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September 26, 2011 by becky.
The latest info can be found on our new Blog called Stage Happy. http://stagehappy.blogspot.com/
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September ‘11 Issue
August 30, 2011 by becky.
*If you are interested in a possible staging career or you wish to enhance your existing decorating or staging business, you are invited to attend our Staging Crash Course webinar showing some of our latest projects including a $2,000,000 house.
Sign up for Sept. 29th or Oct. 27th from 7:00PM to 8:30PM
Limited space available
$20 for our grads
$50 for agents or designers
$75 for anyone else
*The demand for certified stagers is accelerating exponentially. One of our real estate investor client/students just sent an amazing testimonial on August 25th…
Becky,
I’ve been meaning to drop you a note and let you know how successful your staging course has been for us. We had two houses, a 4BR 2-1/2 BA and a 3/2 rehabbed and ready to go. We put them on MLS on a Saturday and I staged on Sunday. We had offers on both houses on Monday and signed contracts by Tuesday. Presto! It was worth the price and being so successful so quickly helped boost my confidence!
Thanks so much!
Melissa Sargent, Riches 4U2 Investments, Inc.
*Sandra Millis of Southern Comfort Redesign, just got good news that her 2nd staged oceanfront condo sold in record time… around 30 days. Way to go Sandra!! www.scrjax.com
*Anyone interested in jumping on the Staging Business Fast-Track program needs to speak up now. We have a few spots left in our Labor Day week Online Certification Class and 2 spots in our September 3-day local class. Our 3-day class dates in September changed to accommodate several people… the 15th – 17th, Thursday through Saturday.
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July/August Issue
July 15, 2011 by becky.
Hi again,
To quote John Steinbeck “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen” so please join your fellow stagers/friends and share an interesting idea or staging tip with the group or just come and network.
We are excited to announce a representative from Big Guy Movers is our guest speaker for Friday. One piece or a house full of furniture!
The meeting is Friday, the 5th at 10:15AM till 11:45AM at 10599 DeerPark Blvd. 32256, just off Gate Parkway.
Please RSVP at SCRjax@att.net.
HAPPY 4th of July! I love this holiday. What a great opportunity to be with friends and family to celebrate our national birthday. Hope you day was full of fireworks and sparkle.
We are also celebrating the school’s 5th birthday… Hoo-ray!!! For this special occasion, we are offering 2 special gifts:
1. A “What’s New on the Staging Front” teleseminar. No charge for my VIP subscribers. If you are reading this, you are on my A-list. All others are $19. So tune in to the call to hear the great news about all the latest staging opportunities available. There is yet another untapped business opportunity under the staging umbrella. You will flip when you hear about this. We’ll share the “how to” and much more. All you need is a phone. If you send a “yes” e-mail to me, I’ll send you a reminder e-mail. becky@beckyharmon.com
The number is 213-342-3000 and the access code is 884624. It is Monday, July 11th at 8:00PM EDT. Please join us for some fireworks and enthusiasm.
2. Our popular new Online Staging Certification Class is offering a BOGO-Buy One Get One- for a short time only. You must register by July 31st. This
7-hour class is still at the introductory price of $750. If you bring a friend, they
are free. So basically, it would be $375 each. Wow! This is for our August and September classes.
The class includes 7 DVD’s, 5 CD’s, a new space-planning kit and
comprehensive manual. An added bonus is an additional professionally produced DVD of an actual staging job. We also include a power point CD
showing the best of our before-and-after pictures. Both extra products are worth $225. The class has a money-back guarantee. If you decide the class was not for you, your investment will be refunded but you can keep the
bonus products.
Read more about the online class:
http://www.transform-us.com/online-home-staging-training.htm
We love what we do. I am so thankful for 5 years of teaching new business owners how to stage and redesign homes across America. We have de-cluttered thousands of over-pillowed and under-decorated homes everywhere. We have thrown out thousands of “dead” silk ivy plants and
dust-caked ficus trees. We have beautified personality-starved, lifeless homes and added color plus style back to neutral, beige America. We have earned our cape and super-hero status.
When I started, many well-meaning voices suggested that it was probably a fad and not worth the investment of time and money… certainly not worth leaving a thriving interior design job. But they were all wrong.
Read below about how to fight for your dream and not let the voices of discouragement defeat you before you even start.
While visiting Williamsburg a few years ago, I realized how fragile our country’s freedom was in the first few years after the Declaration of Independence was signed.
On our last day in the area, we toured the Yorktown village. The monument in the square dates the battle at Yorktown, the deciding battle for our freedom, at 1781. This was five years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Vastly outnumbered, George Washington prevailed with the assistance of the French and this battle ended the war.
What can we as business owners glean from this history lesson?
When we launch our business, get the paperwork done and tell our friends, sometimes the initial enthusiasm wanes. We must stand firm and fight for our dream.
When I started in Interior Design many years ago, one of my co-workers, a super-star, prima-donna designer told me that I was not cut out for this business. I obviously felt a wave of fear and doubt. As it turned out, I was inspired to prove her wrong. My long commute gave me an opportunity to listen to CD’s on success.
Business owners all need to fill their spare time reading and listening to motivational speakers and leaders. Some of my favorites:
Brian Tracey
Zig Ziglar
Jim Roan
Les Brown
Joel Osteen
John Maxwell
I will end by saying how much I appreciate all of you who faithfully read this newsletter and love the business of Staging and Redesign. I salute all those working in this wonderful industry. I still keep pinching myself after a staging job… getting paid so well for doing something I love. It’s a dream job.
Our RESA meetings are always the first Friday of each month. Mark your calendar for August 5th from 10:15 till 11:45AM. The place is the SouthEast Branch of the library at 10599 Deerpark Blvd. 32256 904-966-0325
Make your reservations through Sandra Millis at scrjax@att.net.
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May Issue ‘11
May 6, 2011 by becky.
The results/testimonials are in from our first ever attendees of the new Online Staging/Redesign class: It’s a hit, for sure…. a home run! Here are some of the comments:
Once again I want to tell you how much I enjoyed your online class - I learned so much! As I mentioned Saturday, I previously took a 5 day staging class in
Thanks again,
Donna Jones,
Thank you! I have really enjoyed your classes. The materials you supplied are really so informative and user friendly. Also, I must add this… I had my list of questions poised and ready to ask during class, but checked them off as we were going along and never needed to ask, as you just covered everything so thoroughly!! So thanks once again for everything Becky. It has really been a pleasure being a student of yours. I have learned so much and look forward to many a staging sensation! (Did I just think of a name there?) 
Warm regards,
Deb Sherlock,
Lisa Thompson, Remax Realty,
The May RESA - Real Estate Staging Association - meeting was hosted by Pottery Barn at the Town Center.
The beautiful presentation provided inspiration for stagers and redesigners in attendance. The morning meeting was well-attended at a total of 28 guests. Many thanks to the talented PB design team for an enjoyable experience for all.
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April Issue
April 17, 2011 by becky.
Hi and Happy Staging,
Read the latest on the new Online class on the website “Classes” page or the read the March Issue below this post. www.transform-us.com
*Pottery Barn, Town Center will host the May meeting of the Jacksonville Chapter of RESA - the Real Estate Staging Association . It will be at 8:45 till 10:15AM on Friday May 5th. The event will be catered by William Sonoma and the program presentation is courtesy of the PB designers. RESA is a non-profit organization designed to promote excellence in the staging industry and support the Real Estate community. All stagers and agents are welcome to visit a meeting, as well as, anyone interested in staging. Reservations can be made through Sandra Millis at scrjax@att.net or Becky Harmon at becky@beckyharmon.com. The meetings are $5.
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RESA Jax and New Online Class
March 18, 2011 by becky.
See Online Class details below…
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You asked for it! You got it! The online class option is finally here. We are all so happy.
I feel like I just gave birth to a long overdue baby. Whew! I’m tired but euphoric!
While we feel that the Jacksonville award-winning hands-on training course is the best staging/training class in the country and the best way to get equipped for this new industry, not everyone can come to our city… busy mom’s, real estate agents and many out west and in Canada. For those people, the online class is the next best thing. It contains all the content, color pictures and demonstrations that are in the on-site class.
The wonderful thing about this training is that you can attend the live-online tele-seminar, and you also get the physical product. As you attend the online class, you can reinforce your knowledge at your own pace with 7 DVD’s and 5 CD’s plus a comprehensive manual.
This has been a year in the making. Many online programs offer one or the other, online tele-seminar or physical product. We give you both.
During the tele-seminar, you will have an opportunity for feedback, questions and personal coaching.
You get 2 certifications:
* Professional level Real Estate Staging
* Professional level Interior Redesign
They are honored everywhere.
List of items in the package:
A comprehensive manual
5 CD’s
7 DVD’s
The course covers:
Space planning
Color selection/Best staging/redesign paint colors
Art placement
Accessory placement
Staging secrets of the pros
Business Start-Up Info
How to get Designer/Contractor Prices
Marketing Your Business
Pricing Your Services
Forms and reports
Sample letters to clients
Leasing agreement
Liability waiver
Sample staging report
Color demo and fabric demo
Business and organizational forms
Resources gathered over a 20-year design career
Website creation and support
A money-back guarantee
It will be $1000. The first online class attendees will get a significant reduction. See details in red.
The value of the products alone is $1000. When you add the tele-seminar, it brings the total value to $1500. We are offering it for half of that price: $750 with free shipping, for a limited time. We will also add in a bonus optional DVD worth $125. It is a professionally filmed and edited staging/redesign from start to finish that you can show your clients. It cost nearly $2000 to produce and edit this film. We are also adding the Power Point with all the best “before and after” pictures from 5 years of classes. You can show your agents and clients. It almost guarantees you will get the job. It is worth $100.
* $1725. value for $750 - Limited availability
* Hands-on practice can be arranged in your area for an additional cost.
* If you wish to take the Jacksonville class later, you get a 20% discount.
*Money-back guarantee, minus shipping costs (must be claimed within 24 hours of receipt of product package)
We are so happy to have another excellent option for all those people who want to have a home-based business with flexible hours. One of our recent graduate single moms just got $1200 after staging a large house. She also recently co-hosted a realtor’s luncheon for another rather expensive property and the house sold within days. Congratulations Kelly Norton from Total Home Management.
The first three classes are going to be live tele-seminars on Monday and Thursday nights and Saturday mornings… 8 to 9 hours of instruction. Your product package will arrive the week before.
The dates are:
May 2nd, 5th and 7th
June 6th, 9th, and 11th
August 1st, 4th and 6th.
Call or e-mail your reservations. 1/2 down is due now and balance due before the class starts. becky@beckyharmon.com MC,Visa, Discover
A Pay Pal page will be up soon on the blog and website.
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March Issue ‘11
March 5, 2011 by becky.
Hello and Happy Spring (almost),
I am euphoric about 2 important additions to our class.
Just this month, 2 student grads took advantage of our new source for stylish but reasonable websites. I think they are gorgeous.
If you look online, you’ll see that stager’s websites have been mediocre, at best. Since it is a visual business, the website must be exceptioal. Now we have a source for quick, reasonable sites. Tell me what you think:
http://www.firstimpressionsbyelizabeth.com
http://www.valentistaginganddesign.com/
Our big news is that the much anticipated online class is finally 99% ready. We will have our first classes in late March and April. We have a waiting list and a few openings for our inaugural classes. Contact us if you wish to be on the list.
These classes will be reduced in price as we tweak and revise. We
are still not sure which is best… an intensive Friday/Saturday or a few nights a week for several weeks. Let us know what you think.
While we feel like the Jacksonville on-site class is the best way to get launched quickly, not everyone can get here. We have people in Canada, and various parts of the USA waiting for this… and closer to Florida, many mom’s who just can’t get away.
The DVD’s and CD’s are in production now and will be ready in
about a week. There will be more info on the website soon. We will send out an official announcement when all the ducks are in a row.
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February ‘11
February 2, 2011 by becky.
Check out the updated website at www.stagehappy.com. Our traffic has quadruppled since it went online in December. Yay!!
We are still celebrating our new website by offering special pricing on our classes. Yes, we are paying for your hotel for a brief time. Read the latest newsletter at http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs001/1101601434862/archive/1104346982978.html E-mail for discount details. becky@beckyharmon.com.
The February RESA meeting details:
Friday, Feb. 4th at 10:15 to 11:45AM. The location is the same… the Deerwood Park Blvd. public library. Jax. Fl. 32256. It’s open to all stagers and agents and people interested in learning more about staging. Cost, $5. Join us.
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January Issue 2011
January 4, 2011 by becky.
Hello and Happy New Year,
Hope all is well for you and yours. Stay warm.
The biggest news for us is the brand new, hot-off-the-press, website. www.stagehappy.com It has been a long time coming and well worth the wait.
Also, check out the new FaceBook page for Transformations Staging School. I hope you “like” me.
The local RESA - Real Estate Staging Association - meeting was Friday, January 7th at the SouthEast Branch of the public library. From 10:15 till 11:45AM. We did a short presentation on Motivation and Goal Setting for Stagers. The next meeting is February 4th at the same time. The address for our meetings is 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd. Jax. Fl. 32256. It is open to anyone interested in staging. For reservations, contact Sandra Millis at srcjax@att.net I hope to see you there.
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December 2010
December 8, 2010 by becky.
We have an announcement… the new website is online!! www.transform-us.com
We are still adding pictures, but it’s finally out there. Yay!
It’s been like birthing a baby. She’s finally arrived and I am celebrating with a BOGO deal. 1st student at regular price; 2nd student half price. Bring a buddy to staging school. 904-945-0093
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