Throw away those seminars and interior design classes! Interior Redesign is the creative use of professional furniture and accessory arrangement techniques to transform a client's home from ordinary into extraordinary simply by moving and arranging the furniture and accessories they already own. It is one of the easiest and most rewarding businesses in the design field today. Now West Coast pioneer of interior redesign, Barbara Jennings offers readers a way to improve, enhance, enrich and grow their income with their own home based business. No experience necessary. As director of the Academy of Staging and Redesign (hosted at Decorate-Redecorate.Com). Jennings explains the best, easiest and most profitable ways to start, grow, manage and sustain a highly successful decorating business. She brings 37 years of experience in home business development together with decades of interior design expertise in this large format, practical manual that reveals in simple terms the how-to strategies of top professional re-designers. She teaches readers exactly what to say and do on their half day or full day projects. A very simple business to learn, readers will discover how to transform a home in a matter of hours using just what is there, then making suggestions as to what additional products and services the homeowner could acquire, if needed. No college degree is necessary for this low-risk and highly creative business. The manual provides both business set up and superb marketing training, as well as design training, and the author suggests plenty of additional training and visual aids that could be acquired which will be helpful to readers as they build their business and market their services to the public. Readers will learn to integrate, advance and deploy workable, sustainable methods that lead to confidence, empowerment and strong profits in any economy.Written in a no-nonsense, yet personable style, Rearrange It! teaches readers who want a thriving interior redesign business: how to prepare themselves professionallyhow to get clients and referralshow to conduct consultations the right wayhow to set up their business and protect themselves legallyhow to hang art and pictures properlyhow to market and promote their services in a variety of wayshow to get free publicity for their businessand so much more.Readers will also learn: how to reach potential clients and qualify themhow to assess a room quickly and know how to solve the problems31 examples of arrangement techniques used by professionals (including the most popular furniture arrangement configurations, one of which should solve even the most complicated room)20 questions to ask homeowners before starting a redesign consultpractical do's and don'tsquestions and answersimportant legalities and set up guidancehow to develop a business planthe proper business etiquettean extensive furniture and accessory moving tips segmenthow to charge for serviceshow to get referrals and testimonialshow to get other tools and resources she has created to help promote and manage the businessand how to get free ongoing training via her monthly newsletters.This large-sized manual includes many candid, real world, undoctored photos, focusing mainly on the business procedures readers should know before starting a redesign business. This detailed guide is the 1st in a series by Jennings, who also teaches how to start a home staging business in her best-selling book Home Staging for Profit. Jennings has authored Advanced Redesign and Staging Portfolio Secrets and Staging Luxurious Homes and Getting Paid: Financial Strategies for Home Stagers, topics that also relate to the redesign industry.

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

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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