Posts by Anne Blumer
Grow Your Business – Subcontracting
The Container Store is an organizing products store. I equate it to a professional organizer’s candy store. They have stores all over the United States. Late in 2015, I was contacted by the Container Store, asking if I would be interested in interviewing for their Contained Home Consultant position. I was hesitant because I felt…
Read MoreHow to Get Started as a Professional Organizer
Not sure how to begin a Professional Organizing business? Listen to my podcast with Susan Creal and hear about how I began my business, the obstacles I had to overcome, what my typical day is like, tips on organizing, and more. Ready to begin? Register for our Fast Track Method Training Program for Professional Organizers.
Read MoreGrow Your Business – Packaged Services
The recession may have ended in 2009, but the US economy was still in recovery well into 2011. People were quite hesitant to spend their discretionary income on organizing services. I did have clients stay with me who financially could during the recession, and some are still my clients today; they are chronically disorganized, and,…
Read MoreGrow Your Business – Organizing a Solopreneur’s Business and Life
Get your solopreneur business and your life organized. Listen to my podcast with Hook SEO’s Matthew Rouse and Jeremy Marcott. We also dig into some ideas for self-publishing your book.
Read MoreHow to Start a Professional Organizing Business
Eight of my colleagues contributed to this blog post. It is a GREAT launching point for “how-to” start a professional organizing business. It’s also a persuasive set of arguments for why someone needs to hire a professional organizer
Read MoreGrow Your Business – Virtual Organizing
Sheila Delson, former ICD president, launched her Virtual Organizing Training Program in 2014, and I attended one of her first training sessions. As a veteran organizer with many years of working hands-on with clients, it was becoming increasingly more difficult to keep up with client demand and physical aspects associated with hands-on work. Additionally, not…
Read MoreGrow Your Business – Continuing Education and Certification
I attended my first NAPO conference in May 2003, and there I discovered the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD), now Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD), and Judith Kolberg. I picked up Judith’s book ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life, and I could not put it down. I read the entire book on my…
Read MoreGrow Your Business – Volunteering Leads to Becoming an International Keynote Speaker
While attending the 2014 ICD conference, I received an email from the Association of Professional Declutters’ (APDO’s) conference chair inviting me to be the keynote speaker at their 2015 conference—keynote speaker, London, England! What a thrill and honor to be asked. We arranged for a Skype meeting, discussed what they wanted me to speak about,…
Read MoreGrow Your Business – Volunteering
At the beginning of my professional organizing business, I immediately joined NAPO and NAPO Oregon. I attended NAPO meetings monthly, and within six months, I was asked to serve on the Oregon board as board secretary. I was thrilled that they wanted me and of course, said yes! I remained on the Oregon board for…
Read More10 Best Organization Apps to Simplify Your Life
I was asked as a female business owner to share my favorite organization/productivity apps and why for an article in Oprah Magazine. I responded with: Wunderlist – to track all of my tasks both personal and business. Why? It is easy; I can set reminders, I can see the day, week or entire list, I…
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