staging: Home Staging Quiz from NAR - 09/24/08 06:20 AM
I recently went into a home where an agent had given the homeowners some Home Staging tips. She told the clients to take everything off the kitchen counters leaving them bare. She suggested painting the house a nice neutral white and using spray to neutralize the odor in the home.
Sometimes a little knowledge can be dangerous.
There is more to home staging than getting rid of the clutter and neutralizing the home. No one wants to live in an institutional setting with no warmth or personality.
Professional home stagers are trained in current decorating trends as well as proven home … (36 comments)

staging: Marketing your company with Real Estate Shows - 04/28/07 02:43 PM
I have been planning on creating a HSS (Home Staging Show) that I can publish on my website almost as a commercial for Rockland Home Staging.I thought it would be a great way to market myself and my business.  I was trying to think of ways to use HSS as a marketing tool. I was having a mental block on how to do this.  I did not want to just list a bunch of before and after photos and write things like Bathroom Before / After but my brain was fried.
Then I watched Becky Fields  Home Staging Show which can be … (28 comments)

staging: I've been featured on vFlyer!!! - 04/20/07 10:28 AM
OK most of you guys know that I love vFlyer.  Recently I was contacted by Oliver from vflyer.com.  Oliver said that vFlyer was featuring a business that uses and promotes vFlyer.  He said I was chosen because I have been supportive of vFlyer on Active Rain.  So when I went back and looked I realized I really have blogged a lot about vFlyer.  Well some may say that I'm obsessed with cookies, the case may also be made that I'm obsessed with vFlyer.  ;)   I HEART YOU GUYS!!!
I've been asked to write a tutorial on how to upload your vFlyer widget to Active … (28 comments)

staging: Real Estate Shows + Home Staging = SUCCESS - 04/18/07 07:52 AM
The home staging industry is gaining steady momentum in the Real Estate industry but many of us have been looking for a way to fan the flames and ignite interest.  I've been reading the book, The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell and racking my brain to figure out a way to get realtors not only interested, but excited about home staging.  In Gladwell's book he explains how little things can make a big difference, eg. it only takes one match to start a fire.                                          
Enter Jeff Turner of RealEstateShows.com. 
Most home stagers understand the value of merchandising the home as a product and what better … (79 comments)

staging: ROY G BIV - Is he a friend of yours??? - 01/08/07 10:55 AM

For my friends in Out of the Box - I'm subtitling this one Out of the Can.  For the Home Stagers I'll rename it - ROY G BIV a Home Stagers best friend.
ROY G BIV - Is the acronym for the  colors in the rainbow. 
Do you know them?
You'll have to read all the way to the bottom to find them out. <no scrolling down>
I'll know if you cheat.
 
 
There has been so much said and written about the way color effects mood and ambiance, I thought I'd take a few minutes throw out some of my favorite interior paint colors and … (75 comments)

staging: Update - Addbranding merged with another company and is no longer available. - 12/15/06 08:31 AM
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This is absolutely my favorite new product. It is an email Stationery from Addbranding.com. I love it!
I think it is one of the best ways to market yourself using email. You can upload your photos, logos and any other information you want to use on your stationery.
Every time I send an email I am marketing my company - getting my - website - logo and tag-line seen.
I'm sure a lot of Realtors already use this service or a similar one. It works with every email … (38 comments)

staging: Is it the camera that takes the best pictures or is it the photographer? - 10/15/06 02:47 AM
                                                                                                     *  *      I  took this photo at the Jersey Shore then had it blown up to 40 x 30 - it was gorgeous!
Is it the camera that takes the best pictures or is it the photographer?
A note about focal lengths. When you are comparing cameras you want the smallest focal length for wide angles. When looking at zoom you want the highest length. The focal length for each camera should be listed right on the camera or on the box. The chart below may be helpful. Typical focal lengths and their 35mm format designations < 20mm Super Wide Angle 24mm - 35mm Wide Angle … (16 comments)