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My First Post.

By Julie Conner

Home Stager with Staged for Success Interiors

September 26, 2008 04:09 AM

VISUALIZE... VISUALIZE THAT HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ROOM YOU HAVE EVER SEEN! I have been a member of this wonderful group for a long time now, I know over a year...maybe 2 years. I have gleaned some of the best information regarding staging and the business of staging that is out there. I have sat back and admired all the you committed bloggers and quietly watched your businesses and reputation grow. I have even commented on several blogs (which was a big step for me). SO WHY HAVE I NOT BLOGGED YET? It's not that I am shy (I'm not), It's not that I am not confident (I am). It's not that I don't have great information and experiences to share also (I do). Maybe it's like all of us starting up our own staging and design businesses, as Sarah Palin would say, "Were Mavericks". And stepping out and doing something different is scary. We were all scared at first, but look how far our industry has come! I have had the best time getting to know you all, I hope you will enjoy getting to know me too! I can't wait to see if some of my favorite bloggers respond to my blog. P.S. I would attach a picture if I could but can't figure it out yet.

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Cathy Lee

CL Design Services Home Staging - Danville, CA

ASP, IAHSP, RESA Danville, CA

Glad to see you are playing in the rain! Welcome!!!

Sep 26, 2008 05:48 PM

Michelle Pimentel

Empire Home Staging Solutions - Upland, CA

ASP, IAHSP Empire Home Staging

Julie,

Congratulations on your first post! It can be very addicting from this point on, so prepare yourself! I will be looking forward to reading what interesting projects you are working on and what input on the staging industry you may have. As for the next post, I hope you will share some pic's. I am going to help to walk you through putting in the pic's... and before you know it...you will be a pro at this!

Step 1: Click on the picture of the tree in the tool bar. Step 2: Click on the icon at the end of the Image URL bar. This will bring you to the browse button. Step 3: Click on the browser button and select the picture you wish to put in your post. Press the upload button. Step 4: Select the Insert button and your picture should magically appear in your blog or comment.

Hope this helps! Best wishes for continued success!

Sep 26, 2008 06:59 PM

Terrylynn Fisher

Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com - Walnut Creek, CA

HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CSP Realtor, Etc.

First timer no more. SO, see all the help you received here. These are the people that give and give and get back what they give. Welcome to AR posting...hope to see more, with photos.

Sep 26, 2008 07:35 PM

Brad Andersohn

Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA

ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Hi Julie-

Great to see you finally do your first post here on the AR network. CONGRATS!! What I would recommend is to go to the "Getting Started" link on the main page of AR. (it's right under the channels area) This will give you many of the instructions you'll need like adding photos etc. I know you have been her for a while, but you may still find that link to be very helpful.

Glad to see you are finally getting your feet wet in the "rain!" :-)

Sep 27, 2008 04:01 AM

Susan Peters

Dove Realty Inc. - Seattle, WA

The Better it Looks the Better it Sells

Hi Julie,

I've been here for over a year now and I just emailed my assistant to post a blog because I couldn't find my cheat sheet with the instructions.

We're looking forward to hearing more from you!

Sep 27, 2008 06:48 PM

Janice Sutton

1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA

Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Great to see you getting your feet wet in the RAIN Girlfriend!! Soon you will be diving in!!!! You go girl!

Oct 02, 2008 04:23 AM

Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging

Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR

"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Julie ~ Good luck with finding your way around A/R -- Brad has posted some very helpful advice that will answer most of your questions.

Oct 02, 2008 04:45 AM

Shannon Elizabeth McInerney

DesigningReality - Dumfries, VA

Julie,

I've been here for over two years as well but hardly ever post... good for you for stepping out!

~SHANNON~

Oct 02, 2008 06:45 AM

No Longer Active in Staging. No Longer Staging

Hickory, NC

Julie, CONGRATS on your first post. I too, joined and didn't even come back to comment or read for a long time. You will be up to speed in no time, then you will learn something new everyday!! Check out Kristal Kraft's post with photos of how to add pictures Here's another whole page/group to help Let me know if I can help. You are off to a great start!! God bless,

Oct 02, 2008 06:50 AM

Julie Conner

Staged for Success Interiors - Mount Vernon, WA

Staged for Success Interiors - Skagit, Whatcom, Snohomish, Island

You all are SO supportive! Thank you for welcoming me! I am trying not to get discouraged but I still can't bold, highlight, spell check or add pictures! The Tech folks think that it must be my browser. I am reading all or your suggestions. I actually consider myself pretty tech savvy but the functions that are supposed to be on my comment box and post box just aren't there !*!* I am going to try to use a different browser.

Oct 02, 2008 10:13 AM

Michelle Minch

Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA - Los Angeles, CA

Home Staging Los Angeles and Orange County, CA

Julie: I use Firefox when I can't get anything else to work. You can have several browsers on your computer at any time, even have several open at the same time. Good luck!

Oct 02, 2008 12:12 PM

Laurie Calhoun

Gloria Home Staging, Inc. - Winter Springs, FL

Seminole County FL Home Stager

Julie - Welcome! This is a great community. Whenever I have a question, I know I can write a quick blog and ask it, and then I'll get great help from my wise and creative AR colleagues. And it's fun to have an outlet for writing, which I enjoy doing, and a topic I'm fascinated with. I'm trying to figure out how to make time to write blogs, read blogs, comment on blogs, find jobs, do jobs, and have a life all at the same time. AR is addicting, but then you may already know that ... Good luck with the pictures. It took me a while, too.

Oct 02, 2008 12:49 PM

No Longer Active in Staging. No Longer Staging

Hickory, NC

Hi Again Julie, I sure hope that you get your toolbar working soon. We are anxious to see your photos, etc. God bless, have a blessed day.

Oct 06, 2008 02:32 AM

Elaine A. Cook

Connect Realty.com - Bellingham, WA

Bellingham Real Estate

Julie, isn't it great all the help you get here on Active Rain! Good job on the post! Keep it up!

Oct 21, 2008 08:49 AM

Julie Conner

Staged for Success Interiors - Mount Vernon, WA

Staged for Success Interiors - Skagit, Whatcom, Snohomish, Island

Yes, I am blown away with all the help offered here. I appreciate all of your input and advice. I am up in blogging business now. I have to use a different web browser but now I can attach pictures. See my 2nd blog!

Oct 27, 2008 12:17 PM

Melissa Marro

Keller Williams First Coast Realty - The Marro Team - Orange Park, FL

Jacksonville Real Estate and Home Staging

Welcome to the blogging world. I know when I started I thought I would have nothing important to say... no one would read my blogs and I wasn't really sure what on earth I would talk about. Now, 380 posts later.... I guess I had more to say than I thought!! I'm sure you'll find the same thing to be true...

Oct 27, 2008 12:24 PM

Robyn Guinn

StageAZ - Phoenix, AZ

Home staging, Arizona

Julie, one giant step and you'll be running in no time. I'm still new and getting my feet wet too but everyone has been wonderful and very helpful. I think I'm becoming addicted, oh no, oh no.......:)

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Allegra Dioguardi

Styled and Sold Home Staging and Staging Training - Westhampton Beach, NY

Home Staging & Training, Suffolk Co. Long Island

Julie, Congratulations and Welcome! At least you had the good sense to make your first blog post an introduction! I posted for the first time a few weeks ago and skipped right over that part I was so nervous! You've gotten a lot if good tutorials here in inserting pictures etc but if you run into problems again, there are tons of tutorials, even videos etc. explaining things like how to align pictures (once you get them in! lol). Just go to search at the top of every page and type in whatever you're looking for. Trust me...I spent days doing this. Great job! Being stagers, we're all good at visualizing so don't worry.

Dec 03, 2008 08:46 AM