Comments on: Home Staging Field Rife With Fake Credentials

By: Kathi Howland

Kathi Howland — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:36:18 +0000

I wholeheartedly agree. Well put, Debra.

By: Home staging consultation for a basement family room

Home staging consultation for a basement family room — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:09:24 +0000

[...] you have a talent for staging this stuff comes naturally to you. You don’t need some expensive made up certification to start a home staging business. You just need information and training around how to make money [...]

By: Debra Gould

Debra Gould — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:44:46 +0000

I’ve heard from so many agents who have said the same thing. They’ll hire or recommend a stager based on their portfolios and how well they present themselves and demonstrate their abilities. None of the ones I’ve spoken to care at all about credentials, especially since a growing number are catching on to what’s been happening. They don’t take these fake credentials at face value.

By: Jody Thulin, Sharp Dressed Homes

Jody Thulin, Sharp Dressed Homes — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:14:23 +0000

I understand that some people unfamiliar with the industry may questions us regarding our “credentials”. I believe that we are the professionals and, as such, should simply explain that the current industry has no educational requirements and that anyone who attaches a credential to their name is not being honest. I have explained this to several of my clients and once they understand this it becomes a non-issue. I also think that our portfolios are a more powerful tool for demonostrating our abilities than any fake credentials that other staging programs may utilize.

By: Laurie A. Mahoney

Laurie A. Mahoney — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:17:42 +0000

I’m wondering why the need for “fake credentials”. Why does someone who runs a Home Staging business feel the need to deceive their students and clients into thinking they are legally accredited when they are not? I would venture to say it is some type of insecurity.

Although I am a fairly new graduate of The Staging Diva Certificate Program I have not run into problems in this area.

If we feel as a group that we need to do this I like Kelly’s idea of using a anacronym such as SDCG (Staging Diva Certified Graduate). At least we are being honest and saying we have taken a staging course and graduated. I would only vote a yes to do this if we feel it has become a problem.

Hopefully, we will all be able to stand tall with our own merits, talents and the fact we made a great choice of signing up with Debra Gould who is the best there is without the need for “credentials”.

By: Sandra Hughes

Sandra Hughes — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:15:43 +0000

I agree – all the “accreditations and certifications” are done so by the organizations giving the training. When I called a particular group about training I was told there could be up to 40 people in one class and at the end of the class I would be certified.