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The Way You Shop Could Change the World... "Climate Counts" from New Hampshire's CE-Yo - 07/25/07 08:52 PM
New Hampshire's own Gary Hirshberg, CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farms (organic yogurt) has more than a farmer's green thumb. He's got a penchant for all things green. Last year Gary started "Climate Counts", so that folks would know where to shop to support large companies that are doing their part to slow global warming.
By studying the large companies that provide us with most of our everyday products (household, food, apparel...), Climate Counts can give us their results so that we can shop responsibly. The winning companies were judged by "their climate 'footprint', their impact on global warming, their support of progressive … (8 comments)
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Active Rain's Localism "Listings" Category: Getting the Biggest Bang For Free! - 07/20/07 01:34 PM
Blog about your active listings by placing your Real Estate Shows and/or your website into a blog via iFrame, and post it on Active Rain's Localism, under the "listings" category. You could put your listing show and a linked community show in one blog to advertise a listing. Cheryl Johnson gave us an iFrame tutorial, how to put iFrames inside a blog, which I have done here to insert this website and Real Estate Show URL into this blog page. I’ts real simple, copy and paste into your blog while in the HTML format. Put your website or Real Estate Show … (5 comments)
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Your Home Staging Niche...Have You Found It? - 07/12/07 10:09 PM
After writing the blog about my successes and failures, I came to the wonderful realization that I had finally carved out a niche for myself here in New Hampshire. I enjoyed 26 years of cardiology nursing before switching over to home staging, so I knew a little about specializing. I got a broad nursing education, but then narrowed my work experience down until I reached a point where I was pretty darn good at something!
Remember those mazes that you did as a kid when you were on a long car trip? You took your pencil and moved it along the … (19 comments)
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Active Rain's Home Staging Statistics, Realtors, Tell The Public - 07/09/07 11:52 AM
I created this Wufoo web form because people rightfully want to know, does Home Staging really work?
So please Active Rain Realtors, give your feedback. Entries need to be in by July 18, 2007. Results will be posted by July 20, 2007.
*your name & contact info are not required. PLEASE ONLY ONE ENTRY PER USER. Obviously, home stagers cannot respond, unless you are a Realtor that stages your own listings.
If you check "there are no home stagers in my area, I need more info", and sincerely want feedback, please enter your info.
**the more info you give me, … (37 comments)
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Portsmouth NH's "Tree House Toys" - 07/08/07 09:48 PM
I love kids. I love toys. I love watching kids happily playing with toys. So as you can imagine, going to Tree House Toys in Portsmouth, NH is a blast for me.
Treehouse Toys, Portsmouth 143 Market St, Portsmouth, NH (603)433-8697 This store has something for everyone. If you can't find your little buddy a gift here, you are too picky. They've got everything from trains to dolls to puppets to...toy lobsters. Quality, durable, unusual, FUN toys.
What would seacoast NH be without toy lobsters, fish, octopuses (octopi?) and moose? The first picture is Market Square in Portsmouth. If you are … (13 comments)
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My Successes & Failures Are Teaching Me - 07/06/07 08:27 PM
Recently someone asked me about my business statistics. What they meant was, for every house I staged, what was the outcome? How long did it take for the homes to sell? And what was the offered price compared to the asking price? Did my staged homes sell faster and for more money?
Some of the statistics are good, some not so good. The best outcomes I have blogged about, of course. But the houses that (still) sit on the market after staging, I cannot hide. And I cannot blame someone else. But these "failures" have taught me a lot.
Mistake #1:
I … (54 comments)
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Craig Schiller, Sue Argue & Cindy Lin Meet in Chicago: Home Staging Coast to Coast - 07/04/07 12:40 PM
We ate deep dish spinach pizza in the heart of Chicago, and talked for the first time face to face. From New Hampshire, Chicago and San Francisco, we came together and shared our backgrounds, our home staging business stories, and our hopes for the future. And ladies, Craig is much more handsome in person.
Craig Schiller treated Sue Argue and Cindy Lin to a guided tour around Chicago, which was fantastic. If you haven't been to this city in a while, go...it's a friendly, clean and FUN place to visit.
Craig, never wear that hat in Boston, OK? You might get beat up … (24 comments)
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IAHSP Convention June 2007 in Chicago - 07/03/07 11:44 PM
Last year I didn't attend the International Association of Home Staging Professional's Symposium, but this year I felt very fortunate to attend the convention. Held in Chicago last week, our classes took place at the historic Navy Pier. The conference was not only a learning experience, but fabulously fun as well.
Chicago is a friendly, clean and happening place. There were families pushing strollers, older folks checking out the city, and all ages in between. There is shopping on Michigan Ave, there is Millennium Park to explore, "Taste of Chicago", The Art Institute of Chicago, the theater district, The Water Tower, … (6 comments)
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Shopping for Kodak V570? - 07/02/07 10:48 PM
If you're shopping for a Kodak V570 to snap some fantastic listing photographs, now might be a good time to shop for one. Walmart is selling these models for $188. with no shipping costs if you pick it up at your local store. It comes with everything you need.
As I mentioned at the IAHSP Convention, you can get a more expensive model with a built in panoramic stitching feature, but I don't think that's necessary.
What is Staged Photography?
Staged First … (16 comments)
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Sue Argue - NH Home Stager
Hampton,
NH
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Staged First Impressions
Address: Katie Lane, Hampton, NH, 03842
Office Phone: (603) 926-2676
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