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How to start your home staging business from the ground up
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Overview of the many services you can provide and how to charge for them
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Insider secrets to obtaining business - where to network and advertise
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Marketing and branding your business - stand out and make a name for yourself
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Create a marketing presentation and 60 second commercial
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Space planning and how to remedy problem areas
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Accessorizing 101
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Design exercises that teach you how to see color
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Choosing appropriate paint colors for difficult rooms
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How to use furniture to showcase features of the home and create warm and inviting rooms
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Staging tips and tricks
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Secrets to a well balanced room
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People on your team
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How to make money with affiliate vendors
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Staging a lived-in home - consultations vs. stagings
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Staging a vacant home
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What to have in your kit
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What to own / What to rent
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Tour a working storage unit
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Insurance, contracts and financing
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Write your business plan
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How to select and order rental furniture
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Conduct a staging consultation on a lived-in home - this is an invaluable practice exercise!
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Speaking with the client - appropriate responses, alternative solutions and getting the job
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Prepare a bid on a vacant home - another invaluable exercise!
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Advertise your new Staging business with a 1-year membership to RESA (Real Estate Staging Association)
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Continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, drinks
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Staging goodies to get you started
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Receive your Academy of Home Staging Certification upon successful completion of course and final test