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Archives for November 2008

Is it Luck or Readiness for a Home Staging Career?

Written by Debra Gould -

home staging business indecision

Was it luck that my home staging career started in 2002, or was I just finally ready to follow my passion?

Louis Pasteur said, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” I believe there’s a great deal of truth to that quote.

During one of my many house moves, I found a 5-year old newspaper clipping… Read More →

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Mom builds home staging business while home schooling kids

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laura kakoshke home stager

Aspiring home stagers often let the needs of their families or young children get in the way of following their dream of having a successful home staging business.

Yet this is a completely flexible career where you can build your business around whatever else you have going on, even home … Read More →

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Entrepreneur University features Staging Diva

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I am really pleased that Entrepreneur University is featuring my article on the business lessons I’ve learned while working out at the gym. I think you’ll find my observations helpful in growing your own home staging business.

Please check it out here and add your comments… Read More →

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Home Stager Needed – Houston, TX

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Houston home staging job

I have a client in Houston, Texas who needs a professional home stager immediately.

This 3500+ square foot home is fully furnished and is currently on the market with a list price of $325,000.

Houston Home Staging Job – How to Apply

We’ve made it really easy for your to apply for… Read More →

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Eliminate Distractions When Home Staging

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When decorating a house to sell, it’s important to eliminate distractions, but how far past the line between “lived in” and “deserted” should you go?

Decorating to sell, otherwise known as home staging, and decorating to live are two entirely different… Read More →

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Turn off the news and focus on growing your business instead

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This summer I landscaped my back yard and haven’t shared any photos of it yet because the plants need to fill in. But I must say it looked magical this morning under the blanket of the first snowfall.

I’ve resolved not to watch TV today. Depressing news does not energize me to stay… Read More →

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Lessons from Obama in running your own business

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Sarah Lawhorne

Getting out of your comfort zone to do something big in the world takes courage and acting ability, not just know how. Every entrepreneur has those days, weeks or months where confidence drops and fear and insecurity take their place. The challenge is put on a brave face and keep going anyway.… Read More →

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Sucked in by promises of a guaranteed staging job

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home staging job

Today I received another of what has sadly become a typical phone call.

“Hi, I’ve taken a home staging course and I was promised a guaranteed job as a home stager, but that’s never materialized. Does your company have any job openings?”

This 27 year old confessed… Read More →

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Staging Diva’s Top 5 Tips for Home Staging (Part 2)

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LIving Room Staged by Susan Atwell

On Friday I shared two of my top five staging tips in a blog post you can read here.

They included paying attention to curb appeal and and de-cluttering.

Here are my remaining top three home staging tips:

3. Avoid wandering eyes

Make sure there are no little problems in a room that distract potential… Read More →

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Do You Know Staging Diva’s Top 5 Tips for Home Staging?

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Home Staging In Hot Real Estate Market

Here are the first of my 5 favorite tips for home staging, so you can help each property you stage sell faster and for more money (the rest will be published on Monday):

1. Reduce “Drive Bys”

Imagine you’re on a house hunting mission.

Your real estate agent has ten properties to … Read More →

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