Home staging hopefuls: Here's a freebie for you!

This is a short week for those of you in the US who had a day off for Memorial Day and last week was the first long weekend of the summer for Canadians who celebrate Victoria Day in May.

I love spending long weekends with my family, trying new restaurants or just sitting and listening to the fountain in my garden. I love my downtime but I don’t live for those days off because as a home stager, I get to dictate my schedule and take days off whenever I want.

Besides, when you do work you love it’s really true that you never work another day in your life because it doesn’t feel like work!

I know what it feels like to be biding time behind your desk until the next holiday weekend – I was there once before. It is a terrible feeling. Counting down the days until your vacation and focusing on that all the time is no way to live!

If you’re still trying to work up the courage to start your own home staging business – if you have a feeling in your gut that it’s what you should be doing with your life – I urge you to really listen to that voice. And when you hear that voice of self-doubt whisper in your ear, telling you that a regular person like yourself could never be successful as a home stager, that those success stories only apply to a different select group…don’t listen!

Because I hear this question from so many aspiring home stagers, I’ve put together a new free report: Ask Staging Diva: “Can a regular person like me become a successful home stager?”

It’s filled with completely true inspirational stories of successful home stagers who started out as regular people just like you, and found the courage to follow their dreams.

I want you to download this free report for home stagers and read it from cover to cover (it’s a very fast read!). Then I want you to give it to your spouse, your friends, your sister – anyone in your life whose support you crave but who isn’t 100% behind you in your dream to embark on a home staging training journey.

My mission is to inspire others to create opportunities in their lives and I believe this free report will give many people the courage to do just that.

When you read the report, please leave a comment below and let me know what you think!

Debra Gould, The Staging Diva®
President, Six Elements Inc. Home Staging

Debra Gould knows how to make money as a home stager and she developed the Staging Diva Home Staging Business Training Program to teach others how to earn a living doing something they love.

Comments

Lorraine Charlecrafte says

June 3, 2010 at 10:04 am

Like everything that you provide for us Debra, this is excellent value and something worth keeping all the time. It is a reminder that all things are possible and that dreams really do come true if we pursue them and with your valuable help. Thank you for making me realise that my dream to run my own home staging business IS indeed possible.
Adrienne says

June 3, 2010 at 11:45 am

I really liked that report. I am getting my business cards today and am almost done with everything on the quick start checklist. I am getting very excited and I am feeling much more confident with all of the great information you share with us!
Sherry says

June 14, 2010 at 9:31 am

HELP!

As a one-time real estate agent, now a home-stager, I have the skill-set; the ambition, the courage, the desire, the training … BUT what I can’t finalize to my satisfaction is that all important business card. What to say where, how much to state, ect. Both sides? One side?

As long as I’m stuck “here”, I can’t get “there”. Know what I mean? HELP!

Sherry
- Debra Gould, The Staging Diva says
  
  June 14, 2010 at 3:46 pm
  
  Hi Sherry, Your business card must look very professional and be a reflection of the business image you are trying to project for yourself in your new role as a home stager.
  
  Stay away from stock photos of interiors as you will be misrepresenting your work.
  
  Consider having a professionally designed logo done as this will help create the right first impression. I discuss this at length in the Staging Diva Ultimate Portfolio Guide.
  
  Sherry please check out the links in my comment above. They’ll take you to related articles I’ve written on this subject.

“The Staging Diva Business Training Program is worth every penny!

While there are other home staging courses out there, I’m so happy I follow the business model Debra teaches in her program. It is specific, concise, and thoroughly explained.

In addition to her courses, Debra offers SO many supplemental materials that are incredibly helpful too. The community of Staging Diva Graduates is another bonus, as we all support each other and share each other’s wins.”
— Cristin Lyons (NC)*Raleigh Staging & Design

“The Staging Diva Program is very well organized and explains in the most straightforward terms how to set up your business, maintain and grow it.

By the time I was on Course 3, I had already completed three home staging jobs which more than paid for all the training!

Debra’s step-by-step process allowed me to start a 2nd career doing something I probably should have been doing all along!”
— Rob Reinhart (CA)*Make It-Home

“Once I decided home staging was for me, I was terrified of starting my own business. Staging Diva Training gave me the confidence to do what I love, and contribute to our income after being out of the work force for 15 years.

Debra gave me the information I needed to get over my fear of failure, charge what I’m worth, and get out there and start my home staging business!”
— Kelli Hughes (TX)*ReAbode Home Staging and Redesign

“I felt like I hit the jackpot when I found the Staging Diva Program. I bought it without hesitation and began my training immediately.

I’m excited and inspired. The courses exceeded my expectations and gave me the knowledge to confidently start my own staging business.

So grateful for what I learned from Debra. She shares her gifts and talents so generously!”
— Mary-Maye Lorriman (UK)*Room by Room Interiors Ltd

“The Staging Diva Program was such an influential part of my home staging business plan. The business tools, processes and procedures Debra Gould outlines in the program set you up for success.

I have taken other courses but none compare to the comprehensive program with Staging Diva.

I truly appreciate all Debra’s help and guidance through the courses and group coaching calls. She is such a great inspiration!”
— Lori Carbone (NJ)*Spaces That Speak Home Staging

“I love Debra Gould’s straight forward approach and candor. As a home stager, she knows first-hand what it’s like in the field. Debra is running her own staging business as a real business and knows what it takes.

Debra is truly an uplifting woman and I continue to aspire to follow her lead. Her amazing passion for home staging is felt all the way over here on the Jersey Shore.”
— Wynette Williams (NJ)*Red Robyn Interiors

“The Staging Diva Program taught me many secrets about home staging consultations— especially how to charge, and have no inventory.

I took another home staging course before Debra’s and the Staging Diva Program really helped build my business. Debra forced me out of my comfort zone, she is such an inspiration! Now I know I can make a difference in many people’s lives.”
— Susan Bierig (NJ)*Re-deZine The Shore Way LLC

“I loved Debra’s no-nonsense style of running a home staging business, it’s very easy and straightforward. She keeps it simple, and it all “clicked” for me.

I now have the confidence to get out there and do what I am passionate about. I knew I had the talent, and now I have the business knowledge to round out my staging business. Thank you Debra!”
— Judy Chizmar (PA)*Judy Chizmar Home Transformations

“The Staging Diva Program is fantastic! I wish I had found it before completing a different home staging course. The program provided me with valuable business information that the other course lacked.

I am very impressed with Debra Gould. It is quite evident that she is honest and ethical in all her dealings with her students and clients, and that’s #1 in my books.

She truly has become my mentor!”
— Monique Milne (MB)*Milne Well Dressed Homes (MB)

“I’m so glad I came across the Staging Diva Home Staging Training Program. It’s a perfect fit for me with Debra sharing her business model and what has worked for her. She takes the guess work out of how to run a successful home staging business.

Debra is supportive, down to earth and has a wealth of experience under her belt. I can now express my creative passion with more confidence following her guidance.”
— Shelley Giffin (QLD AU)*Rooms for Miracles

“The Staging Diva Program is very comprehensive, flows well, is explained simply, and the content is engaging. I loved the combination of information from Debra mixed in with student questions.

I do not need a business background to be successful as a home stager after taking the Staging Diva courses. They gave me the confidence I needed, to know that I can be successful.”
— Haana Nyamekye (MD)*Zuri Sophia Interiors

“I love that I’m pursuing a career that pays me to be creative, rather than spending my time working for someone else.

Plus, I have the freedom to be available to my family when they need me.

The Staging Diva Program filled in all the questions that I still had after completing another ‘hands on’ program. Thank you Debra, I now have the confidence to build my staging business.”
— Tracie Lacroix (BC)*Sold by Design

“This is the first time in my 57 years of life that I am pursuing something solely for myself — despite my often paralyzing fear!

I’m optimistic and excited to see what the new year has in store for me— due in large part to having found the Staging Diva Program and feeling prepared to take this new journey as a home stager. Debra, thank you sincerely!”
— Lisa Tyus-Lee (OH)*Lights Camera Stage LLC

“Debra’s knowledge and expertise on how to start a home staging business have inspired me.

As a seasoned Real Estate Agent who already staged clients homes, I believe this is a great business to be in.

I am moving my dream of staging homes into a separate business because Debra taught me how in the Staging Diva Program. Thank you Debra!”
— Leslie Manson (BC)*Staging Homes by Leslie

“I appreciate Debra’s candid approach. It’s the reason I chose the Staging Diva Program over other home staging courses.

My first project sold the first day on the market for more than the asking price. This confirmed I’m in the right business.

Thank you, Debra!”
— Casey McDougall (TX)*Custom Home Staging

“I loved the Staging Diva Program! I was skeptical about the format at first, but it was great. The notes were concise and easy to follow. Students asked questions I was wondering about myself, and Debra is clear and direct.

I’m confident in my decorating abilities, but wasn’t sure how to run a professional and profitable staging business. Debra walks you through the entire process.”
— Deborah Brischler (CA)*Home Staging Solutions

“The Staging Diva Program will help me avoid possible mistakes and has provided great clarity on many grey areas— which is great!

I love staging homes and since doing the program, I love it even more as I am confident that I can provide a really worthwhile and valuable service! These home staging courses are very practical. I wish I had completed them sooner!”
— Clodagh Doyle (Ireland)*Placelift Property Renovation Specialists

“I have never been so driven, passionate and totally motivated as I have been since completing the Staging Diva Program. I have not lost any steam nor any excitement.

The fact that the program is start-up business and marketing related to home staging makes it so perfect.”
— Dane Caldwell (ON)*2 Hounds Design

“I knew what I wanted to do as a home stager, but I didn’t know how to go about it. Staging Diva gave me the processes and I followed them.”
— Meg Ritchie (AU)*Gold Coast Homestaging

“I already have a knack for the decorating part of home staging, but I lacked the business side of things.

The Staging Diva Program was great to have at my fingertips so I could listen at my own speed and in my own time.

I was concerned about handling all the paperwork I thought had to be involved in the contracts and such, but Staging Diva has made it SO much easier!!”
— Amy Brown (MO)*Simply Staging by Amy

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