Home Stagers - Go Ahead, Expose Yourself
Trust me; exposing yourself in the Rain can be extremely beneficial. No, not the "open your raincoat kind of exposure." That calls for an entirely different type of blog. But, I digressed. If you're a professional home stager, then you know how important your before & after pictures are to your prospective clients. Whether it's a real estate agent, an investor or the homeowner, your portfolio speaks volumes to the quality of your work.
Knowing how important these photos are, I created the group called Staging Before & After Pictures back in April of 2007 (yes, I've been around for a while). As the description states, the group was designed to showcase and share with others the beautiful transformations created by the Stagers in Active Rain.
The purpose of this blog post is to show you just how powerful adding your staging pictures can be.
Here's the proof:
The group, "Staging Before & After Pictures", sits in the #3 spot on the first page of Google.

Cost: Zero dollars
Exposure: Incredible!
Kathy
Home Staging Atlanta - Kathy Nielsen - 678 522 8392
RESA Professional Stager of the Year - Southern Region 2011
Whether your home is vacant or occupied, this Atlanta Georgia Home Stager, Kathy Nielsen, understands what it takes to sell a home quickly. Her homes have graced the pages of several publications, appeared in TV commercials as well as on HGTV's hit program Sleep On it.
With years of experience and a massive inventory - Kathy makes the perfect choice.

Home Staging Website: Home Staging Atlanta
Before and After Pictures: Atlanta Home Staging Portfolio:
Email: Kathy@HomeStagingAtlanta.com
Blog: Atlanta Home Staging
- Kitchen Transformations
- Short on Space? Keep it Simple
- Tips on Selling Your Home From a Professional Stager
- Curtains. Should they stay or go?
- How to dress up your coffee table and end tables when selling
- Quick tips for table settings
- How will buyers remember your home?
- Atlanta Home Staging Consultations - Check out what the homeowner did
- Atlanta Loft Gets Home Staged
- How to ensure your home appeals to a broad base of prospective buyers







Kathy, I believe this group you created is the most beneficial group for home stagers to post to regarding promoting ones portfolio. Thank you for your diligence in monitoring it so consistently. That takes dedicated volunterr time.
You are a proven leader in our industry, and are an expert in the power of portfolio marketing.
Wow Kathy, that shows how powerful AR is on Google. Thanks for moderating this group which really serves as a showcase for members as a source for the public.
Kathy this post is a prime example just one of the reasons why I love AR. I would have never thought to do this (check Bing) without your suggestion. Just did and I love BING...I'm all over page one of Home Staging Oakhurst CA...yippee.
You know that I would happily add more B & A photos to your group IF I had some new ones. Hopefully someday soon.
You had great insight when you started this group Kathy and being such a talented stager yourself make an excellent moderator. Thank you for your suggestion to ck out Bing. I have only visited once, but will spend some more time checking it out. Congrats on your group search results!
Hi Kathy, I am so glad you started the group too. I always post my before and afters in your group as I am one of those people that loves to see everyone's work here on AR.
Kathy - you are a visionary and inspire so many. Thank you for your foresight - I will work on getting better photos for the group - pictures are so important. I am bringing a pro in to make a new statement for my business. All of that was inspired by you! Thanks!
This is a great group for posting, and we owe you a great big Thank You for taking the time to moderate. Now I just need to get my befores and afters together!
Thank you so much for starting and monitoring this great group! Appreciate your diligence in promoting the industry!
I'm sure it is a lot of work and takes time to moderate this group, we are lucky to have you! It's a great group!