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If you are a home stager, redesigner, decorator, professional organizer or feng shui consultant it's most likely that you are doing most of your on-line marketing yourself or you may have hired someone to do it for you. Your on-line marketing starts with your website, email campaigns and connects...
04/17/2013
Without a doubt home stagers and other industry-related professionals are busy entrepreneurs. Many are solopreneurs wearing many different hats in their business and trying desperately to find the time to get everything done that needs to get done sometimes just surviving – never mind thriving! W...
04/17/2013
As you start to think about growing your business you will soon realize that you need good Strategic Alliances that you can refer to your clients to do the necessary work needed to prepare a property for selling. It is critical that you have great relationships with anyone that you recommend to...
04/17/2013
In your business there are many universal laws at work. One of them is the 'Law of Intention' which is based on the fact that... there is always an infinite amount of energy and information present to create whatever you want. What this means for you as a home staging entrepreneur is that first...
04/17/2013
Many coaches, including myself, use this type of 'balance wheel' to have our clients check in with themselves when they are feeling overwhelmed and cranky! When any of us as home stagers, stylists, decorators, etc. feel undervalued it might just be because we are trying to 'be all things to all...
04/17/2013
PRES Featured Stager Isabelle Guay of FLOW HOME STAGING & DESIGN I had the pleasure of training Isabelle Guay many years ago. She has built up one of the most successful home staging businesses in the Vancouver/Lower Mainland area. Flow Home Staging and Design has a combined 14 years of experi...
04/10/2013
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For the past year we have been featuring graduates of the PRES Staging Training programs and this month we are featuring Lisa Roy owner and creator of SPACELiFT. Lisa is a property stylist with an extensive design background. She has over 20 years of experience in the design and visual presentat...
04/10/2013
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Want to break into the staging television world? Here is an opportunity but you must live in the Toronto Area. You need to be a certified home stager or design professional to apply. Deadline is APRIL 22, 2013. ***CASTING CALL *** DESIGN PROFESSIONAL/HOME STAGER Are YOU or someone you know…. • A ...
04/09/2013
Make Sure to Give Sellers Their Homework! A Case Study… Before we, as home stagers, decide on whether or not we want to take on a home staging job, I always advise going to see the property and meet the home seller and realtor whenever possible. There will be times in your career where you turn d...
03/15/2013
RESA BC Chapter Teleconference Meeting is Tonight! Join us on the call for the RESA BC Chapter Meeting tonight and provide input into what you want the meetings to look like for 2013. Kym Tarr, RESA BC Chapter President is hosting the first call for 2013. Right now BC does not have a full board o...
01/15/2013
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Our blog posts are primarily written to provide education to new home stagers and share information with more seasoned professionals. We focus on marketing strategies and tactics because we know this is what is essential to growing any business.
We like to post the odd blog that might be controversial to some, and welcome opinions and open discussion from all Active Rain members and viewers.
We are all in a great industry and by keeping our standards professional and high - we become an essential service in the real estate marketing.