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Home Staging for Profit: How to Start and Grow a Six Figure Home Staging Business in 7 Days or Less
A superb guide on how to profit from a home staging business, national expert and author, Barbara Jennings of Decorate-Redecorate.Com, takes readers step by step through the maze of starting and growing a staging business, covering virtually everything one needs to know and do. With 36 years in staging, redesign, decorating and home business development, her large in-depth 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, can harness all of the author's insights, and avoid the pitfalls. The manual is loaded with check lists, forms, how-to details, plus photos and so much more. A free discussion forum is available to anyone interested as well as free newsletters on a wide variety of decorating topics. Well suited to anyone who loves decorating and working with people, staging is a fast growing industry with great profit potential. How often does one get paid for doing what they love? Home staging 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, Home Staging for Profit is a must read for anyone serious (or just exploring). Photos 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 before and after pictures of actual recent projects (as typical of the industry)
- identifies the top mistakes and common problems sellers make
- what stagers must do and understand
- how to identify the home's assets and faults
- how to interview and bond with real estate agents
- how to interview and bond with home owners
- the five ingredients for a successful staging service
- professional image, attitudes and ethics needed
- how to do consultations, submit bids, make presentations
- how to set up the business, licenses to get and so forth
- how to get clients and referrals from multiple sources
- how to profit from consultations and offer full staging services
- how to promote, maintain and sustain the business indefinitely
- how to price services with confidence and ease
- how to protect, organize and prioritize.
This detailed guide is the 2nd in a series. Her first very successful guide, Rearrange It, teaches how to start and grow an interior re-design business. This book, coupled with free access to additional color photos, design tricks and multiple free videos, makes it a complete learning experience. Readers will also receive: - 107 questions to ask agents and homeowners to help quote services
- detailed pricing guidelines for furnished and empty houses
- legal issues readers should know about
- extensive list of stager tools needed for actual projects
- extensive cleaning and painting guidelines
- a 29-page detailed checklist to make consultations easy
- list of over 300 possible business names
- detailed information on available visual aids, promotional help, and dual certification courses pre-developed to supplement reader's knowledge, increase confidence and hone design skills
Bonus Section includes: - exclusive free access to 47 colorful design tricks
- free access to more before and after staging pictures
- free access to multiple design and staging videos
- 15 handy reproducible forms ready to go, multiple checklists, and handout examples for value added services
Additional details about visual aids and action tools are included for those interested..
Price: $29.95
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Sensual Knits: Luxurious Yarns, Alluring Designs
Modern knitters are simply in love with luxury yarns—and the stylish items they can make from these opulent, irresistibly touchable materials Sensual Knits feeds their hunger for fashionable projects made specifically with the finest merinos, alpacas, silks, cashmeres, and angoras. Beautiful models display the clothing, and every exquisitely photographed garment provides a stunning example of how classic can also be very sexy. A textured jacket features a nipped waist that hugs a woman’s curves, a bishop-sleeved sweater has a daringly plunging neckline, and there are camisoles, silky negligees, and evening dresses too. And be assured: these pieces will look great for years to come, not just for a single season. Any advanced beginner who has mastered the basics can handle these patterns. .
Price: $11.13
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Sensual Crochet: Luxurious Yarns, Alluring Designs
As the millions of contemporary crochet enthusiasts explore new avenues for creative expression, they’re also creating their own special kind of couture with their hooks. And these sophisticated, high-fashion designs, inspired by runway trends, will appeal to their well-honed sense of style. Made with luxurious, sensuous fibers like silk, cashmere, and angora, the 25 projects in this alluring collection include sexy designs, such as a morning robe, a retro cocktail mini-dress, red hot halter, elegant cowl pullover, and sage corset. Beautifully photographed with moody lighting and stylish models, and featuring step-by-step illustrations, this unique guide will appeal to the upscale crocheter eager to combine her favorite craft with her taste for all that’s chic and elegant. .
Price: $11.51
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The Skilled Helper: A Problem Management and Opportunity Development Approach to Helping
Internationally recognized for its successful problem-management and opportunity development approach to effective helping, Egan's text emphasizes the collaborative nature of the therapist-client relationship and uses a practical, three-stage model that drives client problem-managing and opportunity-developing action. Egan masterfully leads readers step-by-step through the counseling process, while giving them a feeling for the complexity inherent in any helping relationship. As readers begin to understand the various steps of the helping model, they are able to improve their competence and confidence measurably. In this new eighth edition, Egan has built upon the strengths of the last edition in which he presented a "positive psychology", solution-focused theme by adding new discussions on evidence-based practice, research, and philosophical perspectives around how helpers know what they know..
Price: $70.00
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Create Jewelry: Pearls: Luxurious Designs to Make and Wear (Create Jewelry series)
The editors of Beadwork magazine reveal the elegance of pearls with projects, photography, and history in this tribute to nature’s iconic gemstone Step-by-step instructions for 20 stunning projects involving natural, freshwater, and imitation pearls are accompanied by photos to guide jewelry makers of all ability levels through the wide range of materials, colors, and shapes used in these elegant and wearable designs. Broken into three sections, "The Classics" covers traditional pearl stringing and simple earrings, "Special Occasions" includes a striking copper-colored choker and a lariat suitable for a bride, and "Fashion Forward" contains a bangle with fiery-colored pearls and a dramatic bracelet using handmade beads and dyed pearls. Chapters on the science and culture of pearls include tips on selecting, working with, and caring for these treasures, while engaging anecdotes and vibrant images of pearls throughout history round out this informative and entertaining book. .
Price: $13.88
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Understanding Generalist Practice
Organized around the authors' coherent and cohesive Generalist Intervention Model, this introductory guide to generalist social work practice provides students with the knowledge and skills they will need to work with individuals and families and the foundation knowledge from a generalist perspective to work with groups, communities, and organizations. It explores the links between micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work practice and reflects the latest EPAS standards with empowerment and strengths perspectives for partnering with clients..
Price: $55.00
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Rooms: Creating Luxurious, Livable Spaces
For award-winning interior designer Mariette Himes Gomez, every project is a voyage of self-discovery Refined simplicity, thoughtful attention to detail, and a clear architectural design -- these are the hallmarks of Mariette's style. Filled with breathtaking photography, Rooms is a guided tour of the designs that have made Mariette one of the most respected and sought-after tastemasters in the country. Peek behind the scenes as she divulges the secrets of the trade that will help you transform your own home from the everyday to the extraordinary. Designing a room involves balancing the ideal and the real, discovering a happy medium between what you imagine and what exists. From evaluating the core architectural structure -- or "shell" -- of a room, to selecting colors and arranging furniture, to picking out and placing the final artistic touches, Mariette shares all of the techniques and information you'll need to create Rooms of elegance and distinction. What colors and patterns will work with a room's architecture? How can you visually turn two Rooms into one -- and vice versa? How is art different from décor? How big a sofa will a room tolerate? Mariette answers these questions and more with sage advice and an easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach. She shares the experience of renovating her own homes -- one, a house in the country, the other, an apartment in the city -- and the many homes around the country that bear her unique signature. Whether you are decorating a loft apartment, summer cottage, or home in the suburbs, Rooms will help you strike the balance between beautiful and practical, lavish and livable. .
Price: $12.98
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