Tune up your home.

Tune up your home with these simple maintenance tasks. Here’s a checklist of 15 things you should keep on top of, and the best part is that each one takes 10 minutes or less.
1. Vacuum the condenser coils at the back of your fridge annually.
2. Replace your furnace filters seasonally.
3. Polish your natural wood front [...]

CSP Staging Training solid as a Rock…. Building a foundation has never been easier

As you have probably now come to realize there are plenty of options for training in the Staging industry!!! Some make amazing claims to lure you into their programs.
Brian Tracey says- Here’s the thing:
To really be financially free you need to start your own business. Here are some statistics I think you will find interesting. [...]

The Value Factor

Consumers today are smart, confused, busy, stressed, suspicious and or numb. Pick one.
Consumers today are really all this and more. Never before in history have they had an explosion of information so readily available to them yet frequently feel so helpless in making a decision. Helping the consumer buy is what you need [...]

Comparing Apples to …Houses?

A home is a much more important purchase than a few apples, but the buying process isn’t all that different. When buyers shop for apples, they first search for available choices with the charcteristics they want. If they want to make apple pie, they might decide to look for Granny Smiths. When they [...]

The upside to a down economy is MORE BANG for your BUCK! Certified Staging Professionals offer Aeroplan Miles for home staging services

Toronto, ON, August 11, 2009 – It is not surprising, given today’s economy, to find consumers looking for more value when choosing services and products.  Consumers are still spending; they are just doing more research before buying. They evaluate quality, price, and customer service, past client experience, referrals, testimonials, work samples and then the tie [...]

Two great home staging success stories.

In today’s market it is more important than ever to have your home stand out above the rest. For example, recently a CMA was done on a house that came in at $380,000.00. I was called in and the owners spent approximately $1600.00 on some minor work like wallpaper removal, painting and staging the house. [...]

Economy Forces Business Metamorphosis!

“Business as usual, just doesn’t cut it in today’s marketplace; while some businesses are languishing or barely surviving, why are others thriving?”, asks Christine Rae President and Founder of the unique CSP International Business Training Academy. “This kind of economy is like boot camp; only the strong will be left standing”. Every business climate has [...]