Join our Advanced Home Staging Certification Course
Our top-level Advanced course takes the average student five weeks of part time study to complete
- Ten Units of Training with Lifetime Access
- Access to all Home Staging Forms, Templates & Contracts
- Quick and Easy Online Exam (99% pass rate)
- Certified Staging Expert™ Certification
- Trusted Training Provider Since 2007
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
- Last Updated: 26th November 2025
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The Home Staging Institute is a leading provider of online home staging certification since 2007.
Transform your passion for home decoration into a fulfilling career with our premier online home staging certification program.
- Ten units of training with lifetime access
- Access all our home staging forms, templates & contracts
- Fully online course with no time limits
- Quick and easy online exam (99% pass rate)
- Certified Staging Expert™ certification
- Trusted training provider since 2007
For over 18 years, we have been the top provider of home staging certification, guiding thousands to achieve their dreams of becoming a successful home stager.
Join us today and take the first step towards a rewarding career in home staging!
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Here's What You'll Learn in Our Advanced Course
Unit One - The Basics of Home Staging
Learn what makes buyers tick and how to evaluate properties with a professional eye. This unit covers the psychology behind buyer decisions and teaches you to identify what needs to change in any home.
Topics Covered:
- Understanding buyer psychology and what makes people fall in love with a home
- The blank slate principle and why depersonalization matters
- How to develop your eye by analyzing listings and attending open houses
- Understanding your local market and pricing trends
Unit Two - Knowing What Changes to Make
Master the specific techniques that transform ordinary spaces into buyer-ready homes. This unit provides actionable fixes organized by impact and cost, plus comprehensive room-by-room checklists.
Topics Covered:
- Quick fixes that have immediate impact on buyer perception
- Free and low-cost changes that transform any space
- The five-step staging workflow from decluttering to finishing touches
- Creating vignettes that trigger emotional responses
- Room-by-room checklists covering every area of the home
Unit Three - The Business of Home Staging
Set up your home staging business from scratch. This unit walks through every step from certification to your first client, including legal structures, insurance, and building your professional network.
Topics Covered:
- Setting up your business including registration, insurance, and legal structure
- Building your portfolio with before and after photos
- Creating your website and marketing materials
- Networking with real estate agents and getting your first clients
- Building a reliable contractor network
Unit Four - Fees and Client Meetings
Learn how to price your services, run client consultations, and close deals. This unit covers the financial side of staging and teaches you to present yourself as a confident professional.
Topics Covered:
- How to price consultations, hands-on staging, and furniture rental
- Running the initial client meeting and walkthrough
- Presenting yourself with confidence and closing the deal
- Handling sensitive conversations about odors, clutter, and personal items
- Preparing professional staging reports
Unit Five - More Home Staging Tips & Tricks
Expand your toolkit with advanced staging techniques, copywriting skills, and solutions for challenging properties. This unit covers the nuanced situations that separate average stagers from great ones.
Topics Covered:
- Advanced staging techniques for challenging spaces
- Solving location problems like bad views, road noise, and poor light
- Writing marketing copy that attracts clients
- Questions to ask agents before viewing a listing
Unit Six - Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to the questions that new stagers ask most often. This unit covers professionalism standards, insurance details, pricing strategies, and how to handle common business scenarios.
Topics Covered:
- Insurance, bonding, and legal requirements explained
- Pricing strategies and when to collect payment
- Handling difficult clients and common objections
- Whether to own or rent staging furniture
- Exclusive to the Advanced Course
Unit Seven - Home Staging Psychology
Understand the deeper psychology behind buyer decisions. This unit explores how emotion drives purchases and how to use that knowledge to stage homes that sell.
Topics Covered:
- Why buyers make decisions based on emotion, not logic
- How small details create "bad vibes" buyers can't articulate
- Removing stress signals and creating a vision of fulfilling life
- Handling negative features honestly without killing the sale
- Exclusive to the Advanced Course
Unit Eight - Blogging
Learn how to use content marketing to attract clients and establish yourself as an expert. This unit covers blogging strategy, SEO basics, and writing headlines that get clicks.
Topics Covered:
- How blogging attracts clients and positions you as an expert
- Writing headlines that make people want to click
- Setting up a blog and choosing topics that resonate
- The difference between SEO content and branding content
- Exclusive to the Advanced Course
Unit Nine - Marketing Letters
Save time with ready-to-use email templates for every client scenario. This unit provides copy-paste communications that maintain professionalism while saving hours of writing time.
Topics Covered:
- Ready-to-use email templates for inquiries, cold outreach, and follow-ups
- Scripts for reaching out to homeowners and agents
- How to request testimonials effectively
- Setting expectations with new clients
- Exclusive to the Advanced Course
Unit Ten - Marketing Tips
Master the digital marketing channels that bring in clients. This comprehensive unit covers everything from website optimization to email automation to search engine ranking strategies.
Topics Covered:
- Overview of digital marketing channels and which matter most
- Website optimization for search engines and conversions
- Building an email list with lead magnets
- SEO fundamentals and how to rank in local search
Then You'll Take a Quick & Easy Online Exam
And Earn Badges for Your Marketing...
Plus Free Access to Our Resource Bundle
Nothing gives you a deeper understanding of home staging than getting access to a pack of resources used by actual home staging companies.
We’ve spend over 100 hours creating these over the years, so getting your hands on them today, for free, is an absolute no-brainer.
- Contract template
- Wholesale Vendor Lists
- Home Staging Checklist
- Home Staging To-Do List
- Agent Contact Form
- Business Mileage Form
- Home Report Form
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Course Summary
Who it’s aimed at
People who would like to offer their home staging services professionally and want immediate access to the Institute’s full range of information products
Typical student
Career-minded person who wants all their bases covered.
Length of course
Like the Professional course, the Advanced Course takes 20 hours to complete, but there is a further 20 hours worth of reading the various additional products.
Cost
$498.
How Our Certification Course Works
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- Complete short lessons and complete quizzes
- Apply what you learn with real-world assignments
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- Take the exam when you're ready
- Earn your Certified Staging Expert™ diploma
- Use it to win clients and stand out online
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