Grow Your Business – Speaking
During my first year in business, I discovered public speaking as a beneficial way to grow my contact base, meet potential clients, and create another revenue stream. What? Another revenue stream? I had not imagined multiple revenue streams when I started this profession. I thought I would work with people to organize their homes, and…
Read MoreBook Signing Event
I had so much fun at my Mastering the Business of Organizing book signing event at Annie Bloom’s Books last week. I met new budding professional organizing business owners and people curious about what professional organizing is. I saw familiar faces of family, friends, colleagues and students of my training program. Women from my Women…
Read MoreHas Marie Kondo sparked your interest in becoming a professional organizer?
Join us May 20-22 in Portland, Oregon for our Fast Track Method Training Program and learn how to plan, launch, manage, grow, and leverage your profitable professional organizing business.
Read MoreFebruary 2019 Fast Track Method Training Client Practicum
February’s practicum client, Dianne, wanted to downsize 99% of what was in her garage and start fresh. She kept more than she thought but did let go of 85%. Now new systems for gardening, workbench, mudroom, and storage. Plus a fresh coat of paint! Before – Workbench and Gardening After – Workbench, Gardening + New…
Read MoreGrow Your Business – Writing
Never in my wildest dreams did I dream of being a published author, because I didn’t think I had the skills to write a book. So, why I did write a book? From 2009 to 2011 professional organizers in the United States were in make-or-break years. In 2008 and 2009, the United States labor market…
Read More5 Critical Mistakes to Avoid Working with Clients
Mistake #1 – ORGANIZING FOR YOURSELF AND NOT YOUR CLIENT You love to organize and you even have fun organizing your friends or family members. What about organizing a complete stranger’s kitchen or garage? Will you be able to really listen and seek to understand what ‘organized’ looks and feels like for each client. There…
Read MoreMastering the Business of Organizing
We are very excited to share with you that Anne Blumer updated and expanded her book Get Rich Organizing under a new title, Mastering the Business of Organizing A Guide to Plan, Launch, Manage, Grow, and Leverage a Profitable, Professional Organizing Business. In this book version, Anne shares with the reader not only how to start and manage a professional organizing…
Read MoreProfessional Organizers are Starting Their Career Younger!
Blessing McKenzie I had the fantastic opportunity to have Blessing McKenzie, a high school Junior, job shadow me yesterday. Blessing is considering a career as a professional organizer! I think that speaks volumes to where our industry is headed. She also interviewed me for her school project and agreed to let me blog about her questions and my…
Read MoreReflections
Happy fall! As I reflect on the past 14 years of training new professional organizing business owners, I thought it might be interesting to share with you some facts about the Institute for Professional Organizers: We have taught new professional organizing business owners since 2004 400+ participants have completed our training program All but 2 participants…
Read MoreAugust 2018 Client Practicum
Meet Laurie Wolpert and Shauna Ellis, both from Oregon, who Certified by the Institute for Professional Organizers August 8, 2018.
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