I laugh almost every time I see it. Home stagers and redesigners are notorious for putting furniture on angles. Angles take up a lot of square footage and often create odd pathways through rooms. So why do they do it?
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Becoming a Home Stager: Running a Successful Home Staging Business Part 3: What’s the Plan?
Perhaps the one quote that illustrates the need for a strong business plan is from the book, What they don’t teach you in Business School. Mark McCormick conducted a study from the 1979 Harvard MBA Program. In that year, the students were asked,
Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made plans to accomplish them?”
Only three percent of the graduates had written goals and plans; 13 percent had goals, but they were not in writing; and a whopping 84 percent had no specific goals at all.
Ten years later, the members of the class were interviewed again, and the findings, while somewhat predictable, were nonetheless astonishing.
Read the blog to find out how it turned out…
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Realtor Meets Stager a Web Training Series
Tori Toth, of Stylish Stagers, INC, has joined with Erica Rose Siegel for a new web training series, Realtor Meets Stager. In this series, they will discuss and debunk many of today’s misconceptions about real estate and home staging.
Some of their topics include:
- Why complicate the buying process by getting another Realtor involved?
- Why waste time getting pre-approved when you haven’t even found the home?
- Why throw money away on staging a vacant home?
- Why should I take my pets out of my home for an open house?
Stay tuned for what is sure to be an educational and entertaining web training series.
Read MoreHome Staging Consultations: The ATM for Home Stagers!!
Whether you’re a “yenta with flair”, a certified interior designer or a seasoned staging professional, consultations are the lifeblood of your business. It’s not just how you get more business, and how you demonstrate your skill to a new realtor, it’s money in your pocket with NO EXPENSES against it. Your only cost is your time. You’re making a big mistake if you don’t have everything in place to knock off 2 or 3 of these each and every week you’re open for business!
Today, I want to share with you my admiration for a stager who has taken the consultation part of her business and kicked it up A LOT!! You’ll be saying “BAM!” every time you hear her name after you read this, too!!! 🙂
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