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Name

Dana Smithers Staging School Instructor Best Staging Training & Coaching

Company

PRES Staging Resource Centre

E-mail

Contact Dana Smithers Staging School Instructor Best Staging Training & Coaching (PRES Staging Resource Centre )

Website

http://www.beststagingtraining.com

Office Phone

(888) 296-3148

Cell Phone

(604) 836-7174

Address

405 - 170 West 1 Street, North Vancouver, BC , V7M 3P2

Description

PRES Staging school offers a 5 day hands-on staging & redesign course AND a staging & redesign home study course; coaching & mentoring in Canada, United States & Australia.

5 Day PRES Home Staging & Redesign Course

PRES HOME STAGING & REDESIGN TRAINING - CLASSROOM AND HANDS-ON in REAL CLIENTS' HOMES - THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY

My Mission Statement is to educate, inspire and empower 1000s of entrepreneurial women around the world, through speaking engagements, writing, training and mentoring.I love what I am doing and I love to see PRES graduates creating careers for themselves that are part time or full time. It takes a resourceful woman to be able to start a new business and to be successful at it. Two of the most important criteria that are needed to be successful in this business are:

   1. Business Knowledge of Starting and Growing your Home Staging & Redesign Business
   2. Decorating/redesign/staging skills to create the best home transformations for living or selling

* a passion for seeing what difference a home transformation can make whether doing it for someone living in their home  or selling i.e. natural ability to create beauty through interior decorating, interior redesign, and/or  home staging
* perseverance and persistence - the attitude that you will 'do whatever it takes to get the job done' and of course you need to have some balance in your life as well or you can become resentful of all the hours you need to put in
* ability to be 'open' to new ways of looking at things and the ability to change something if it is not working for you
* stay knowledgeable about what is going on in this industry - read, research, join staging groups, participate in trade shows, keep connecting through networking, social networking, etc.
* become an expert in this field by learning and doing - get yourself noticed out there
* have fun - keep your life balanced
* and remember the Universe wants you to succeed and to define success inyour own terms - this is your life!

PRES Home Staging Home Study Course

One of my dreams as a home staging & redesign teacher has been to reach 1000s of women around the world. I'm on my way to accomplishing that goal with my newest certificate & designation course: PRES (professional real estate stager) home staging & redesign home study program. This new program launched in September 2011and I have taken my decade of doing home staging and teaching home staging & redesign and put together a comprehensive package in the form of 7 complete lessons. The product can be downloaded or purchased in the form of a workbook, transcripts, exercises, audio recordings and over 400 power point slides teaching you 'as if' you were in the classroom with me!

All of the programs have been created and written by me, and along with high-content high-value teachings, I bring in real life examples and share my 'challenges aka mistakes' and my successes with you. Because I am on a spiritual journey I share some Law of Attraction insights and teachings with you to assist you with your journey. Your success is exactly that - YOUR SUCCESS and that means many things to many people. You're the boss and you decide what success looks like to you. 

Here are some of the highlights of the new PRES (professional real estate stager) home staging & redesign home study program:

"7 Steps To Creating Your Home Staging Business -
Make Money Doing What You Love!"

Here's what you'll learn during this 7-week intensive home-study program:

	How to Get Started and Create Your Business Plan for Success! How to do effective market research Create your Vision & Mission for your new business How to secure and register your company name on line and off line Get started on your business plan and set goals to start and grow your business
	Learn the PRES® 10-Step Secret Success Formula for Home Staging & Redesign Room Set Ups Easily stage or redesign a property by following the PRES® 10-Step Formula Learn the basic differences between Staging for Selling and Redesign for Living Apply Decorating 101 staging & redesign styling principles and elements Learn how to work with rental inventory and where to use enhancements
	Create A Branding Buzz Through Marketing Magic So You're Not The Best Kept Secret! Gain understanding of your branding and unique selling proposition (USP) Discover who your ideal client is and where to find your target market Create a variety of marketing tools to increase exposure Become a home staging expert by getting out there
	Increase Sales -- Get Noticed and Be Remembered Have your reputation soar with these proven marketing strategies Understand how to create your Marketing Wheel to promote your business year-round Create your Infomercial, aka elevator speech, for your networking events Work with Strategic Alliances and Joint Venture partners to increase your sales
	Create Attractive Pricing by Creating Irresistible Offers Use professional templated forms for your consultations & contracts Offer value-added services to your standard pricing package Create exclusive offers for your major clients with or without Rental Furnishings Put your generic information packages together so you are ready at all times Learn how to create an invoice and provide quotes for services and services with inventory
	Make a Small Investment In Starting Up Your Dream Business Find out how much money you really need to get started Gain valuable insight on which rentals are best for starting out Put your fantastic tool kit together with the best tools for staging Learn where to find assistants and what to pay them Find out what the best insurance is for your staging business
	Take the Fear Out of Selling -- Relationship Selling Made Easy! How to go from prospect to client in 5 easy steps Qualify your prospect to determine if you want to work with them or not Provide an in-depth consultation offering features and benefits Close the sale feeling confident and valued Discover why the 'Fortune is in the Follow Up' (most people don't do this)

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My Books & Ebooks on Starting Your Home Staging Business

I've been teaching home staging and redesign for almost a decade now. I consider myself an expert in both fields and decided to provide a resource for sellers who did not live in an area that I could assist, or that my PRES (Professional Real Estate Stagers) could assist.

I have written 3 ebooks for the Do-It-Yourself Home Stager - Getting Ready For an Open House in 10 Easy Steps!, Creating Curb Appeal that SELLS! and my latest Trade Secrets to Hanging Art like a PRO! I particularly wanted to write the book on how to hang art because it is the 'icing on the cake' and so many people do it so badly! I am horrified when I pull out a 4 inch nail that holds one small, under 10 pound picture, never mind craning my neck to see art hang so high!

Whether you are the seller or you are the realtor, these are great books to have to help you sell your home for top dollar and sooner than a home that is not staged! 

These books are  also invaluable for those who love the home they live in. I teach you step by step in the placement of your existing furniture, artwork and accessories, while incorporating your personality and lifestyle to achieve a more functional, visually pleasing and relaxing area.

You can purchase the eBooks now!

Getting Ready for an Open House in 10 Easy Steps

Trade Secrets to Hanging Art Like a PRO!

Start & Run a Home Staging Business published by Self Counsel Press www.PresStaging.com/products

RAVING FAN TESTIMONIALS:

I love my clients and I love the testimonials I receive because they make it so worthwhile!!!

REDESIGN (home makeover for living client)

“I was really nervous and excited when Dana and her students were coming to do my home makeover. I have always moved things around in my home but lately I just couldn’t seem to find the right balance and furniture arrangements to work for me. The day arrived and off to work I went a bit concerned about what could they possibly do with my things. Well, let me tell you – my home looks absolutely gorgeous! They created vignettes that I never would have thought of, and all our art that I didn’t know where to put, looks so fabulous and all in the right places. I love the look of my home and won’t be moving anything for quite some time!” Thank you Mary West Vancouver

PRES STAGING CLIENT:

"Mia and I were extremely excited and pleased with the Home Staging job you and your team did, it looks fantastic and I wanted to personally thank you for all your efforts.  We think that it was a huge improvement and looks so much more open and flows a lot better, not to mention the hand picked pieces brought in. Of course the bathroom paint was a winning colour!"

You can check this home out at on our wesbite under CBC Television Living Vancouver.

PRES STUDENTS:

Urban Presentations has been growing steadily for the past five years – and it all started with Dana Smithers!  Both Jennifer and I had both researched the various home staging courses available.  We both wanted to take accredited and professional courses.  This is what set Dana Smithers’ course apart from the others: 

• Amazing, professional course materials that covered everything from design principles to marketing strategies 
  
• The intensive 5 day course program with 3 full days training; staging actual homes for clients
• And foremost; Dana’s own infectious enthusiasm and professionalism.  Dana always made herself available as a mentor us and encouraged professional development and personal growth.

For these reasons we both choose Dana, took her wonderful course and it was definitely the right first step on the path to owning our own successful staging business. 

Thank you Dana!

Within a few months of finishing my training with Dana J. Smithers I have had a number of staging consultations and one move in consultation.  All were done with great success and the clients along with their realtors were thrilled.  They were especially grateful for the follow up reports which they received within 24 hrs. of my consultations.  This is all thanks to the terrific course and excellent instruction I received from Dana.  Thanks so much Dana!

Christine www.StageRightHomeStaging.ca