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forever grateful for how generously you have shared your experience and wisdom. - Emma Scholl"
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT US |
TESTIMONIAL
"Hi Barbara, I'm working through "Arrange Your Stuff" and I just wanted to thank you for putting together such a valuable and thorough reference piece.
I'm a watercolor artist and an amateur decorator and I'm beginning to understand why some of my decorating efforts have "missed." I really appreciate all your
hard work in compiling these resources. It's greatly increasing my confidence as I embark on my new career of Stager. Thanks so much! - Alex Hinst"
TESTIMONIAL
"I was working with one home, and when I was looking to rent furniture the person at the place of my choosing asked where I was getting my
certification from. After I mentioned your name and program, she said that she has worked with 2 other individuals from your program. And, she thought very highly
of the work being done by these people. Just thought you'd like to know that! - Debi Wheatley"
TESTIMONIAL
"I would like to begin by telling you how much I have enjoyed my
Diamond Deluxe Course. Every aspect of the course was above and beyond what I
expected. . . . The agents representing the sellers told us we showed the
home so much better than the owners. - Marlane Adams"
TESTIMONIAL
"Dear Barbara,
Thank you for your input. I would like to start a business helping clients stage their art . . .
Thank you again for your opinions and advise. I found it refreshing that you just didn't sell me something knowing that it was not right for the application of which I was inquiring. You might be one of a kind! - Mika King"
TESTIMONIAL
"I don't even know how to start. . . . As you know our house had been on the market for 3 months with no offers. We didn't feel too bad
since only 41 houses had sold in the county in the last 6 months. The ones that had sold were only selling for 88% of their asking price. Then we got you to stage the
house for us. Wow! You were right, we have too much stuff but you fixed that. Our house sold to the first person who looked at it after you staged it. We got an offer
the next day and we gt our asking price. . . . We will continue to sing your praises to everyone we know. - Dana & Nikki Davis to Rita Mohnkern (Diamond Trainee)."
TESTIMONIAL
"Hi Barbara,
Thanking you doesn't seem enough. I can't tell you how my mood, in my
own apartment, has changed. I love going from room to room and just
looking. I can actually keep the blinds open if I want to. I can't
believe it's my own apartment!
Slowly, but surely I'll have all your suggestions in place. . . . Thank you for teaching me
. . . I really enjoyed working with you and Dave on Saturday!!
Thank you so much!
Elena Beacom"
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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ACADEMY OF STAGING AND INTERIOR REDESIGN
We've launched MORE successful staging
and redesign entrepreneurs in the last
7 years
than any other home study program - and now you too can learn virtually
everything you need to know to become a home stager and/or interior
redesigner!
- Want to be self-reliant? Independent?
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- Need more flexibility?
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- Enjoy helping people in need?
- Want to join the best of the best?
- Want certification earned by merit and not by mere attendance at a seminar
or membership in an annual fee-based website?
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own pace?
- Want to earn as you continue to learn?
- Don't want to be stuck at a computer to train for 3 weeks
or longer?
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We're ONLY looking for top
candidates!
We don't advertise - we don't
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when you're the best, word spreads by itself!
 FROM
THE INDUSTRY'S BEST SELLING AND MOST PROLIFIC AUTHOR: No matter what the economy, there
will always be a dire need for home staging and interior redesign
services. With the current housing glut and increased foreclosures on the
market, home owners are desperate for help to keep from losing more profit.
That makes this an excellent time to start a home staging and redesign
business. Home owners and their agents need us!
We don't know about you, but we'd much rather take responsibility and be in
control of our path to riches. We chose many years ago to blaze our own
trail and we've never regretted that decision. That's what's so great about the two businesses
we
teach. You can learn the basics from our
two best selling manuals: Home Staging for Profit
or
Rearrange It! or take one of our truly
comprehensive, affordable dual certification courses that teach you BOTH staging and redesign and
give you multiple tools and visual aids PLUS advanced training to help you become profitable
instantly.
You can start with very little investment
too and we offer the most flexible, comprehensive and affordable options on the
internet. Growing by leaps and bounds, now is the perfect time to increase your net
worth, buffer against rising prices and create an additional or new source of income.
Do both businesses simultaneously as they are closely related and both are fun
and profitable.
CONSIDER
A CAREER PROGRAM THRU THE ACADEMY OF STAGING AND REDESIGN!
Whether you're looking for supplemental income or a full time career, you can be your own boss, set your own schedule, train from
the comfort of your own home in less than 21 days, especially with one of our
Courses: Diamond
Ruby Course (best
overall value and total pampering), our
Diamond Deluxe Course (for
semi-pampering), or our
Diamond Standard Course (for do-it-pampering). For those that want
continuing education only, there is the Silver Combo Course. To really see all of our
options for training, visit our
chart of courses and "a la carte" options for an easy bird's eye view of our
total program and pricing.
No matter what your circumstances or goals, we have a course or an "a la carte" path to suit your needs,
timing and resources - all detailed exclusively by best-selling author
and trainer Barbara
Jennings. And we don't just have basic training, we also have advanced
training:
"Wall
Groupings", a new book in the works. We also have a large inventory of
tools and visual aids to help you promote and grow your business.
Superb, Unmatched Training
Our richly informative dual courses are unmatched in the industry, developed carefully over the last six years, and backed by
4 decades of
experience. All too often many trainers lack real, time tested experience and
knowledge.
TESTIMONY - "I have been extremely busy and am thankful for that each day. Take care. I have been invited to speak at a very large senior citizens assisted housing facility on staging to a group of affluent seniors that want help selling
their homes. I am thrilled with the opportunity. Remind me to tell you about the Amish farmers I have been working with thanks to a chance meeting. They are looking for @2 million dollars worth of property. I have sold 2 homes (almost 1 more)
listing 1 home, and have many other things in the mix. - Kristen Hayen Noble
(November, 2008)"
Some people will claim that home staging is not a decorating business, but a real estate business.
Not true. Design knowledge is
imperative for success - and so are strong marketing and promotional strategies. That's why we give you extensive training in
design AND marketing, unlike our competitors who
virtually neglect design totally.
Notice our name includes
the words "decorate" and "redecorate". That's because we place a high premium on
teaching design as well as business tactics. In fact, a huge number of trainers out there
(including highly visible ones) have taken their
training from us - we wrote the best selling books on the market in the
industry, so is it any wonder we're considered the best REAL source that the
others turned to first to get started?
If a course is out of the question, you can customize the training to suit
your needs with our optional "pay as you learn" selections (see links in column one
and two).
Our Pricing Philosophy
We believe we have priced our products and courses according to the great value they will give students. Many
products offer attractive discounts. However, we are an "equal opportunity trainer" or,
said another way, we offer a "one price fits all" structure. So please do not contact us asking for a personal discount,
payment terms or an extended deadline on any sales we might advertise. It is against
company policy to give a price benefit to one person that isn't offered to everyone. No exceptions.
We've trained over 6,700 students: decorators, interior designers, educators, real estate agents, homemakers, corporate executives and
many other
industry trainers and professionals -
many even trained elsewhere but came away dissatisfied, hungry for more
specifics and guidance. They come to us from all
backgrounds and experience levels, each with their own dream. Now you can learn all the insider tactics and strategies to make your dreams come true, from the
leading, ground-breaking trainer and best-selling author in the industry. Six years in
development, we confidently offer the most detailed and specific training in the world
for these two industries.
We've poured
countless thousands of hours spanning 7 years into bringing you the absolute best training
information and tools you'll find anywhere - and we haven't skimped anywhere along the
route, nor do we make you sit at a computer for hours on end in a membership site with annual renewal fees or attend an
over-crowded, over-priced, hard to hear seminar that doesn't rise up to the hype,
that you won't remember later, makes
you sign contracts in advance with them just to learn and has hefty, one-sided
regulations you must abide by or else.
We also offer more free training than any
of our competitors bar none and are the only ones with a free
discussion forum and 3 monthly newsletters. Just check out our exhaustive free
tips on decorating and other subjects for proof of our dedication to educate you: Master Sitemap.
However, You Must Be an Exceptional Individual Too . . .
We're not looking to train just anyone. We're only looking for the
cream of the crop
because we're pretty particular about quality individuals. We have a reputation
at stake and are not interested in rubber stamping people who merely show up at
a seminar without any accountability afterwards, or sit at a computer and are
somehow deemed "graduates" with no proof of talent or knowledge or the ability
to perform in the real world at a professional level. That's not our goal and it shouldn't be yours either.
We have the toughest (but most prestigious) certification
program at the Academy of Staging and Redesign because it's the best - and it's earned by merit, not
a wallet. We demand accountability as part of the process
which gives you incredible promotional superiority out in the
real world, which is the only place it counts. You've got to be superior or we're not the
trainer for you and you're not the candidate for
us.
We also host the largest directories of stagers
AND re-designers in the country (and we get over 2,000,000 hits
monthly to our websites). You
should want your name to appear there
whether you train with us or not, just for the advertising and
credibility value you'd receive from your listing.
We are not about hollow designations.
If you
want to be validated as a true professional with powerful certification
and training, look into our
program. If you take a course, we'll guarantee you'll pass certification
because we'll personally work with you if you need extra help, though that's rarely
needed if one just studies the hassle-free, self-paced training we provide.
“The best investment you can make
is in yourself.”
(Warren Buffet, Multi-Billionnaire)
Warren Buffet also says, Sell when everyone else is celebrating; buy when everyone else is fearful (or words to that effect). These are the days to invest in your future.
Watch this one minute video and let it speak to your heart.
We may not be the most famous program, but Donald Trump wrote, "It's nice that people think Dom Perignon is a good champagne, because it is. But it isn't the best. When I hear people bragging about drinking it, it's an automatic tip-off that they're not clued in. Always remember that the most
famous doesn't always equal the best."
NOTE: You don't need a degree. You don't need prior experience. But you
do need commitment and a dream if you want to be successful. You bring the desire and commitment - we'll bring the training and tools. It's an unbeatable
combination. But we're not for everyone and we don't try to be.
If you consider yourself worthy of our designation, you want the best chance of succeeding, and you desire to break into the prestigious world of a professional
home stager or re-designer (or if you just want to learn how to improve your own
home), then we invite you to explore our site for the route best suited for you.
At the top of this page are dropdown menus (from the white links) to help you navigate easily,
as well as plenty of links in columns 1 and 2. We're always willing to answer questions as well.
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New Book!
GETTING PAID!
You can learn how to acquire home staging clients and how to land the projects, but if you don't get paid for your work, what good is it? Barbara Jennings now addresses the issue of how to make sure you get paid for your knowledge, talent and
hard work. Her brand new book has just gone to the printers and will be available in January, 2009. Get your copy so you never have to worry about making sure you will get paid for the homes you stage. Get details:
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Get Your Home Ready
Instantly for New Year - 2009 Edition
BY BEST SELLING AUTHOR BARBARA JENNINGS: "Of the
huge number of homes I've been in, the vast majority share one common problem -
improper placement of furniture and accessories. If your furnishings are not
placed correctly, you'll never ever be happy with your home - it will always
disappoint you visually. There are specific concepts and strategies that
professionals use to accomplish the beautiful settings you see in decorating
magazines. Now you can learn their secrets and implement them yourself in a day
or less. Start today using our ebook filled with hundreds of photos and detailed
specifics of what to do."
Decor Secrets Revealed 2009
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT US |
TESTIMONIAL "Barbara,
Thank you for your kind words. Here is the article that I was chosen to be a designer for in the Rochester New York Democrat and Chronicle newspaper. I was on the front page of the Real Estate section for the second time in 5 months for a particular "Design Dilemma" series that's only written once a month! I just had a local builder contact me just to tell me that if I ever needed a recommendation on my work, to let her know. I couldn't be happier or busier. I truly appreciate all of your help. It amazes me that a woman as busy as yourself always answers my phone calls and emails immediately.
I'm finding that people are so nervous about getting their homes sold that they see home staging as their "golden" ticket! I feel like I picked the perfect time to get in this business.
Congratulations on your new book going to press. I am thrilled, pleased, and honored to have some of my work featured in it. Thank you so very much.
Have a wonderful new year!
Gratefully,
Kristen Heyen Noble, CRS/CSS"
TESTIMONIAL
"It's been over a year since I first downloaded and read your Home Staging Training book. I wanted to thank you as it encouraged me to get into the decorating business I love, despite not having expensive training as a decorator. After reading your book I made my first call to a local Realtor and offered a free consultation - a year later I'm exhausted with the constant work and my husband is considering joining me! This is especially surprising since I thought the business would 'slowly' grow until my youngest was in school. I'm busy, clients are happy and as yet I'm getting all my jobs from website contact and Realtor referrals. Realtors love my economic service and it keeps me in demand. Thank you for your priceless, hard-core business information that made me feel prepared to compete with the Big Boys of staging in my area! I believe most arts (including decorating) are talent based, but your business information gave me critical information to provide professional services
from the first day. Thanks! - Shannon, ArtisanHomeStaging"
TESTIMONIAL
"Well, if someone needs "proof" that this stuff works...it happened here folks! Barbara, as I mentioned the "whooper house" had been on the market 9 months and needed to sell in 5 weeks or the owner was going to loose her new house that is being built. In that 9 months, . . . Saturday afternoon an outside realtor unexpectedly called to see the house. Her clients were relatively sure they were going to put a bid on another house but were willing to look at one more house. The house wowed them and they wrote up a contract that afternoon on this house...!!!! UNBELIEVABLE.
Well, being a good realtor, Rosemary, held the open house today, as scheduled, and the owner received another offer!!!! UNBELIEVABLE! Just wanted to share, Candi Hutchison"
TESTIMONIAL
"Hi Barbara, my client at first just wanted me to stage the main living areas but once we got started, she decided to do the entire house which came out really nice. . . . I got an email from the photographer
today that did the tour for the realtor and he wanted my name and information for another realtor who he thinks really needs my help for a 3 1/2 million dollar home!!!
I'm just really excited about this and hope it opens up doors to other projects. Thanks to you for your training and all your very informative manuals which I refer
to quite often! - Sharyn Hutchinson"
TESTIMONIAL - "I had a color consult this week that was a gift certificate that was won at a function I attended.
. . . She was sooo happy by the time I left. . . . But most of all I want you to know I could not have done it without my training. You see I have the eye, and the talent however this client is very analytical just by virtue of what she does. She wanted me to explain certain things because she has no talent in this area of decor. She has lovely taste but you know what I mean. The fact that I was able to address issues and explain them in a very professional manner was worth every penny I spent and all the hours of reading. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
I will continue to use all my books as reference guides and use them over and over again. GOD BLESS YOU. Happy wishes, Audrey (Runya's Redesign)"
TESTIMONIAL
- "Hi Barbara, thank you for your help! . . . This is Dena Badger writing and in
my portfolio you had a concern about a room with a pellet stove that I didn't
arrange the furniture around...I just wanted to let you see that I did change it
and the agent agreed to let me add some decor items - what a difference! . . . I
just wanted to let you know that the house in the pictures I sent had 3 bidders
and is now in escrow - sold for the asking price (right after the changes were
made!) Also, the 4 homes I have staged so far are pending or sold - one in only
21 days - thanx for your great training!!!" - Dena Badger
TESTIMONIAL
- "I feel the training I have received has been very useful and interesting. I have learned a lot, despite my minor in interior design. I like the website and I like the books: Home Staging for Profit, Decor Secrets Revealed,
Advanced Redesign and Rearrange It. - Katie Green, Fardo, ND"
TESTIMONIAL
- "The training that I have received is all encompassing, very thorough and
I've gained more confidence that I can now go out on my own. - Barbara
Smith, Palm Harbor, FL"
TESTIMONIAL
- "I feel it is a great course. You really have a way of making it interesting and the learning process is awesome. - Theresa Creel (Diamond Trainee)"
TESTIMONIAL
"Again, thank you so much for all your wonderful training you have put together. I am in the process of re-reading everything because I am picking up different things this time around now that I have been out
there and tried a few projects. You have so much more detailed helpful information than any other materials I have purchased. I am so excited about my new career!!!
- Victoria Guillett"
TESTIMONIAL
"After years of helping friends “Stage” their homes, and watching HGTV religiously, I simply googled “Home Staging” and got access to many websites offering training
. . . I feel the training I’ve received is far superior to
others. After working directly with a Home Stager who was educated in a 3 day seminar, I feel much more equipped to handle situations using real design principles and have a much better resource for how to set up my own business (Gold Staging Course Trainee) -
Barbara McCarthy"
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