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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        
 
News and Notices 
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Want a Complimentary Analysis of Your Website? (Exclusive offer for Becky's students). Jerry Busche, an internet marketing pro, recently analyzed my Transformations website and "optimized" each page. He has achieved dramatically higher rankings for my site among search engines and has attracted substantially more visitors.Call Jerry at 904-992-6144 or email him at jbusche@bellsouth.net.
I love this guy!
 
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Teleseminar Coming Soon
Watch for Dates 
 
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The next available class date is the August 3-day class: 17th - 19th. There is one opening. We still have several for Sept. and 2 for Oct.
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The 44 slide Power Point presentation is still available for class grads only. It features some of the best pictures from 4 years of classes. It will be $75. on our new product page. You can still get a copy now for $25. + $4. shipping. e-mail Becky 
 
 
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 at the bottom of the page. 
WELCOME to the STAGING NEWS---
 
Becky Harmon
 
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4th July 
Happy 4th of July~
 
"Okay. It's truth time... Your friends won't tell you and your agent wants to be the good guy. I'm the House Doctor, so here goes..."
 Read more...
Drop down to the article in the FROM MY HEART section below...
 
 The Latest News...
 
~The June Class ended recently and we have a short video to share:
 ~We recently won "Best in Jax" for the 3rd year in a row, second year for staging and design. Be proud of your training
certification honors. 
 
~We have put things in motion to be approved as a Continuing Education provider for Realtors. The local Florida Area Realtors education department (thank you Joy) helped us fill out the extensive paper work. This will put us in exclusive positioning in the ranks of home staging education. We are so excited.
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~Transformations is focusing on Move Management as an expanded opportunity for service in the ever-increasing arena of the home-staging industry. As Baby Boomers downsize, there will be a need for skilled stagers to help sell the big house and do space planning to redesign the new, smaller house or retirement home. Oftentimes, a health crises prompts a housing move. The family and/or senior homeowner are not in a good frame-of-mind to make sound decisions. We are getting calls to provide this service.
 
I spoke to the director of placement in our local Mayo Clinic area retirement community. She said the need for this specialty is huge. And, from my observations locally, few are really taking advantage of this staging opportunity.
 
There are winners and losers in every economic shift. New job descriptions are created as the need arises. We will see an increasing demand in this area as the population ages. We must step up to the plate and be available to service this segment of society.
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~Watch for announcements of upcoming teleseminars and Webinars.
 
 Beverly Sampson
Beverly Sampson-June Grad
Here are 2 recent testimonials:

"...A long ride in the car is a good time to reflect and I did.  I felt even better about having taken the class by the time I got home.  I thought about everything you said and all that we did and am grateful to you for taking it as your mission to teach and grateful that I found you.  I had a feeling as soon as I saw the website and read just a little of what you wrote that when you named the company it was as much about the transformation of the students as the clients' homes.  I can actually feel now how each student finds an outlet for her own creativity while helping other people.

I worked in my house til midnight last night and am continuing today. I got a call on the way home that I had won a set of screwdrivers in a charity raffle I had bought tickets for last week.  The planets are aligning!!! :)

See you soon in Amelia

Many thanks and very best wishes,

Beverly Sampson 6/10 class"

 

"Becky, I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the transformation you and your wonderful students did in just three hours.  When I got up the next morning, not remembering that you had staged the living and dining rooms, I felt that big WOW when I rounded the hall into the living and dining rooms.  How wonderful it was not to see "stuff" all over the two rooms.  Both rooms look so much larger and interesting now.  The art pieces/wall hangings look so much better too.  It is AMAZING what you gals managed to accomplish in such a short time.  (The cleaning crew are thankful too!!)  Thanks again for the great team work all of you displayed in my home.  You are a tremendous instructor. 6/29/10

 

Marge Bradberry

Coldwell Banker Devonshire Realty"

 

 
BIG NEWS:
Just last month, we released the "STAGING CRASH COURSE," available for a short time at an introductory half price of $125. 
 

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 New Testimonial about one of our seminars from Mina Shah, the #1 Peak Performance Trainer for the Tony Robbins Companies:
 
 
 
 Favorite Resources 
 
 ~These vendors can give you designer pricing on their products. They are my best resources. 
 
 * Call Keith at the Carpet Man for contractor pricing on carpet and  flooring. Installation in 24 - 48 hours. 904-803-7825 keithharmon14@yahoo.com  
 
* Call the Floor Club at 904-646-4400 for another great source for tile and flooring. 
 
* Call Alan at First Beach Productions for Video Tours.
 904-247-5277 www.firstbeachproductions.com    
 
* Call Martin Schramm for all your Computer tech needs. 904-910-3511
 
* Call DIY Custom Window Valances for a quick, no sew window treatment. 877-840-4349 www.diyvalances.com  
 
* Jerry Busche - Website SEO 992-6144 jbusche@bellsouth.net 
 
 * Call Kellyann at Affordable Cleaning Services for deep cleaning. www.affordablecleaningservices.biz 238-9040 
 
We are not liable for the work, warranties or service performed by these companies. They are not employees of Transformations. 
 
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FROM MY HEART
 

Okay, it's truth time. Your friends won't tell you and your real estate agent wants to be the good guy. I'm the House Doctor, so here goes: if your home is more than 10 years old, it needs updating!

That seafoam green carpet has to go, along with the mauve and blue vertical blinds. Let's lighten up that dark '70s era paneling. On a recent house call in an older neighborhood, I fully expected *The Brady Bunch* to march down the stairs. It's difficult to appreciate the unique architecture of a home when the when geometric wallpaper is screaming, "Here I am; look at me."  

Read more. Click and scroll down to Home Updating is a Must....
 

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Please feel free to contact me if you have any business related challenges. I am a staging Mom to hundreds of class grads. I love to brainstorm with stagers/redesigners to solve problems and stay connected. I love this business. We are a family. We are the world... (I get carried away sometimes.)

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Till next time...
 
Happy Thoughts,
Becky Harmon 
 
"You miss 100% of the shots you never take."
                                               
Wayne Gretsky
 
 
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