Everything You Need to Know About a Career as a Professional Organizer

THIS BOOK IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. PLEASE SEARCH FOR ITS NEW REVISED EDITION, TITLED: BORN TO ORGANIZE. Written by veteran organizer Sara Pedersen, this 75-page manual will answer all your questions about the amazing career of professional organizing and guide you through the process of starting your own organizing business. This manual is designed to give prospective and new professional organizers the inside scoop on today's organizing industry. Its easy-to-read style will answer all your questions about this amazing career, from expectations, to skills needed, to a typical day in the life an organizer. It guides you through the process of starting your own organizing business, teaching you fundamental lessons and clarifying expectations. As you read this manual, you'll: Review talent, skill, & education recommendations; Set salary & time commitment expectations; Discover dozens of organizing specialties; Understand your clients' clutter tendencies; Walk through a typical client assessment & organizing session; Learn affordable, business-boosting marketing ideas; Get the inside scoop on personal & business safety; Identify a variety of small business resources; Uncover donation resources for your clients' cast-offs; Learn how to organize paper, closets, photos & more; and Give yourself an advantage over other new organizers.The manual also includes: stores that carry great organizing products; donation resources; sample press releases, announcement letter, and coupons; and more!This manual is also recommended by the National Association of Professional Organizers as an exam study resource for NAPO's new certification program.