RESA Is Seeking Contributors

There is so much talent within our RESA membership and we want to showcase it! Which is why we’re looking for talented writers who’d be interested in submitting as few as 1 article or as many as 3 articles per month.

If you have strong writing skills, and a bold point of view, we want to hear from you! Ideal contributors are tapped into the best sources for industry related content, follow the latest trends and news in home staging and design, and possess a strong sense of style.

Details:

We are looking for 6-10 contributors to write 1-3 articles per month.

• Tips and Tricks Of The Trade
  • One piece – two looks
    Sharing examples of the same prop used in two different staging projects with an explanation
  • Get the look video series
    Examples:
    How To Get The Mid Century Modern Look
    How to style your living room by Sophie Robinson
    Here’s a low-cost way to upgrade a room.
    Emily Henderson’s tips for staging a living room to sell a house
    
  • Color
    Examples:
    Six Paint Colors Worthy of Ditching White Walls
    10 Ways to infuse a space with color & warmth from designer Regan Baker
    
  • Photography
    Examples:
    Photography Advice | Real Estate Video
    Learning to Take Pictures of Houses and Real Estate Video
    10 Real estate photograph mistakes avoid
    Photo 101: Five tips for shooting interiors
    Essential Tools for Creating Stunning Real Estate Videos
• Realtor Corner – written either for or by an agent
  Examples:
  It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Real Estate
  Using Social Media to Achieve Greater Success as a Real Estate Professional
  Testimonials of RE agents working with RESA stagers
• Series
  • Snapshots from a RESA Stagers Week (weekly, rotating)
    Examples:
    Jacquelyn Clark
  • Featured Staging Tip (weekly, rotating) 
  • Top Ten
    Examples:
    12 Lounge Chairs That Will Never Go Out Of Style
    5 Tips & Tricks For Decorating With White
    Styling a coffee table 3 ways
  • Ask a Pro
    Example:
    You ask Vern Answers
  • Get the look video series (Also listed in Tips and Tricks of the trade)
    Examples:
    How To Get The Mid Century Modern Look How to style your living room by Sophie Robinson
    Here’s a low-cost way to upgrade a room.
    Emily Henderson’s tips for staging a living room to sell a house
  • Before-and-after stories
    Example:
    Before & After :: Converting An Attic Closet To A Home Office

And a few more possible topic ideas:

Requirements:

• You must have experience blogging or writing. You will need to provide links to examples of your work.
• You must be able to provide high-quality photos for each post. (See photo requirements below.)
• All work must be original content. You will receive full credit for the content.
• Posts should be written with good grammar and include a minimum of 300 words. (Unless you are applying to submit video blogs)
• You will need to submit your content on an agreed upon date.
• Must be willing to commit to being a contributor for at least 6 months.

Photo Requirements:

(Note: You must have high-quality photos to submit as an example of your work (or links to your work) to be considered for this position.)

• All photos should have good lighting, focus, and composition. Think Pinterest.
• Photos should be sized 800 pixels wide.
• You must include at least 3-5 photos in each post.
• You must include two “main images” for each post – one vertical and one horizontal photo.
• For tutorial-type posts, provide photos of the “process” are required as well.

Extras:

• We reserve the right to refuse publication, remove the content &/or edit any time as we see fit.
• All submissions are subject to our approval.

Please note that contributors may be asked to sign an agreement.

If you’re interested, please email Felicia@resa-hq.org

• Name
• Email Address
• Link (any applicable): Blog, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Houszz and Facebook (Note we are looking for contributors with online followings large and small)
• Tell us about yourself in 150 words or less.
• Write a sample article that is no more than 600 words and includes an image.