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Here are the Final workshops for the up coming StagersLIST.com Expo being held in the Los Angeles Area on February 10th. What a great line up.  We have something for everyone.

Whether you need help with marketing ideas, networking or increasing your revenue streams, we have a workhshop for you.

Triple Your Revenues Through Window Coverings

Ashley Whittenberger, Entrepreneur and
Industry Expert

If you're not selling window treatments, you may want to reconsider. During this workshop, Ashley, Certified Window Treatment Consultant and Real Estate Staging Expert, will show you how you can increase your revenues, expand your business and increase your bottom line by offering custom window coverings. She will help students learn how to navigate their way through the confusing and overwhelming world of custom window treatments, and she'll explain how to perfectly and smoothly marry your staging and redesign services with custom window covering sales.

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Networking Your Way to Success

Shell Brodnax, Marketing Strategist, Networking Expert

•·         Learn to successfully grow your business by networking

•·         Avoid networking disasters that ruin your image

•·         Become the "go to" person

•·         Position yourself to become a respected industry leader.

Get going on your networking goals and choose those that will get the results you are looking for to grow your business. If you can't "sell" yourself, it doesn't matter what your business is.  Network your way to success.

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Did you know that Green Marketing Techniques help your clients sell homes?

Green - Green Marketing, WHY?

Terrylynn Fisher, Realtor and Live Green, Live Smart Certified Trainer

Your clients are looking for GREEN businesses and services.  Did you know, a consumer survey says:

 •·         92% of consumers said "green" features are important when buying property

•·         74% buy environmentally friendly products

•·         60% will pay more for green items

•·         55% make an effort to patronize retailers with a green reputation

Gain green information that will add a competitive edge to your business and help you improve the environment too!

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Do you know how to Overcome Objections when client's don't want to spend the money on Staging?

Understanding Client Behavior & Effective Communication to Overcome Objections 

Christine Rae, Staging Trainer and author

Are you aware that people learn and take in information differently based on communication styles? Your presentation can be tailored to the way your clients communicate and your success rate will soar.

Learn how to work with the client based on their communication style. Learn sales tools, techniques and presentation tips that will turn presentations into consultations, consultations into jobs, and rev up your business.

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What do you really know about the techniques of Feng Shui?

Essential Feng Shui De-Cluttering Guidelines

Learn to de-clutter the Feng Shui way, for clearer spaces,  clearer thinking. Allow good chi to find its way into your life and home.  Where is your office or bedroom? Where should they be? Find out what works and how to mitigate it if you can't change its location. Where is your prosperity corner? You may be surprised when you clear it what will manifest.

 This fascinating topic has far reaching benefits to not only your staging business but your living space as well.

 We put together a variety of workshops that we knew would benefit your staging business.

Come to Day 1 and take part in our day long Expo EVENT! OR Just take the time for our workshop series, it's up to you.  With admission beginning at $29.95 it will be the best investment in your business you could make in 2009. For more information go to www.StagersLISTExpo.comand click on Los Angeles.

 

The richness of rewards are how they make you feel.  The extra validation that you get when peers deem you competent and better than competent.  Priceless!  However, grateful we are that we have been voted the 2009 Staging Innovators of the year for RESA, it is richer because of the company we keep.  The nomination was a gift in itself and look at our worthy opponents???  Their presence in this challenge makes it all the more meaningful.  And we thank them all and all who voted for us.  These are the leaders and the voice of our industry.  They LEAD, they SHARE, they GIVE of themselves and their wisdom and passion for this business.  And we are proud and blessed to be among them.  That you see us as LEADING, SHARING, GIVING as well is a true honor.  THANK YOU guys for sharing the stage. Here are their entries and their profiles...      http://www.realestatestagingassociation.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=304550&module_id=52199    

                             

              Melissa Marro    DesAnn Collins    Cindy Lin        Sandy Dixon      Lori Kim Polk

                                      

Kym Hough, Staged to Sell, Danville,California & Terrylynn Fisher,Realtor,Walnut Creek, California. www.StagersLISTExpo.com  INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS OF THE 2009 RESA INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR.

Our StagersLIST.com Expo is coming to Los Angeles Monday, February 9, 2009. We are pleased to have a wonderful Venue sponsor Brook Rental Furniture.  The event will bring Industry leaders together with Home Stagers from across the Los Angeles area to network, educate and mix with vendors and resources to increase their business.

Spend One day with us or come back for a workshop program on Day 2. It's up to you.  Just $65.00 for the one Day Seminar and if you are a RESA member its an even better deal of $55.00!

Check out www.StagersLISTExpo.com for all the details of this event and our 11 other Expos that will be crossing the country in 2009 meeting stagers everywhere.

 "I was blown away by how organized the event was and how easy it was to talk with the vendors, other stagers and the speakers. I enjoyed every minute of the day."

- Cynthia Nolan, 2008 Expo

Whether you are a seasoned Stager or just starting out in the Home Staging profession this one day Expo is for you.

For more information go to www.StagersLISTExpo.com and click on Los Angeles for all the details.