Comments on: Home stagers you needn’t advertise your home address

By: Gary Baugher

Gary Baugher — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:25:57 +0000

Yes Debra, I agree that you think of everything to help pave our way and make our lives easier. Since the beginning of my business, I have always used a P O Box for my business adresss. This appears on my business cards, business license and is used for all vendor contact. One of the bonuses of our business is that we don’t need a store front or added start up fees other new businesses experience.

Gary Baugher , An Eye 4 Change Home Staging Nashville, TN.

By: Nicole Hurst - Cole House Design

Nicole Hurst - Cole House Design — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:26:11 +0000

When I was just in the beginning stages of starting my company, I had a meeting with a painter who wanted us to refer business to each other. He told me that he had only ever had one client who didn’t like the work he had done. The gentleman had actually come to the painter’s family home and banged on the door wanting to talk to him. The painter had his home address listed on all of his business cards and marketing materials.

Shortly thereafter I went out and rented a post office box. The cost was quite inexpensive, only about $100 per year. My box is listed as a suite, and I have had many clients think my mailing address is actually an office building somewhere…which is fine.

It’s funny though, I know where all of my local competition live simply based on the addresses they have listed on their websites, yellow page ads, etc. With having young children, I do not need all of my clients, suppliers, and business associates knowing where I live.

Great article Debra!

By: jill monczunski

jill monczunski — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:12:22 +0000

I absolutely agree with you, Debra. Unless you have a “showroom”, for many reasons – especially privacy and safety! – I would never use my physical address for business. My office is in a separate building from my home on my property and I have no signage on the building for those reasons.

Staging To Sell
Home Staging for Sellers . Interior Design & reDesign
231.690.0398
Jill R. Monczunski
President/Designer
http://www.staging2sell.com
jill@staging2sell.com
Michigan USA

By: Kay Keeton

Kay Keeton — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:48 +0000

Debra, You think of so many things to help stagers with their business. This is definitely a safety feature. Thanks!