Professional organizers effectively organize your home and diminish a fair amount of stress while earning a respectable living. Here are some tips and tricks to get started on your own home organization business.
You've seen them on various talk shows,
in the news, and at the neighbors. They are the people that effectively organize your home and diminish a fair amount of stress while earning a respectable living. We're talking, or course, about professional organizers. In this article, we will outline a few tips and tricks to get started on your own home organization business.
What Exactly Is It?
A professional organizer is an individual who offers personal organization services to companies and families who have difficulty finding the time to arrange things themselves. They can also offer a new perspective to people that simply want a new take on their personal space.
What Do They Do?
There are many different aspects! You could be a hand-on organizer, who assists with a total room or home renovation. You could be a one on one consultant to help clients organize their thoughts. You could even operate your business through email, webcasts, telephone, or workshops. The possibilities are endless! There is even a sect dedicated to training other organizers!
As a professional organizer, you will need to ability to see things from your clients' perfectives. Many people find the process irritating and a bit of a drag. Hence, why you were hired. Take the time to get to know them! In this way you will be best able to arrange items in a way that suits the client. Every person is different. Find out what they're looking for.
Another aspect to this position is teaching. The ability to share ideas and thoughts will make or break your business. By helping your client understand the process, you can help them long term! Keep them involved. Show them exactly what you're doing and why you're doing it.
When starting out, try doing a couple comp jobs for family members and friends. This will help you figure out a routine. In addition, it's wonderful advertising. Nothing sells you more than a good reputation, and nobody spreads that better than friends and family.
Once you've gotten the word out, print up business cards and flyers and post them at your local recreation center, church, or wherever there's a community board. When the calls start up, remember to be professional. Show up on time, well groomed, a ready for action. After all, what's the good in a professional organizer who looks and acts like a wreck?! Be polite, attentive, and courteous at all times. You are the product, sell yourself!
Hopefully, you now a good idea of where to start your journey. A career in organization can be a very rewarding and uplifting experience. Stay positive, and enjoy!
