Home staging expert – trainer and author Dana J. Smithers appeared on the CTV Morning News February 1st. It’s a great way to kick of February as it’s a busy time for home sellers and home stagers. Preparing your home is a very BIG JOB and starts with decluttering, depersonalizing and cleaning…and then the staging.

This clip (show) won’t stay up forever but for a few days you can go to CTV Morning News site and watch the show.

Dana's Tips for Neutral Paint Colours - Accent in brights!

On the set of CTV Morning News

1-2-3 Paint Colour Selection – Client Colour Consultation Course – EARLY BIRD SPECIALS until October 7th for VANCOUVER and October 28th for VICTORIA

Professional Real Estate Staging (PRES®) offers accelerated learning opportunities for people in the interior decorating, interior styling and home staging businesses. Taught by Dana Smithers the ‘Staging Guru’ and past instructor with the Interior Decorating Diploma courses.

Learn how to conduct a professional colour consultation with your clients. You will be introduced to decorating guidelines for colour schemes and learn the latest colour trends according to Benjamin Moore. This course will boost your confidence in adding to your existing services list!

Course Outline:

• How Colour affects us
• Design Guidelines for Colour Schemes
• Colour Schemes and Decorating Styles
• Colour Trends
• How do to a Client Colour Consultation

Using the 1-2-3 Paint Colour Selection method you will pick an overall colour scheme for a home and apply it room-by-room. You will learn the latest colour trends and colour schemes that work best with the 4 design styles.

SPECIAL BONUS: You will receive your own Interior Design Colour Wheel AND we have a surprise Special Guest Speaker! Stay tuned for more details on our Special Guest Speaker ….

Our Role Plays provide that safe learning environment where you can gain your confidence and add Colour Consultations to your existing services!

Workshop Date and Time – VANCOUVER BC

Workshop Date and Time – VICTORIA BC

I am so excited to be able to offer my brand new PRES Home Staging Home Study course to anyone, anywhere in the world who is interested in starting their own home staging business.This has been a dream of mine for years now and to finally be doing it for me, is a wonderful accomplishment. It’s not just about teaching people how to start and run a successful home staging business, it’s so much more than that. I get to share my sacred gift of teaching, writing and mentoring with thousands of people. And I know this course will transform their lives forever!

So are you ready to be transformed! Whether you are just getting started or your existing home staging busienss (and you) need a boost – check it out because it starts tomorrow September 22, 2011.

We are all ready to get started tomorrow with the very first module in my brand new on line PRES® Staging and Redesign Training Course and all that’s missing is… YOU!

‘”7 Steps To Creating Your Home Staging Business -
Make Money Doing What You Love!” ‘

www.HomeStagingBusinessCourse.com

Created especially for those who want to learn how to be a professional home stager as well as seasoned professionals looking for an additional boost to their knowledgebase, this one-of-a-kind, 7-step program (plus tons of bonuses!) walks you through my entire PRES® Staging Training curriculum that I teach in a classroom setting…all from the comfort of your home!

Here’s what we’ll be covering:

Module 1: How to Get Started and Create Your Business Plan for Success!

Module 2: Learn the PRES® 10-Step Secret Success Formula for Home Staging & Redesign Room Set Ups

Module 3: Create A Branding Buzz Through Marketing Magic So You’re Not The Best Kept Secret!

Module 4: Increase Sales — Get Noticed and Be Remembered

Module 5: Create Attractive Pricing by Creating Irresistible Offers

Module 6: Make a Small Investment In Starting Up Your Dream Business

Module 7: Take the Fear Out of Selling — Relationship Selling Made Easy!
Plus these bonuses!

- A digital (PDF) copy of Dana’s eBook: Getting Ready for an Open House in 10 Easy Steps.

- A digital (PDF) copy of Dana’s eBook: Trade Secrets to Hanging Art Like a PRO

- A digital (PDF) copy of Dana’s eBook: Creating Curb Appeal that Sells!

- An 8th LIVE Q & A CALL where I will answer all of your questions and ensure everything taught in the course is crystal clear.

- A complete set of templates, samples and checklists including invoices, client contracts, proposals, recommendations checklist and report, cover letters, consultation forms, rental quote forms and so much more!
PLUS!

Dana, I want to make sure you start your business with your best foot forward so am gifting anyone who signs up today TWO free mentoring sessions with me! I will work with you one-on-one to give you specific guidance unique to your situation so your new home staging career will take off like a rocket!

This is a high-content high-value course jam packed with tons of information sourced over the past 10 years.

Here’s what just a few students I’ve trained have to say after taking the course:

I cannot tell you how much it means to have the PRES Staging Resource Centre and you Dana as a resource. As a new stager I love to actually stage but with your assistance I don’t have to “reinvent the wheel” when it comes to forms and contracts. You have done it perfectly and because I am a “PRES Graduate” I am the fortunate one to be able to tap into your system. I not only have you as a resource to contact when I need it but I have all the other PRES Stagers who are not competitors but associates. Thank you for that. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Cheryl Grattan, With Flair Home Staging and Redesign

Within a few months of finishing my training with Dana J. Smithers I have had a number of staging consultations and one move in consultation. All were done with great success and the clients along with their realtors were thrilled. They were especially grateful for the follow up reports which they received within 24 hrs. of my consultations. This is all thanks to the terrific course and excellent instruction I received from Dana. Thanks so much Dana!

- Christine Dempster, Stage Right Home Staging

Come and join the PRES professional network of home stagers today. You will be starting your training tomorrow and can be a home stager in just a few short weeks!

I hope you will join me tomorrow, or if you know of anyone interested, please pass this link on to them. Learn more about it here: PRES Home Staging Business Course.

With Complete Gratitude
Dana J. Smithers

If you live in the Lower Mainland you don’t want to miss out on the fantastic quarterly Breakfast Meeting Fluff Rentals is hosting. There is a new focus this quarter and it’s on Education & Product Information. The next meeting is Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 8:30 am to 11am.

They would like you to Register so just click on this link. They look forward to seeing you.

Ph. 604.876.3747 | Fax. 604-876-3746

1363 McLean Dr | V5L3N7 – Vancouver, BC

“Is it really possible to feel comfortable with selling Dana?”

I’ve been fielding questions like this all week since announcing my free call coming up this Thursday on relationship selling.

I know you’re skeptical, especially if you relate “selling” to dealing with pushy call-center salespeople who don’t know who you are and are trying to sell you something you don’t want. Or those in-your-face salespeople who start telling you everything they have on sale when all you wanted to do was have a quiet look around and make your own decisions about buying!

I assure you there are better, more effective ways to sell your product or service — I guarantee it! Relationship selling is by far the easiest form of sales . . . but . . . as mentioned previously, it needs to be done with the right tools, know-how and preparation in order for it to be effective.

’5 Steps to Taking The Fear Out of Selling – Relationship Selling Made Easy’

Whether you are a brand-new entrepreneur or have been in business for a long time, you don’t want to miss this important information I have to share with you!

Over 118 people have already signed up for this call and space is limited — I could only reserve 150 lines. Sign up now here to reserve your space on this complimentary call.

It’s all happening on Thursday, September 8, 2011 @ 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT)

Here’s that link again to register: http://www.homestaginghomestudycourse.com It’s all happening this Thursday, September 8, 2011 @ 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT)

“See” you then!
Dana

Would you rather poke your eyes with needles than to have to be a “sales person” in your business? You are not alone; I know how much entrepreneurs really dislike selling.

Most people hate the word “selling” which results in a loss of major revenues every year because they are afraid to offend someone or don’t want to face rejection when they ask for the sale.

I’ve heard it hundreds of times from my PRES Home Staging & Redesign students and I used to hear it all the time in corporate when I was the Sales Manager.

In fact I hear this so much that I am hosting a FREE one-time only teleseminar specifically on this subject in order to give you valuable information you need to know on this topic at 6 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, September 8, 2011…

’5 Steps to Taking The Fear Out of Selling – Relationship Selling Made Easy’

On this call you’ll learn:

1. How to “prospect” effectively in order to have prospective clients clamour to work with you.
2. How to “qualify” your prospective clients so you can easily identify exactly what it is that they need from you.
3. Discover this simple tactic that will showcase your expertise and overcome your prospect’s objections.
4. Learn how to close the sale with authenticity, grace and ease.
5. Find out how this final, crucial step will ensure you a long-standing, thriving business.
6. How you can claim $300 off my brand new on-line PRES Home Staging Home Study Course 2.0 — featuring live training with me, Q&A calls, PM3 recordings, transcripts and more!

Whether you are a brand-new entrepreneur or have been in business for a long time, you don’t want to miss this important information I have to share with you!

It’s time to stop being afraid of selling! Take advantage of this complimentary call where you will learn how to attract your ideal client so you no longer have to “sell” anymore . . . even in tough financial times!

Thursday, September 8, 2011 @ 6pm PDT

Click on this link to sign up now to reserve your space on this complimentary call!

“See” you then!
Feel free to invite friends and colleagues to this call, but please remember to reserve your spot HERE first!

I suggest grabbing your seat even if you’re not sure you can make the live call. If you miss it, you’ll still have access to the audio recording (which will be very valuable if you’re an entrepreneur or business owner in any capacity!)

Here’s that link again to register: http://www.homestaginghomestudycourse.com

I recently came back from a Peak Potentials course called Wizard Camp. I was delighted that the camp came just before the launch of my new PRES Home Staging Home Study course because I knew I would need to put some of the manifestation training that I would be learning into practice.

I make these kinds of investments in myself because I know they are critical to my personal and business growth. This is what Wizard Camp was all about taken directly from Peak Potentials website:

‘There is no greater skill than the ability to manifest what you want. This is the magic of the wizard!

The wizard archetype, also known as the magician or alchemist, is able to turn “lead into gold”. The unique quality of the wizard is an ability to manifest their desires in the real world. There are 7 specific steps to creating anything. At Wizard Training Camp, you will learn and practice these steps and come away with skills that will change the course of your life.

You will learn:

• A highly developed “reality creation” technology.
• Specific clearing processes to make space for higher wisdom.
• Enlightened principles for creating success without struggle.
• How to tap directly into your intuition.
• How to see through the illusion of the world and come from a higher perspective.

The Wizard Training is special. If you would like to learn how to manifest exactly what you want in the world, be there.’

So here I am a ‘Wizard’ and having to implement much of what I learned from camp because I have come up against a few glitches in rolling out this new program. It’s all good and I just ‘correct and continue’ because I know I will find a way to fix the few challenges that I am having. They are mainly technical for me, and I know that ‘since everything happens for a reason, and that reason is to serve me so that I can serve you’ it will all be fixed in time for the September launch.

I’m manifesting this new PRES home staging home study course so that I can serve 1000s of people (mainly women) and lead them to manifesting their own magnificent home staging business. I hope you can join me on my ‘FREE’ call on September 8th as I share some of my wizardry with you.

Would you rather poke your eyes with needles than to have to be a “sales person” in your business?

You are not alone; I know how much entrepreneurs really dislike selling.

Most people hate the word “selling” which results in a loss of major revenues every year because they are afraid to offend someone or don’t want to face rejection when they ask for the sale.

I’ve heard it hundreds of times from my PRES Home Staging & Redesign students and I used to hear it all the time in corporate when I was the Sales Manager.

In fact I hear this so much that I am hosting a FREE one-time only teleseminar specifically on this subject in order to give you valuable information you need to know on this topic at 6 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, September 8, 2011…

’5 Steps to Taking The Fear Out of Selling – Relationship Selling Made Easy’

On this call you’ll learn:

1. How to “prospect” effectively in order to have prospective clients clamour to work with you.
2. How to “qualify” your prospective clients so you can easily identify exactly what it is that they need from you.
3. Discover this simple tactic that will showcase your expertise and overcome your prospect’s objections.
4. Learn how to close the sale with authenticity, grace and ease.
5. Find out how this final, crucial step will ensure you a long-standing, thriving business.
6. How you can claim $300 off my brand new on-line PRES Home Staging Home Study Course 2.0 — featuring live training with me, Q&A calls, PM3 recordings, transcripts and more!

Whether you are a brand-new entrepreneur or have been in business for a long time, you don’t want to miss this important information I have to share with you!

It’s time to stop being afraid of selling! Take advantage of this complimentary call where you will learn how to attract your ideal client so you no longer have to “sell” anymore . . . even in tough financial times!

Thursday, September 8, 2011 @ 6 p.m. PDT

Sign up now here to reserve your space on this complimentary call.

“See” you then!

Dana

I’d like to let you know about a quick way to earn some extra cash by doing what I know you love doing . . . spreading the word.

If you keep up with marketing blogs and the online industry, it’s likely you’ve heard the word “affiliate” used a lot. I’m not surprised as it is a very successful way to earn passive income and many are taking advantage of it.

Just in case you aren’t sure, an “affiliate” is someone who earns commissions for promoting someone else’s products or services. There are many people who have made a business out of this income stream and others use it to supplement their existing income for some additional spending money.

And that’s why I want to tell you about my brand new PRES Affiliate Program. With this new offering, you now have an opportunity to earn commissions on my upcoming, brand new online home staging home study I’m launching next month!

I invite you to join my PRES Affiliate Program. It’s absolutely free to join, so even if you just have a small list or few social media followers, you’ve got nothing to lose –and only commissions to gain.

With my soon-to-be-announced (FREE) call happening on September the 8th, ‘Taking the Fear Out of Selling’ it will be a perfect opportunity for you to earn commissions when your referrals sign up to participate in my brand new online course: PRES Home Staging Home Study Program 2.0 Blueprint . . . 7 Steps To Creating Your Home Staging Business – Make Money Doing What You Love!

The course starts September 22nd so you could start earning commissions as early as next month!

To start earning commissions right away, create your free affiliate account here: https://www.secureinfossl.com/affSignUp/1114.html

With Gratitude
Dana

P.S. Remember my free 90-minute call is happening on September 8th, 2011 and will be a perfect opportunity for you to invite your list to attend. On that call, I will reveal my 7-week online course where I will take students through a step-by-step process on how to build their very own home staging business and make money doing what they love!

Sign up to become an affiliate today and I will send you more details soon on what you need to do next: https://www.secureinfossl.com/affSignUp/1114.html

Michaela Starling of Starling, Staging and Stylingis one of the instrumental organizers in getting the Victoria Meet Up group together. They are made up of a core group of home stagers, stylists and redesigners who have created a very successful networking group, getting together once a month to share ideas and learn from industry experts.

I am really excited to be heading over to Victoria BC tomorrow to do a presentation to the Vancouver Island Stagers, Stylist and ReDesigners. While I have taught several of them there are many whom I have not had the pleasure of meeting yet. It will be a fun night with lots of sharing of ideas about the home staging and related industries.

Photos next week….

If you don’t have a Meet Up Home Stagers group in your area why not think about starting one. It’s a great idea to check out other Meet Ups in your area where you would be able to make referrals to and be referred by others.