Introducing a new speaker at the upcoming ASP® 2012 IAHSP® Educational Conference

As we come closer and closer to the ASP® 2012 IAHSP® Educational Conference on October 26 through 28 this year, I am excited to announce a new featured speaker! “Marketing, Marketing, Marketing!” by Katy Fineman Jones In Home Staging as in any other business Marketing is key. If no one knows who you are, what […]

Communicating the Benefits of Staging

Earlier this week an ASP® asked me for advice. She was putting together some materials she wanted to hand out at an upcoming Broker’s Open House, and she asked “how do I effectively communicate the benefits of Staging?” You’ve probably heard me say, or seen me quoted in newspapers and magazines, “The way you live […]

Stand Out In Your Marketplace: Highlight Your ASP® Designation

Just the other day I came across a wonderful website by an ASP®. She had posted wonderful before and after pictures, descriptive case studies of some of the work she’s done in the past, and the website even featured testimonials by some of the clients she’s served. Yet nowhere at her website could you see […]

The International Association of Home Staging Professionals, IAHSP, Recognized at Bob Vilas Blog

By all accounts, Bob Vila needs no introduction. For many years he has been the go-to person for do-it-yourself projects, a legend in his own right and, as his blog says, “The Dean of Home Renovation & Repair Advice”. That is why I am excited to share with you that my quotes were featured in […]

Make the Most of Your ASP® and IAHSP® Membership: Showcase Your Success

As I have previously shared, Stagedhomes.com works closely with media outlets – television, radio, newspapers, magazines, bloggers, podcasters and many more – and we are often asked to contribute stories. We continually receive requests for quotes and story ideas and while we at Stagedhomes.com certainly provide great insight and background information to those who contact […]

Register for Upcoming FREE One-Hour Home Staging Training Webinars Live

As the Creator of Home Staging® I know more than anyone the positive impact that Home Staging has on selling a house in today’s market! Two things sell a house: one is price and the other is Home Staging! Yet most homes have not been Staged and instead they keep dropping and dropping the price. […]

Statistics Show Home Staging Works

Visually, the impact of Home Staging is quite apparent. Comparing a room, a home and even the exterior of a home before and after Staging, there is no doubt that Staging enables potential buyers to visualize living there, which is exactly the goal of Staging. Clutter will likely have been removed as has any furniture […]

Make the Most of Your ASP® Membership: Showcase Your Success through Stagedhomes.com

Are you trying to increase your online exposure for your Staging business? Good news – Stagedhomes.com can help! At Stagedhomes.com we are committed to providing ASPs® with benefits that will help grow their businesses. We invite ASPs® around the country and world to share success stories, photos and videos at the Stagedhomes.com blog, and at […]

A New Year is Days Away: Is Your 2012 Business Plan Ready for Launch?

If you’ve followed a business plan this year, it’s time to analyze what has worked and what may need to be done differently next year. If you’re new to business planning, now is definitely the time to get started for next year. It’s time to set new goals, and it’s time to plan out what […]

Staging Statistics – Where do they Come From and Can they be Trusted? by Jennie Norris, ASP Master, IAHSP

I read a fellow Blogger’s post about Staging statistics being unsupported and wanted to address this concern in my own blog post. I believe the post was about where statistics come from and should that be the only success criteria measured when selling a house. Staging Statistics are tossed around freely – and I can understand […]