Happy New Year to you all. I imagine you are dieting and listing goals for ‘07 like I am. If everything happens that we have planned for Transformations this year, you’ll be proud that Jacksonville is the birthplace of this new enterprise. More about that later…
We at Transformations are thrilled to announce the official “unveiling” of the much-anticipated STIR referral website. It is a website for the exclusive use of our class graduates. It is a place they can send their clients to read all about the benefits of staging and redesign. The design, beautifully composed by Vickie Hamby of Creative Minds Unlimited, makes us all proud to be part of this company.
One of the recent Transformations graduates also attended another (out of state) class. She is required to pay $325. annually to be listed in their website and to use her company’s affiliate designation. Our referral website is still free to graduates…for now. That will change in the future. So, if you are thinking of attending a class, do it soon to take advantage of this perk. If you stay in business for ten years, that equates to around $3000. savings.
The new website is… www.stir-us.com The designation you will see after the graduate’s name is STIR. The defination of STIR is…1. to evoke emotion, 2. to create excitement, 3. to blend ingredients, 4. to awaken from slumber. ”We evoke emotion and create excitement when we blend ingredients to wake up a tired room.” It seems appropriate. We are all excited.
Just to let you all know, these are several things that are unique about the Transformations School.
1. The only school that teaches redesign and staging together for certification.
2. The only class, so far to my knowledge, that is taught by an Allied ASID member.
3. We tell you the way to shop in wholesale markets and get designer discounts and contractor pricing on everything from flooring to furniture. This includes a list of places that will honor your new design (or should I say redesign) status. One or two flooring referral fees will just about pay for the class. Agents who recommend upgrades can now get a decorator’s referral fee from the retailer.
It is an exciting time in the field of Real Estate Staging and Interior Redesign. We’ll have some additional announcements soon. Stay tuned…