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north: Lacking furniture for a key selling space? Reuse & repurpose what you may already own - 02/23/09 08:14 PM
As a Professional Home Stager, I always recommend when selling that it's important to have furniture in every key room. Key rooms include all main living areas, kitchen and master bedrooms.
Vacant rooms are very difficult for buyers to visualize and often leave them sorely lacking in terms of connecting to the home.
In some cases understandably sellers have not gotten around to furnishing key spaces for lack of time, funds or desire to choose something - it happens! However when selling it will pose a problem should a key space remain empty.
Some key problems with vacant spaces are:
No identifiable purpose for … (22 comments)
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north: 5 Powerful Tips from a TV News Guy to Developing Compelling Content - 02/06/09 08:11 PM
On Wednesday I had the pleasure to attend the North Texas Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Collin College workshop, Thrive, not just Survive. It was a great opportunity to network and get some relevant information for today's small business owner. There's still more to this series too!
This workshop was the brainchild of Marta Frey, Director of the SBDC. Not only does Marta work hard for the center but she works even harder for each of their clients making each one of us feel like the "only one" that matters. Our success is their success.
If you haven't already heard of them or … (6 comments)
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north: Thrive, Not just Survive Workshop Feb. 4th Presented FREE by the North Texas Small Business Development Center - 01/30/09 05:16 PM
One of my favorite resources in all of Collin County is the North Texas Small Business Development Center located at the Preston Park Campus of Collin College. I received this invitation this week due to my being out of town last Friday (originally it was scheduled for Weds. 1/28/09 but due to ice was postponed so now I can make it!).
They are hosting a
Thrive, Not just Survive workshop for individuals and businesses on Wednesday, February 4th at 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. I registered today for the Business Track.
I've taken a bit of the email and pasted it below. This is a FREE Event … (2 comments)
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north: Favorite Staging Transformation 2008 - but not for the reasons you may think - 12/28/08 05:58 PM
My favorite staging transformation of 2008 was the first staging job I scheduled at the beginning of 2008.
It was my favorite for several reasons but perhaps not for the reasons you may think (in terms of the before and after photos). Here are several reasons why it was my favorite:
First staging job to kick off 2008 It was less than 1/4 mile from my house in Plano, TX and 2 miles from my warehouse ;-) The seller found me online which confirmed and validated my blogging and SEO efforts from the prior year (This was a biggie for me. Thanks Active Rain!) … (17 comments)
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north: How one home stager reaches 200,000 (or more) Collin County, TX Residents - FREE - 12/22/08 12:20 PM
I teach, therefore I reach.
It's that simple.
When my instructor packet arrived recently with the newly printed Winter-Spring 2009 Collin College Schedule of Continuing Education booklet inside, it dawned on me again. I am reaching well over 200,000 residents of Collin County Texas who are receiving their booklets with my Home Staging course in it, for free. The college sends this professionally printed course schedule out 3 times a year to all Collin County residents. How's that for marketing and it doesn't cost me a thing?
Then I see it on page 8 this time, that's right, my very own home staging course … (35 comments)
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north: North TX Active Rain Get-Together! December 4th, Kelly's Eastside Downtown Plano - 10/23/08 06:44 PM
Hey all you North Texas Active Rainers, Lorrie Semler and I have been at it again and thought we'd get another Active Rain Networking event on the calendar before the end of 2008. I know it's early but those holiday schedules sure fill up fast. It's on a Thursday, not a big night for holiday parties we imagine - so just stop by!
Come see some of your friends & fellow North Texas Rainers or meet some new ones. We had a great time at the last meet up!
This time we're going to meet atKelly's Eastside on the heated patio in Downtown Plano.
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north: Realtors, who's in your arsenol of influence? - 08/15/08 06:43 PM
I was inspired by a blog written by Collin County, TX's own, John Cannata with Reliant Mortgage, when he posted this blog to Realtors, "How to obtain more listings Part I".
John went on to give some great tips and information on how to do just that. If you haven't read his blogs I would highly recommend them, they're really well thought out, informative and highly useful. Just the kind of information we like to read here on Active Rain.
This is not to say I didn't enjoy the blog or get something out of it because I did but I immediately noticed … (15 comments)
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north: How a Home Stager choose the new color on her own front door - 07/17/08 09:32 AM
This summer we've been doing some improvements on our own house. It had been about 6 years since we did the last major improvements and we were ready to tackle a few more. As a professional home stager I understand the value of improving ones home before even thinking about selling. Far too often I see sellers who wished they'd done for themselves what they've improved for others when in the process of selling.
For the other home improvements we've done this summer you can read the blog: Sellers, I feel your pain.
Well we needed to paint our front door, desperately! It was … (21 comments)
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north: Sellers, I feel your pain - 07/05/08 11:41 PM
Let me first say, we are not moving. At least not this month. But we are re carpeting our 2nd floor and replacing our white wooden stair balusters for our enjoyment as well as the future return on investment.
Why did we really want to do this?
Heck, we want to enjoy the upgrades now while we live in it! As a professional home stager, I have seen far too many sellers upgrade to sell and wish they'd done it years ago for their own use once they see how great it looks.
But sellers, I feel your pain!
When it's highly recommended … (30 comments)
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north: Stage it Forward North Texas Roundtable - neighborsgo Press Release - 12/30/07 10:34 AM
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Contributor Information PlanOKaren Plano - E. Plano More from this contributor North Texas Professional Home Stagers - "Stage it Forward" Rountable 0 Ratings / 0 Comments … (0 comments)
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north: North Texas SIF Roundtable Open Invitation - January 10th, 2008 - 12/04/07 10:09 AM
Howdy Fellow Stagers!
As moderator of the North Texas SIF Roundtable, I am pleased to invite you to The North Texas Stage it Forward Roundtable to be hosted by CORT Furniture Rental in their Irving Showroom Conference Center. Arrangements have been generously made through CORT Furniture Representative and one very cool lady, Ms. Kathy LaMarr.
This event is open to any Home Stager, regardless of affiliation or membership. Check out this blog by Craig Schiller, for an idea of what others have already accomplished. Also check out this blog by Craig on the list of questions we will be using for the SIF Roundtable discussion time.
A list of … (12 comments)
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