Advertise for Free in Google Phone Book - 05/06/09 02:18 PM
Google phone book is a great and Free to advertise in.
Plus, if you go in and create a profile the Google phone book will put you higher on the listings page. 
For example, if you go to Google and type in Home Stager, Novato CA our company will be the first name to come up. Even though our company name begins with a "W". (With Divine Style)
In order to create an account:
Google your Business Name and City, State Select the link below your listing that says "hours, location, ect." On the top left hand side of the page … (8 comments)

Fitting In - 05/06/09 01:40 PM
So our company decided to start attending local Realtor meetings, but the process can be rather intimidating. The groups of Realtors are 100 + and they all seem to be tightly knit almost like family.They have a time for affiliates to get up and speak and they have raffles at the end. They will also allow us to hand out business cards and fliers.What would you do to fit in?
… (4 comments)

Denfining Rooms - 05/06/09 01:25 PM
So we recently landed a Staging in a beautiful Million Dollar Home!
In this home there is a Formal Living Room; Family Room; Kitchen and Dinning Area and then a room off of the Dinning Area.
Naturally, we would make the room off of the dinning area a Formal Dinning area since it has a Formal Living Room but the home owners want to make that area another Family Room.
What would you do?
… (6 comments)

Intake Form - 05/05/09 04:26 PM
The following is a copy of my intake form that I use for Staging. I generally keep this information in a clients folder on the left hand side. I also notate all communication between the client and on on the bottom of this form. Anyone is welcome to use it.
 
It is good to have an intake form because it keeps the client talking. If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to post.
 
~Linda
 


 
Initial Contact Person_____________________________________________________
Phone #__________________ Ext.______  Email ______________________________
 
Home Owners/Seller____________________________________________________
Realtor_______________________________________________________________
Trust_________________________________________________________________ Bank_________________________________________________________________
Relative ______________________________________________________________
Other_________________________________________________________________
 
… (1 comments)

Intake Form - 05/05/09 04:24 PM
The following is a copy of my intake form that I use for Staging. I generally keep this information in a clients folder on the left hand side. I also notate all communication between the client and on on the bottom of this form. Anyone is welcome to use it.
 
It is good to have an intake form because it keeps the client talking. If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to post.
 
~Linda
 


 
Initial Contact Person_____________________________________________________
Phone #__________________ Ext.______  Email ______________________________
 
Home Owners/Seller____________________________________________________
Realtor_______________________________________________________________
Trust_________________________________________________________________ Bank_________________________________________________________________
Relative ______________________________________________________________
Other_________________________________________________________________
 
… (5 comments)

Intake Forms - 05/05/09 04:18 PM
The following is a copy of my intake form that I use for Staging. I generally keep this information in a clients folder on the left hand side. I also notate all communication between the client and on on the bottom of this form. Anyone is welcome to use it.
 
It is good to have an intake form because it keeps the client talking. If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to post.
 
~Linda
 


 
Initial Contact Person_____________________________________________________
Phone #__________________ Ext.______  Email ______________________________
 
Home Owners/Seller____________________________________________________
Realtor_______________________________________________________________
Trust_________________________________________________________________ Bank_________________________________________________________________
Relative ______________________________________________________________
Other_________________________________________________________________
 
… (2 comments)

Bid Proposal - 05/05/09 04:01 PM
Yesterday I went on a Bid Proposal which was very challenging.
A Realtor had us come in for a bid proposal with two of our competitors all at the same time. It was rather awkward because I had never actually known who I was bidding against.
All of the Stagers he brought in where ASP certified. I think that made the bid even more difficult because we were all ASP family.
We spent hours analyzing what we would need to charge to get the whole house done by Friday and still turn a profit without undercutting the industry.
One of the Stagers … (5 comments)

Broker Tours - 05/05/09 03:39 PM
In our area we have an association of Realtors that meet every morning to participate in Brokers Tours. If you are a featured Sponser you can directly market to the Realtors.
 
But Sponsorship has different levels and each level is expensive.
 
Has anyone had expeirence with direct marketing at these types of meetings and is it worth the investment?
… (4 comments)

Hang Nothing - 05/02/09 12:57 AM
 

 
So I recently had a home owner who hired us to Stage her Semi Custom Single Level Home home but would not allow us to hang anything.

 
To compensate we brought in tall plants.
 
 

 
 
We also brought in tall furnishings.
 

 
  We where able to hang curtains.
 


What would you do?
… (16 comments)

No Hanging Allowed - 05/02/09 12:54 AM
 

 
So I recently had a home owner who hired us to Stage her Semi Custom Single Level Home home but would not allow us to hang anything.

 
To compensate we brought in tall plants.
 
 

 
 
We also brought in tall furnishings.
 

 
  We where able to hang curtains.
 

 
What would you do?
 
… (16 comments)

Marketing to Realtors? - 05/02/09 12:08 AM

So our company has spent the past two months focusing a great deal of time revamping our marketing. We are now finishing the final stages of putting together our website, logo, tag lines, brochures, portfolio's, and other marketing material.
The question now is how do we get this information to Realtors and home owners who are ready to sell?
We are already in the phone book and have made a presence online. We have considered mailing flyers to major Real Estate Offices but that gets costly. We have also tried cold calling Realtors and meeting with them for presentations, but … (5 comments)

How do you market to Realtors? - 05/02/09 12:04 AM

So our company has spent the past two months focusing a great deal of time revamping our marketing. We are now finishing the final stages of putting together our website, logo, tag lines, brochures, portfolio's, and other marketing material.
The question now is how do we get this information to Realtors and home owners who are ready to sell?
We are already in the phone book and have made a presence online. We have considered mailing flyers to major Real Estate Offices but that gets costly. We have also tried cold calling Realtors and meeting with them for presentations, but … (8 comments)

About My Company - 05/01/09 12:06 AM
With Divine Style was founded in 2005 by Linda D. Pufford. Linda started her business as a Professional Organizer and Interior Designer in 1988. Growing up Linda was surrounded by interior designers so she took naturally to interior design but it wasn’t until the passing of a family friend in 2002 that Linda discovered the art of Home Staging. Not knowing anything about Home Staging, Linda turned to books and shows on HDTV to guide the way. Once the home was staged it sold in just 2 weeks! Thus began her career in home Staging.Since then Linda has gone on to … (3 comments)

About My Company - 05/01/09 12:04 AM
With Divine Style was founded in 2005 by Linda D. Pufford. Linda started her business as a Professional Organizer and Interior Designer in 1988. Growing up Linda was surrounded by interior designers so she took naturally to interior design but it wasn’t until the passing of a family friend in 2002 that Linda discovered the art of Home Staging. Not knowing anything about Home Staging, Linda turned to books and shows on HDTV to guide the way. Once the home was staged it sold in just 2 weeks! Thus began her career in home Staging.Since then Linda has gone on to … (0 comments)

 
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Novato, CA

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