I was listening to Clark Howard on the radio the other day, and a caller was concerned about keeping the money in his business bank accounts safe from hackers and thieves. I was so shocked about what I heard, I felt I had to shout it out as loud as I could! It happened to my wife and I once - wh
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10/06/2010
I was visiting a house in Round Rock last week for a Basic Stage Coaching and as I approached the front door, I scribbled on my notepad, "Too many pots... not enough flowers..." One of The Stage Coach's Greatest Hits: "Pots are OK - but they must have a live plant or flower." It's an easy rule: e
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09/08/2010
I don't usually use A/R as a place to get on my soapbox, but I read a story last night that contained a quote that made me sick with anger, and I wanted to sound off. So, excuse me while I get up on my soapbox... Here's the article: Wall Street Journal From Sept 7th - Gates Foundation Acknowledge
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09/08/2010
Last week, I was talking to another Home Stager who has finally started working on her Facebook Business Page. I say "Finally" because I've been working on the Facebook Page for The Stage Coach since last fall [are you a fan yet?]. It didn't really occur to me that, despite 500,000,000 (that's 5
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08/09/2010
I had the pleasure of visiting a home yesterday for a Basic Stage Coaching service that was next door to a home I had worked on last November. Going back to the same street after eight months wound up providing me with a good laugh. When I pulled up and exited the truck to take a picture of the
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07/23/2010
I stumbled across this article in my Google Reader this morning before heading out... "Real estate agents want oil spill compensation" - Jul 21 12:55 PM US/Eastern By LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press Writer [Yes, I'm aware this article is on Breitbart, which is underfire right now. But the article
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07/22/2010
When I first started visiting homes in 2006 to help owners prepare their homes for sale, I was a overly enthusiastic about Staging Closets. At first, it seemed important to me to really show off the space available in closets because most Central Texas Homes don't have basements for storage. I
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06/09/2010
I received a LinkedIn discussion email yesterday regarding Home Staging Statistics that was started by a Fellow A/R Home Stager [don't want to name w/o permission], and found myself chiming in... The more I Stage Homes, the more I feel Home Staging Statistics are Marketing Bunk... I'll admit it -
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03/20/2010
First, I would like to give a quick shout out to Kim Daugherty whose post back in November inspired me to implement this idea. Her Post, How Facebook Fans Are Like Little Kids...and a TIP to KEEP their Attention! was about giving Fans a reason to come to your site, and keeping them interested wh
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02/04/2010
At the end of last year, I spent some time doing research on Social Media and Word of Mouth Marketing. One of the repeated topics was the importance of Testimonials. It seems Madison Avenue Firms have left the general public cynical in regards to traditional forms of advertising and marketing.
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02/03/2010
