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Cindy Answers: What Staging Course Should I Take?

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From: Ms. D

Subject: Advice for budding stager

Hi Cindy,

My name is [Ms. D] and I am what you would call a budding stager who has a flair for design and is passionate about interior design.
I’ve been reading your blogs and have been inspired by your beliefs and accomplishments. I wonder if you can share some of your wisdom with this newbie. Which home staging course would you recommend? There are so many! Did the course have practical training? Would you recommend specific videos or book?
I am not interested in pursuing a home staging business right now. Instead I would like to work with a group of home stagers and learn by experience. I really believe you learn by doing.
Thank you in advance for your time and help! I sincerely appreciate your advice.Sincerely,
[Ms. D]*** *** ***

Hi Ms. D

I would recommend a nationally recognized staging course, because the bigger the company is, the more liability and responsibility they must have to answer to their students and consumers. I am about to take CSP as continue education this weekend, and so far I have heard wonderful things about it.

I also think it’s all depending on what you want your niche to be and how strong you are in terms of business skills. A lot of staging courses really focus more on the business side, which ASP was when I took it in early 2006. I think they have since added more design elements into their course, but frankly you learn best from working in the fields. I personally took (Read more …)

Posted by Cindy Lin @ Staged4more, ASPM, IAHSP,IRIS, CSP on 05/02/2008 03:23 PM

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5 Comments on Cindy Answers: What Staging Course Should I Take?

Well said Cindy. I'm sure that many will benefit from your advice.

05/02/2008 03:33 PM

by Ginger Foust- Dream Interior Redesign & Staging (Dream Interior Redesign & Staging by Ginger Foust)

Your post is full of excellent advice. I've never had the pleasure of meeting you but always enjoy reading your info. I love what you say about never being mean- I've been treated not very nice by some stagers. But I love what I do and would not give it up for anything!! Happy Staging Cindy!!!

05/03/2008 01:05 AM

by Cathy Lee ASP (CL Design Services Home Staging)

Cindy, yes, looking forward to the ADVANCED class of CSP...we should learn alot. Thanks for the wisdom in the post.

Cathy, know what you mean, just remember the people who do that are just reflecting themselves.

05/03/2008 01:55 AM

by Terrylynn Fisher Realtor-Live Green, Live Smart Trainer (Diablo Realty-Buy Stage Sell www.StagersLIST.com)

Cindy, your post was well thought out and provided great information for the budding stager. It is always incumbent upon us to remember we all were at one time newbies. Helping others only helps us. Good for you!

05/03/2008 11:28 AM

by Yvonne Root Northern Arizona Home Stager (rooms b.y. root)

Cindy, great post. Now that I know you so much better I can see why you wrote it. It's so true. It's not often but once in a while we run across someone who is mean and completely negative and we must simply run in the other direction. If not, will just suck the air out of you, and besides they are just making themselves look like the fool, not the other way around.

It was so great spending 30 hours with you this weekend and learning so much about the technology side of things. You are simply overflowing with information on this subject and have so much to offer. I wish you luck with your new target market.

Kym

05/05/2008 11:04 PM

by Kym Hough, Stager, Live Green, Live Smart Certified Trainer, CSP, RESA, LGLS (www.Staged to Sell & www.StagersLIST.com)