Craig Schiller's (craigschiller) Blog
These are the creative writings of Craig Schiller, a home stager, professional real estate marketing "guru" and founder of the Real Estaging, one of the nation's leading home staging companies.
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2006
You gotta admit one of the GREAT things you can say about Matt and Active Rain is if you DIDN'T know what the heck a blog was, you sure will in a very short time. If you got kids... you might even be able to stand proud, puff out your chest and say... "I GOTTA BLOG". (Unfortunately, your kids are...
11/11/2006
Being a stager can put us in a "funny spot" with sellers. After working in a seller's homes and transforming them in ways they never consider... sellers REALLY starts to TRUST us.Stagers need to be very careful. While you may be asked... a stager should NEVER suggest what a property should be lis...
11/09/2006
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I am a stickler for words. (Pardon the pun.) But something has been bothering me since I first started my own home staging company. It has to do with referring to ourselves as "Home Stagers" Is that the best way to describe ourselves? Is being a "Home" Stager actually what we are? Does that term ...
11/08/2006
We all have been there... worked hard on a blog early on in our Active Rain blog careers only to see them fizzle and go nowhere. You know the blog... the one that was well thought out, well written, sharing your wisdom and insight. BUT once posted somehow it went nowhere and just to become a drip...
11/05/2006
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So I have been back for a week from my trip to China...and what a trip it was. While I went there because the professional merchandising/design advice of "me" was needed, the personal "me" was impacted.Since returning I have been asked questions like: "How was it?" "Did you have a nice time?" "...
11/05/2006
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Active Rain has given me a platform from where I can share my voice. So I get a LOT of stagers asking for my advice, my help, my thoughts and I am honored and humbled... and a bit frustrated. I am “frustrated” because I see a huge need and want to help. There is so much that can and needs to be d...
11/03/2006
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With nearly 170 Real Estate Stagers now listed here on Active Rain I tend to only have time to "check out" those who have jumped further in the puddle and participate more fully by blogging and commenting.Recently I stumbled upon Jessica Hughes of Ambiance Staging. a new stager that I believe ha...
11/01/2006
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Well for the second time this week one of my blogs has been “hit” with a comment from someone outside Active Rain. This time the anonymous comment hit a blog I posted way back on August 10th entitled Stepping on "accredited/certified” stager’s toes…And while I could let just the anonymous comment...
10/31/2006
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These are the creative writings of Craig Schiller, a home staging professional, passionate real estate marketing professional and founder of the Real Estaging, one of the nation's leading home staging companies.