Today was a learning experience in a lot of ways. For those who don’t know, after selling my Charleston home staging business last year I decided to become a Realtor in Jacksonville/St Augustine, FL. I just completed my first year of having my Florida license. I have been trying to build my business based on…
Read MoreTeaching 50+ yr old potential sellers Home Staging
Today I taught my first home staging class at the University of North Florida (UNF) I’m teaching for an organization called OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute). OLLI is specifically designed for students over 50 years old who want to continue learning. This class wasn’t my typical home staging class where I’m teaching them to become…
Read More5 Ways to use your home staging portfolio to grow your business
As professional home stagers, we always need to be on the look out for ways to market ourselves. Unfortunately, unless you’ve already done an incredible job of marketing your business and have a steady stream of customers, marketing is something you’ll never outgrow the need for. Even if you do have a steady stream of customers, creating new and fresh content is mandatory to keep your search engine status.
Using your home staging portfolio to market your business
In order to consistently market yourself with as little work as possible, it’s great to use what you are already doing – hopefully that is staging! Professional photos are a key part of making the best impression possible. If you don’t know how to take a great quality photo, then include professional photos as part of your fees to the homeowner and agent and share the photos. This will create a win-win scenario. Homes that have great photos consistently sell faster because more buyers are lured in to view the property.
Now that you’ve got great photos, here are five ways to make the most of them.
Read MoreJacksonville Home Staging {Aesthetics} in Deerwood Country Club
Melissa Marro with Rave ReViews Home Staging showcases her latest home staging project in the prestigious Jacksonville Community of Deerwood. This home offers some historical significance as it was once the site of a Presidential Summit. In the aesthetic shots featured in this portfolio you can see President Ford and Egyptian President Al-Sadat sitting in…
Pin It Read MoreWhat are closing costs when buying a home in Florida?
What are closing costs when buying a home in Florida? Thinking about buying a new home in Florida but don’t know what the closing costs will be. Perhaps a local builder is offering to pay for customary closing costs if you use their lending company. Below is a list of common and customary closing costs…
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