I noticed a serious spike in web traffic at my website www.stagecoachtexas.com recently. One reason is thanks to one of my blog posts being featured for on Oct 30th by Active Rain, "ActiveRain Cracks Down on Plagiarism and Violations of Copyright Laws". Strangely, the most traffic I am receivin
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11/10/2008
WOW! Many of us have been blogging about Copyrights and Plagiarisim lately. One of my blogs was even featured by A/R just last week as part of their Anti-Plagiarism campaigns. Lo, and Behold, I just discovered that I have been copied. You tell me what you think: From theirs: ...provides home s
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11/03/2008
I received an email overnight from The Home Staging Channel. Out of curiosity, I visited the site and searched for a Stager in my area. There was one listed who I come up against pretty frequently. So I decided to register and see what happens. After registering, I noticed a link titled "Start
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10/31/2008
As we enter the cooler season of the year, it quickly becomes apparent that the days are getting shorter. It's like: one morning you open the door to go to work/school, and it is still pitch black outside. Sunrise in Austin was listed at 6:39am this morning, and sundown is due at 5:51pm. We us
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10/23/2008
While on the way home from a consultation this morning, I happened to be passing one of my Staged Vacant Properties. Looking at the clock, I decided there was time to swing over and perform a quick maintenance visit.While some local stagers never go back until the contract is up, it is the opini
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10/21/2008
The Stage Coach is proud to announce an article published by The Show Case for the Austin Area's October 6th Edition. The Show Case sends out a monthly newpaper to to builders, REALTORs, and other related industries. While the paper copy is en route to local Real Estate Professionals, you can vi
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09/30/2008
At The Stage Coach, one of our premium services is the Written Consultation provided for home owners. The principle behind the written consult is simply, "A picture is worth 1,000 words." Home Owners are likely to become overwhelmed by the rapidly expanding list of things to do around their house
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09/24/2008
I was reading last week where some Stagers had their online photos stolen. It disgusts me that someone would be so unprofessional, but then again I have heard stories of Stagers' advertising materials being replaced in their Staged Homes. Who'd a thunk it? Some people have no bounds. After a q
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09/22/2008
"What are your hours?" - I never really thought about it until I was asked... Almost every storefront business has work hours posted, so why shouldn't I? It is important to me to set some guidelines for my business because at my previous job, I came in early and worked late every day. Rarely ev
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09/09/2008
I hate contracts - if it were up to me, I would do all of my business on a handshake. Personally, if I say I am going to do something, I am bound personal duty to do it. But back here in the real world, contracts are a business necessity. And the more people I work with, the more stuff that ge
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09/03/2008
