It would be nice if someone would take a poll.
Some impartial person or company who can put their finger on the pulse of our ever changing industry.
You know that pulse we all have, all industries that is, that regulates how fast, how hot, how cold we are running.
How many stagings are you doing this week? 7? 5? 2? 0? We'll, if we are honest, we can look across the country and see that the Stagers in the "Hot" markets are still staging 5 times a week and the ones in the "Not so hot markets" aren't. Right? Hmmm....Maybe not.
Ok, then we would look at how business across the country has changed. Are you renting your furniture? Do you have a small or large warehouse? Do you have full time employees with benefits? Do you use subcontractors? Are you marketing your company? Are you making money? It seems we all have different business models and the ones that are succeeding in this business are constantly changing theirs.
Good, now we have the beginning of a pulse. We see that the pulse changes not by state, not by town, not by street, but by person. It changes by person because we are all different. You might be in the middle of Stockton (The foreclosure Capital of the country) and still doing gang buster business. You could be in the middle of Chicago and be dead as a dime.
We are now at an interesting place in our industry. We have been around long enough to have a track record. Long enough to work through a few up and down cycles. We have been around long enough to expect a level of professionalism and standard from each other and our businesses, and to join together to set the bar.
We are so lucky to be in this business at this time as we are able to help the ones coming up in it. We are lucky to be in the position to offer advice and to help others. We have been around a while now and know where the newbie's have been and where they are going.
There are some Seasoned and Successful Staging Professionals around the country who are contacted on a regular basis from stagers who seek them out for advice and guidance. As we look through Active Rain we see dozens of them are now offering coaching services to help the ones who are now coming up through the ranks. They charge for this service, because as we all know, you get what you pay for, and quality is something that comes with care. We spend a lot of time educating our Realtors and Homeowners on the value of our staging service, and now we are valuing each other's experience enough to pay for it.
It's up to you not the market, not the economy, not the competition. It's up to you. Reach out and find one of these coaches in your area. Take the steps to reach your goals. Don't give up, change and you will succeed.
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