Join Us, Virtually, at the 2014 Educational Conference for ASP®

Today marks the opening day of the 2014 Educational Conference for ASP®! This year’s conference is going to be unlike any other convention ever given. Those attending will return home with more ‘how to build your business ideas, new marketing concepts, inventory ideas, presentation ideas and steps of how to grow your business to a […]

The Tools You Need to Be Successful By Stacey Gibson, ASP®, ASPM®, IAHSP®

This week I am excited to share articles and reflections by successful Stagers whom I love and admire. Here is an article written by Stacey Gibson, ASP®, ASPM®, IAHSP®. Always working for you, Barb Schwarz, ASP®, ASPM®, AB, IAHSP®   You don’t need to join other staging associations or to take sales or other classes… Your ASP® […]

Home Staging: How it All Began

The other day I heard from a REALTOR® who had just completed the ASP® training. She asked me what inspired me back in the early 1970s to create the concept of Home Staging. At that time I was in real estate in the Bellevue, WA, area and I had become increasingly shocked at how houses […]

Join Us at the ASP® 2014 IAHSP® Conference

October 1st to October 3rd, 2014 “Growing Your ASP® Business Through the Power of Knowledge and Education” OVERVIEW Our 2014 Educational Conference for ASP®’s is going to be unlike any other convention ever given. By attending this year’s educational conference you will return home with more ‘how to build your business ideas, new marketing concepts, […]

REALTOR® Magazine: Dressed to Sell

Stagedhomes.com works tirelessly to get the word out about the impact of the work Accredited Staging Professionals® do for their clients. In fact, one of the main benefits of being an Accredited Staging Professionals® and member of the International Association of Home Staging Professionals® is that we, on your behalf, work diligently to raise awareness […]

Top Ten Reasons for Earning the ASPM® Designation This Year

  Take your business to the next level on a much faster pace than you would ever have imagined! Here are the top ten reasons you should consider earning the ASPM® designation in 2014: 1. The Power of Networking During the ASPM® program you’ll meet other ASPs who have built successful Home Staging businesses. An […]

Become an ASPM® Master Stager This Year

This year’s Masters, ASPM®, Course offers a RARE opportunity to those of you who can take advantage of it.  The Masters Course will be in the same location as our ASP® 2014 IAHSP® Educational Conference.  It will be held on wonderful Whidbey Island in the Seattle, WA area, which is one of the most beautiful […]

Quick Guide to Successful Branding

The other day I was asked how to build a successful brand, and I thought I’d share my answer here at the Stagedhomes.com blog. A brand is essentially a company’s expression of identify and especially a statement of its uniqueness compared to similar businesses in the marketplace. Often branding is referred to as the proper […]

Introducing Our Stagedhomes.com Trainers: Sandra Holmes

Around the country and Canada, our wonderful trainers teach the Accredited Staging Professional Course. Virtually every week, often every day, I receive word from course participants about how much they loved their trainer. I’ve asked each trainer to introduce themselves. Today, Sandra Holmes will share a word about her background. Barb Barb Schwarz, ASP®, ASPM®, […]

ASP® Green Home Staging To Sell, Live, and Work

Green staging a home for sale involves a number of key things to do and here are 4 of my top things. I call them the “4 C’s” in Home Staging and they are considered ‘Green Staging’ in this way as well: Clutter Free, Clean, Color, & Creative. Clutter Free Turn Chaos into order and […]