Home Staging Business Systems and Operations with Amanda Rae
About Today’s Guest:
Amanda Rae
Did you know that 17hats is one of the most instrumental tools we’ve used to run and automate our home staging business? It helped free me up from the chaos of chasing after clients and getting bogged down by paperwork and other tedious admin tasks.
And 17hats can do it all, from invoicing, to emails, capturing leads, online scheduling, sending payment reminders, and so much more. So I’m delighted to bring you this conversation with Amanda Rae, a passionate photographer, educator, and COO of 17hats.
Amanda is incredibly analytical and shares how we can systemize the operations of our home staging businesses so we can save time, money, and be more efficient. We also explore burnout and the importance of taking care of yourself.
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This Episode is Brought to You by 17hats, Our 2021 StagerCon Sponsor
17hats saved us tons of time and admin when we were busy staging houses. We were able to keep staging without worrying about dropping the ball on staging clients and project management!
Find out more about how we use 17hats here.
This Week on The Home Staging Show Podcast
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The hilarious story of how using another lackluster CRM product led Amanda to discover and start working for 17hats (00:06:54)
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How Amanda took a step back to figure out which problems they needed to solve first (00:09:37)
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Amanda introduces what 17hats is and how it can serve home staging businesses (00:11:23)
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Why the idea of “upleveling” your business gets entrepreneurs stuck (00:14:03)
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Amanda breaks down the four stages of the client experience (00:15:51)
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Two simple questions you can ask yourself to reflect on your process (00:20:14)
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Why you need to create a “repeatable experience” (00:22:18)
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Amanda crushes the myth that automation lacks personalization (00:25:17)
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Amanda shares some of the fascinating ways we can automate our first interactions with potential home staging clients (00:29:04)
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Best practices for creating a lead capture form (00:34:40)
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Amanda advises how to structure lead capture forms that include logic jumps (00:38:42)
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How to customize and prepare for different scenarios that may come up from leads (00:40:44)
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How using a CRM like 17hats can be foundational for your home staging business (00:43:03)
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Amanda shares what separates the most successful business owners in terms of how they operate their businesses (00:47:43)
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Amanda opens up about her experiences with burnout (00:51:00)
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Amanda shares her #1 tip for home stagers when it comes to organizing and systemizing your home staging business (00:53:50)
Connect with Amanda & 17hats
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Learn more about our partner, 17hats.
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Amanda’s Instagram.
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