How to Market Your Home Like a Pro
Welcome back to Selling Your Home Made Easy, your step-by-step guide to navigating the home-selling process in today’s market. From choosing the right agent to closing day, this series gives you the tools to sell your home with less stress and more success.
You’ve loved living in your home, and now it’s time to help others fall in love with it too.
The goal is to create a smart, strategic marketing plan that gets your home noticed and brings in the right buyers. Think of this like launching a new product. Just like a great PR or ad campaign, it all starts with a clear message, strong positioning, and a well-defined target audience.
Ideally, we begin this process before your home even hits the market. That gives us time to create a custom marketing strategy designed specifically for your home, your neighborhood, and your goals.

Here’s how we do that together:
We start by looking at your home like a product. Then we ask a few essential marketing questions:
- Who is the ideal buyer for this home?
- What are its most compelling features?
- What makes it different from the other homes they’ve seen?
Once we answer those questions, we market your home from the buyer’s point of view and speak directly to what they want.
There’s a quote from Don Draper in Mad Men that describes this to the letter:
“Advertising is based on happiness. We invent want.”
That’s what we’re doing here, helping buyers want your home before they’ve even stepped inside.
Our strategy sessions are key to getting that right. We’ll dig into details like:
- What’s your top goal for the sale? Do you need to move quickly, or is your priority getting the highest possible price?
- What’s the unique story of your home, and how can we tell it in a way that resonates?
- Who is most likely to buy your home, and how do we reach them?
- What simple, cost-effective improvements can make a big impact on buyer interest?
- What local amenities or lifestyle perks make your location even more attractive?
Today’s buyers do their homework. They research online, study inspection reports, read seller disclosures, and compare listings in detail. That’s why we need to be just as sharp and intentional. We understand how buyers think, and more importantly, we know how to get their attention.
Your listing won’t just go live on the MLS. It will appear across all major platforms: Zillow, Redfin, Trulia, and more , with stunning photos that truly showcase your home. We’ll guide you through how to get your home ready so it looks amazing both in person and online. These details matter, especially in a market where buyers are used to the polished look they see on HGTV.
With the right pricing, strategic marketing, and attention to presentation, your home will stand out from the crowd and attract strong offers.
Want to see how I market homes differently? I’d love to show you my full strategy and share some success stories from your neighborhood. Just email me [insert your email link] and we’ll set up a time to meet.
I can’t wait to walk you through this process. No one else in the area markets homes quite like this , and I’m confident you’ll see the difference.
Stay tuned for next week’s article in the Selling Your Home Made Easy series: When to Say “Yes” to an Offer. Not every offer is the right one, so I’ll help you understand how to choose the best one for your goals.
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Hi! I'm Gretchen Schmidt. I help busy professionals in the Pacific NW. I can remove the overwhelm of getting your house ready to sell, and remove the worry that you'll miss out on your dream home. Thank you for being here and I hope to help you get started finding your next home.
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