Information, Tools + Inspiration to Grow Your Home Staging Business
If you’re trying to start a home staging business, you might be wondering how you are actually going to get paid. This is one of the important steps in setting up a business – determining whether you’ll take checks, cash and/or credit cards.
The ability to accept credit card payments is appealing… Read More →
Colette Smith has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. This former owner and operator of a picture framing and gallery shop is now using her business acumen and talent for decorating to help homeowners in the Perth Metropolitan area of Australia sell their homes fast.
Colette is a Staging… Read More →
The smell hits you when you walk in the door. There’s a litter box somewhere nearby that hasn’t been changed in at least a week. The kitchen is filthy – there’s garbage and mail everywhere and dirty dishes are stacked in the sink, beside the sink and on top of the stove.
There’s a … Read More →
I get approximately 5 calls a week from aspiring home stagers interested in job shadowing me for a day.
These potential home staging interns don’t fully understand what they’re asking, from the business owner’s viewpoint.
I have yet to agree to let anyone shadow me.… Read More →
I published a home staging business dilemma recently that had many of you thinking!
The question was, “What if your home staging clients hate what you’ve done?”
The dilemma I presented involved a home stager leaving a staging consultation with excited clients.
After staging, while the … Read More →
Last year, an aspiring home stager by the name of Katie Mines, left a comment on one of my blog posts saying that she was overwhelmed with the choice of where to obtain her home staging training.
While she enjoyed my Staging Diva home staging newsletters and blogs, she was advised to take a course… Read More →
Becoming a home stager doesn’t mean you have to get yourself into credit card debt stocking up on your own accessories for home staging.
If you’ve been putting off your desire to learn home staging because you’re not prepared for these expenses, you should know you have other options.
When… Read More →
While September marked the start of one of the busiest home staging seasons of the year, it’s certainly not the only time home stagers get lots of business.
Busy months for home stagers include October and November too.
Many home sellers who listed their after Labor Day without staging… Read More →
During your home staging consultation, you come up with a price to stage a million dollar home, which is sitting vacant.
There is a lot to do. You need to have the entire place painted and furnished and there are several repairs to be made.
When your clients hear your plans, their jaws drop at … Read More →
Most home stagers wonder whether they should get business insurance.
Your need for coverage will differ depending on the state, province and even country you live in. I can’t give specific advice that will apply to everyone.
You will need to speak with qualified local business insurance… Read More →
