d keep visiting the library and dragging home more books.
As long as I was gathering… Read More →
Home stagers, it’s official, Pantone has selected Emerald as their color of the year.
I must admit I like the freshness of it and can totally see it as an accent color that splashes through different rooms in one of my next home staging projects.
I’ve never been one of those home… Read More →
If you’re a successful home stager, you’ve probably already noticed that you can make more money during a home staging consultation than many people earn in an entire week.
These have certainly been the backbone of my home staging business which I started in 2002.
I’ve had a home staging business since 2002 and I was terrified when I started.
I was living in a new city with a child in grade 2, a mortgage and no other source of income or support.
When it came to being a home stager, my top fears were:
1. I wouldn’t be able to find clients for my home… Read More →
