Preparing your house for selling is more important than ever in this a ‘buyer’s market’. Buyers are taking their time looking at what is on the market and they like those homes that ‘look great’. Getting a home to have that ‘WOW’ appeal takes work on the part of the seller.
You can catch our Founder & Creative Director Dana J. Smithers on City TV Channel 13 (Vancouver) on Tuesday June 9th. She will be talking about her newly launched ebook - Do-It-Yourself Home Staging:Getting Ready for an Open House in 10 Easy Steps! . She will share some of her Top 5 Tips from her new ebook.
Please join her and feel free to send any comments to her at info@PresStaging.com
Creating Presentations that Sell You - Part 1
Are you ready to expand your marketing to include group talks to home owners, sellers and realtors but lack the confidence to try it? Would you like to have a No-Fail Template to create a talk for 2 to 1000s of people?
Most people are naturally uncomfortable making a presentation for the first time.
If you are properly trained and have excellent materials to work from, presenting can
actually be a lot of fun. Some of the highlights of this course will be Dana’s tried-and-true
templates and tips on creating lasting connections with your audience. If you are
not using the ‘funnel system’ of selling, you need to be!
Topic: Creating Presentations That Sell You!
Date: Friday, July 17, 2009
Time: 9:30 am – 4 pm
Location: Fluff Rentals 1363 McLean Drive, Vancouver, BC
Phone: 1 888 296 3148
Website: www.PresStaging.com
Cost: $247 for non-PRES Members; PRES Members $197
plus GST (value $1700!)
Registration: Register and Pay Online at or Email info@PresStaging.com to register.
I’ll be speaking at a an upcoming “library talk” on April 4th in Langley BC:
Topic: Redesigning Your Home for Selling or Living
Date: Saturday April 4th, 2009
Time: 2 - 3 pm
Location: Fraser Valley Regional Library 20399 Douglas Crescent Langley BC: www.fvrl.bc.ca
Phone: 604 514-2855
Cost: FREE
Registration: Is required. Space is limited so please phone 604 514 2855 to register.
Read more about the talk in this article from The Langely Advance: Guru show how to rejuvenate homes
I hope to see you there!
Dana
Christy Clark a well-known radio personality brings in industry experts to discuss topical issues of the day. Dana J. Smithers of PRES Staging Resource Centre and
Sun On My Back Redesigns a real estate staging expert, was quick to reply to Christy’s first question of, ” So what is a seller to do in this buyer’s market to make a sale of their home?” - STAGE IT! There was a lot of banter back and forth much like 2 woman around a kitchen table! Listen to the interview to see what Dana tells Christy to do with the chickens!
Dana’s talk is about half way through the podcast if you want to skip the beginning…
Listen to the Podcast of the show here
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Dana J. Smithers Founder & Creative Director of Sun On My Back Redesigns & PRES Staging Resource Centre will be giving ‘Free’ talks at the following locations.
Learn some of her Top Tips for quick, easy and cost effective home makeovers!
For Selling to start you off, try this mantra: My Home is for Living in, my House is for Selling. You have to start ‘detaching’ from the emotions that you feel about your home, and treat the selling of your house like a business. For many it is their retirement fund!
Topic: Home Makeovers for Living or Selling
Date: Monday March 9th 2009
Time: 7 – 8:45pm
Location: Fraser Valley Regional Library - White Rock Library - 15342 Buena Vista, White Rock BC between Centre and Fir Street on Buena Vista.
Phone: 604-521-2201
Website: www.fvrl.bc.ca
Cost: FREE
Registration: Registration is required: You must phone to register at 604-541-2201
Topic: Redesigning Your Home for Selling or Living
Date: Saturday April 4th, 2009
Time: 2 - 3 pm
Location: Fraser Valley Regional Library 20399 Douglas Crescent Langley BC
Website: www.fvrl.bc.ca
Phone: 604 514-2855
Cost: FREE
Registration: Is required. Space is limited so please phone 604 514 2855 to register.
Stay tuned for more talks & workshops and her new eBook: Home Staging Made Easy for Do-It-Yourselfers!
Dana J. Smithers founder of Sun On My Back Redesigns & PRES Staging Resource Centre had a blast taping a show for CBC Living Vancouver that will air approximately March 24 at 3pm.
As a PRES Staging & Redesign instructor I could never do the great jobs I do in homes without the assistance of some truly amazing PRES graduate members. 
Judith Lowe of www.twiques.com and Irene Huva of www.interiodeco.ca ended up ‘doing whatever it takes’ to get this house staged in the time we were given by CBC! Check them out - happy as can be!
The home we used for taping this show is going on the market next week in North Vancouver. You can check out the home under Leanne Woodward’s website www.leannewoodward.com. Leanne was a lot of fun to do this show with.
We hope you enjoy it!
Dana J. Smithers was ‘entertained’ by Fiona Forbes and Michael Eckford of Shaw TV - Urban Rush. The hot topic these days is about saving money by updating the look of your home for living or selling. We do indeed have a ‘Buyer’s Market’ in real estate so all the more reason for there to be media exposure in these early months of the year.
We all know the real estate market has had a downturn but that is all it has had. People still need to buy new homes and sellers still need to sell. Stay positive in this market and be ready when it starts to turn around - and that will be soon!
Happy New Year!
Dana J. Smithers kicked off the new year with an appearance on Breakfast TV - City TV on Monday, January 5th, 2009! Dana was featured on 2 segments: 5 Top Tips for Home Staging and 5 Top Tips for Home Redesigns (one day home makeovers using your things and not spending a dime!). Dawn Chubai (also host of RealtyTV) interviewed Dana for both segments. For other tips and interesting articles check out our PRES Resources page.
Dawn Chubai and Dana J. Smithers on Breakfast TV - City TV
For those of you unable to hire one of our fabulous PRES Home Stagers (Locate A Stager) stay tuned for our eBook called Do-It-Yourself Home Staging: Getting Ready for an Open House in 10 Easy Steps! coming out in the Spring 2009.
This is a very exciting time for PRES! Our blog will be updated on a weekly basis with informative TIPS, INSIGHTS, STATISTICS, ‘THE LIFE OF A HOME STAGER’, REDESIGN ARTICLES OF INTEREST, and so MUCH MORE!
October was a very busy month for the PRES Staging Resource Centre. PRES Founder & Creative Director, Dana J. Smithers and Kym M. Tarr of Shoestring Home Staging & Interior Redesigns had a fabulous time at the Abbotsford Tradex WestCoast Women’s Show. The show itself was a huge success and like many of the other attendees we bought ourselves some very nice presents!
Thank you so much to all of you who came to our booth. PRES had two great contests - one for potential students and one for home owners who need a little help with getting their home ready for selling and/or making it more harmonious for living.
…and the WINNER OF $500 OFF our PRES Staging & Redesign Course is …(Drum roll please) Alejandra Sumano. CONGRATULATIONS ALEJANDRA! We look foward to seeing you in 2009!
and our second WINNER OF A FREE HOME MAKEOVER FOR LIVING OR SELLING is…(another drum roll please) Bonnie Hartup. CONGRATULATIONS BONNIE! We look foward to renewing and refreshing your home in 2009!
If you are not signed up to receive Sun On My Back Redesigns or ShoeString Home Staging & Interior Redesigns eNewsletters now is your chance. You can always go back to our archives and get our latest and greatest TIPS FOR LIVING OR SELLING!
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT: Your home is a true reflection of who you are. Do you like what you see?
A great big THANK YOU to the ‘guests’ at the Home Staging Made Easy! talk that Dana J. Smithers of Sun On My Back Redesigns put on at Fluff Rentals in Vancouver BC on Saturday October 18th. More talks will be held in the future so make sure you are signed up for our PRES Staging Resource Centre newsletter (coming soon) or Sun On My Back Redesigns newsletter.
The winner of the ‘FREE’ Consultation for Living or Selling was Laurie Thomas of Langley BC. Dana and Laurie had a great time consulting on some ideas for Laurie’s home. This is what Laurie had to say:
” Dana,thanks so much for coming to my home and giving me insight! I’ve since decluttered my living room shelves and put some romantic pictures into my room! Thanks again for a great meeting! I sure enjoyed hearing all of your advice! “
Warmest regards,
Laurie Thomas
Stay tuned for Home Staging Made Easy! talks coming in 2009, as well as Dana J. Smithers’ new book for Do-It-Yourselfers, Home Staging Made Easy!
