Information, Tools + Inspiration to Grow Your Home Staging Business
Since I’ve had a home staging business since 2002, I get several emails like this each week. My heart goes out to the frustrated home seller and clearly his real estate agent hasn’t been much help. Here’s an abbreviated version of his story:
I’m trying to sell my … Read More →
This is part of an ongoing series I’ve been writing about home staging websites and things that you need to take care of if you want to get known online as a home stager.
Last week I was at a dinner party where they were discussing how to get a small business on the front page of Google.
Sadly,… Read More →
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 →
Is it any surprise so many home sellers are wondering “Do I need home staging?” Especially when their Realtor says, “Your house is fine as is!”
I’ve written about the 5 home staging secrets we need to share with real estate agents. And how home stagers shouldn’t… Read More →
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I love this quote for many reasons.
Especially because it so nicely distinguishes between home staging and interior design.
Less… Read More →Going to an interior design show is a quick way to meet industry contacts, learn about products and design trends, and give you confidence as a professional home stager!
When I first started my home staging business, Six Elements Inc., in 2002 I admit I sometimes felt like I was playing make… Read More →
Home staging business ideas are exciting. There are thousands of ways to grow your staging business and make more money doing what you love. But what if there are too many ideas, and too little time to do them all?
If you run your own home staging business, you’ve probably run up against… Read More →
One of the secrets to building a successful home staging business is to keep moving forward every week.
This can be difficult when: there’s no boss telling you what to do,”real life” gets in the way, or you just don’t feel energetic.
I’ve struggled with all… Read More →
Home stagers, this could be your shot at home staging and design fame if you’ve been sitting at home watching HGTV thinking “I could do that!” The casting agency behind two major TV shows has asked me to spread the word with the Staging Diva community that they’re… Read More →
I get tons of home staging jobs I can’t possibly do on my own because I’m too booked up with existing home staging clients and teaching and coaching the Staging Diva community. I was sad to turn down this home staging job for a $1.4 million Georgian Bay cottage. It includes picking… Read More →
