If you've already taken an expensive seminar, don't read this. It will break your heart. Best selling author and national trainer, Barbara Jennings has written an excellent guide on how to earn up to $100,000 or more from a home staging business. Director of the Academy of Staging and Redesign (Decorate-Redecorate.Com), she takes readers step by step through the maze of starting and growing a lucrative staging business, covering virtually everything one needs to know. She explores, explains and illustrates top business efforts, activities and opportunities. With 37 years in staging and home business development, her large format manual teaches the essential tactics and strategies so anyone can succeed who puts forth the effort. Holding nothing back, readers are privy to the inner secrets and can avoid the typical pitfalls.Loaded with numerous check lists, a wide variety of forms, over 140 pictures, specific how-to details and much more. Full scale dual certification courses for the most ambitious students, visual aids and tools also available "a la carte" from author's website.For anyone who loves decorating and working with people, staging is a fast growing industry with great profit potential no matter what the economic climate or where one lives. It combines decorating techniques with real estate strategies so stagers can effectively help owners sell their homes in record time for record profits, a vital service needed today more than ever. Written in a personable and conversational style, this guide is a must read for anyone serious (or just exploring). Photos help capture the essence of staging while giving readers a clear idea of what to expect. No degree or prior experience is needed. The manual exemplifies solid business training plus decorating and staging specifics, including:numerous candid before and after pictures of actual, recent projectsthe top mistakes and common problems sellers makewhat stagers must do and understandhow to identify a home's assets and faultshow to interview and bond with real estate agentshow to interview and bond with home ownersthe five ingredients for a successful staging serviceprofessional image, attitudes and ethics neededhow to do consultations, submit bids, make presentationshow to set up the business, licenses to get and so forthhow to get clients and referrals from multiple sourceshow to profit from consultations and offer full staging serviceshow to promote, maintain and sustain the business indefinitelyhow to price services with confidence and easehow to protect, organize and prioritize47 staging tricks for instant home appeal107 questions to ask agents and homeowners to help quote servicesdetailed pricing guidelines for furnished and empty houseslegal issues readers should know aboutextensive list of stager tools needed for actual projectsextensive cleaning and painting guidelinesa 29-page detailed checklist to make consultations easylist of over 300 possible business namesdetailed information on available visual aids, promotional tools, management tools, and dual certification courses, which were pre-developed to supplement reader's knowledge, increase confidence and hone design skills are also included (last chapter) Bonus Section includes:15 handy reproducible forms ready to gomultiple checklists and handout examples for value added servicesJennings has also written several other books including Rearrange It and Arrange Your Stuff, which teach how to start and grow an interior re-design or redecorating business. She has also written Staging Luxurious Homes and Staging Portfolio Secrets, and Getting Paid: Financial Strategies for Home Stagers

Including guidance on both the financial and educational aspects of running a home-based day-care program, Shari Steelsmith's book offers tips for successful business management as well as advice on caring for children. Suggestions for establishing and maintaining a home-based business, communicating effectively with children, and remediating potential problems are also included.

Sell Your Jewelry is a complete guide to starting a jewelry business. This book includes all you need to know to establish your company, build a customer base, and develop a profitable business selling your handmade jewelry. Written in plain English, the concepts are easy to understand and apply, regardless of your level of experience. In addition to the basics of running a business, this book teaches secret tips to ensure your success. For instance, did you know that jewelry business owners can buy supplies at wholesale prices and pay half of what everyone else pays? Do you know the four simple things you can do to increase the value of your jewelry and command higher prices? Did you know that defining your target customer is the most important step in marketing your jewelry? This book will teach you all of that and more. You'll learn to: Convert your craft into a company Earn an income selling your jewelry Develop a defined style and niche Create products people will buy Attract customers Buy supplies at wholesale discounts Increase your profits Sell your jewelry in retail outlets Sell at craft shows and street fairs Sell at trunk shows and open houses Make a living selling on Etsy

Are you planning to become part of this redesign or real estate staging network? During this time of phenomenal growth, these businesses may be worth your investigation. If you can answer yes to the following questions, then the redesign or home staging business may be just right for you. Do you love decorating your home? Are you addicted to home decorating shows and magazines? Do you know exactly what someone should do to sell their home fast? Are you constantly moving your furniture around? Do you find yourself decorating for your friends and family for free? Do you have a flair for decorating? Keep in mind, however, that Redesign and Real Estate Staging are more than just having the talent and skills to do the job. The business of the business is the part that can be tricky. Readers of this book will fall into one of the following categories: Those With a Second Career: You already have a successful career and are looking for something new. In fact, the design field may be totally unrelated to anything you have ever done before Those Wishing To Be Their Own Boss: You want to have more control over your day and how it goes. Being your own boss allows you to be flexible. Those That Are Business Beginners: You have started your own business, and are finding that the small business tools that are available just do not apply to the design industry. Those That Want To Grow Their Design Business: You already are fully engaged in your own design business and need sound marketing principles to grow your business further. Those That Are Curious: You just want to know what the design industry is all about and find out if you can develop your passion into a thriving business. No matter which description fits you, this book will be instrumental in your success of the business side of redesigning and home staging.

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