Transformations E-zine
The Staging News
by Becky Harmon
 
In This Issue
Staging News
From the Heart
 
 
Becky Harmon
Transformations School of Staging and Redesign
 
        VIDEO CLIP        
 
Greetings Friends, Agents and Staging
Fans---

~This newsletter is going out to my current list of friends, family and people interested in staging, redesign and personal motivation. If you received this by mistake, forgive this tech-challenged "blonde" and unsubscribe. 
WELCOME to the STAGING NEWS---
 
Becky Harmon
 
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Echoing last months message...listen to your heart, not the negative voices around you and in your head. Even in this uncertain economy, we are encouraged by what we hear. For instance...

 

 

I just got a great report from a recent class grad. She just made $10,000. on a staging job in a high-end house. She gets about $2000. on her average staging project. Yvonne McClure of Pennsylvania, I am so proud of you. Her recommendations: Networking and being prepared to roll up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to complete the project. 

 
 

Another grad is an agent who sold her new listing (after staging it) in 22 days after it had been on the market for over 3 years. She then got 4 more listings the next week from the neighbors who saw the "SOLD" sign.

  

Staging Works!!! The one-day Charge-Your-Batteries seminar was January 13th in Jacksonville. We enjoyed Mina Shah from the Tony Robbins Organization, a great lunch and a powerful presentation titled Staging Strategies for 2010. We are all fired-up and ready for success.

 
 We could not record the Mina Shah portion (copyrighted material), but we have an audio clip of the last part of our day. After the Power Point Presentation, which is mentioned at the bottom of this section, I shared a few stories as did several of the attendees. The volume is somewhat in and out. The recorder was stationary and I move around quite a bit when I speak.
 
   

 We still have an opening in our February Certification Class. 16th - 18th. There are several in March and April. E-mail an RSVP.

 Here is a picture from January's class.
 
Dondra's DR

 

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One more thing for class grads only...
The power point CD presentation of "before and after" pictures is still available for $25. + $4. shipping.
 
 It features the best pictures from 3 years of staging classes. It will help you show the importance of staging to your clients and agents. It will soon be marked back up to $75. I have a few ready to ship immediately. E-mail ASAP to reserve your copy.
 
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Just for fun...here is a picture collage of the historic house we staged for the St. Augustine Tour of Homes last spring. You can tell we are not professional photographers.

 

 Favorite Resources 
 
 ~These vendors can give you contractor pricing on their products. We have received many good reports from clients about their work:
 
 * Call Keith at the Carpet Man for designer and contractor pricing on carpet and  flooring. 904-803-7825
 
* Call the Floor Club at 904-646-4400 for another great source for tile and flooring. 
 
 * Call Chuck at Art Stones Marble and Granite for Countertops. 
 904-737-2922
 
 * Call Alan at Christian Crafters International for your painting needs. 904-254-0518
 
* Call Alan at First Beach Productions for Video Tours.
 904-247-5277
 
* Call Martin Schramm for all your Computer needs. 904-910-3511  
 
We are not liable for the work, warranties or service performed by these companies. They are not employees of Transformations. 
 
chickensoup 

 

FROM MY HEART 
 
Here are some favorite quotes from some of my articles and blog posts. 
 
To Students of the Class and business people everywhere:
  "Your future clients are out there looking for you. They don't all know it yet, but they need you.

I believe that when you treat your customers like friends and family, when your goal is giving, loving and serving---amazing things happen. They will be attracted to you and your business. Even before they know all the details, something in their 'heart of hearts' tells them, 'This is real. This is what I've been searching for.' Something they don't fully understand will speak to them, beckon them.

In the dream-like Iowa farm baseball movie starring Kevin Costner, we can hear James Earl Jones saying, 'They will come to your Field of Dreams for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway, not knowing for sure why they're doing it. ---Oh, people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come.'"

 
 

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Till next time...
 
Happy Thoughts,
Becky Harmon 
 
You miss 100% of the shots you never take."
                                               
Wayne Gretsky
 
 
Save $300. ...on the cost of the next 3-day staging/redesign certification class.
 
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