Fast Track Method™
Training Program Overview
You want to get your business started fast; you have a passion for organizing and a penchant for order. Now you can get everything you need to get started with our Virtual Fast Track Method™ training.
A 4-Part Course to Successfully Launch Your Organizing Business including:
- All aspects of planning, starting and marketing an organizing business. Our program is designed to take you step-by-step through your business start-up, alleviating figuring out what to do next.
- The complete client process and systems and solutions for working with clients through all project phases; initial contact, assessment, completing the project, and maintenance.
- Working with clients who are situationally disorganized, chronically disorganized, neurotypical, neurodiverse, downsizing, moving, and more. Plus, safety for the professional organizer and client.
- Organizing strategies and systems for every room in a home. For every space in a home, you will learn the typical habits that cause disorganization, how to create organized zones, product solutions to aid organization, new habits to maintain organization, and the estimated time to organize. You will gain confidence that you can organize any space in a home.
Most training programs only include how to organize client spaces and do not cover how to start and manage a business. Some focus purely on marketing an organizing business. Others do not cover specialized client populations or virtual organizing, and we offer ALL.
Our goal is to expediently provide you with the latest industry practices (including our proven and easy to implement 5 Steps to Organizing® process), small business foundational information, and essential skills to enable you to have a highly successful and personally rewarding career as a professional organizer. Your confidence will rapidly increase after experiencing our unique virtual client practicum with a REAL client.
Whether you are contemplating forming a professional organizing business or are newly in business, our training and education programs have something for you!
Our Fast Track Method™ training and education program develops your skills and confidence to work with clients and Master the Business of Organizing™. You will not find another professional organizer training program with our unique approach, comprehensiveness, and affordability. For complete details of each course, go to Trained Organizer, Certified Organizer, and Master Professional Organizer®.
| What You Will Learn and Receive Investment in You and Your Business (tax-deductible) | Trained Organizer $497 REGISTER | Certified Organizer $997 Early Bird REGISTER | Master Professional Organizer® $497 REGISTER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 170+ page digital downloadable manual | X | X | |
| Internet-based videos including: | 8 Hours | 11 Hours | |
| - What is a Professional Organizer | X | X | |
| - Assessing Your Skills as Professional Organizer and Business Owner | X | X | |
| - Writing Your Business Plan | X | X | |
| - Preparing Your Financial Plan; start-up, 1st year | X | X | |
| - Job Agreement and Business Policies | X | X | |
| - Rate Structures and How to Charge for Your Services | X | X | |
| - Business Basics – Equipment and Forms | X | X | |
| - Name and Register your Business for Maximum Impact | X | X | |
| - Marketing and Branding Your Organizing Business | X | X | |
| - Preparing Your Marketing Plan | X | X | |
| - Preparing Your Business Brand Sheet | X | X | |
| - Determine Business Entity and Legal Needs | X | X | |
| - What You Need to Know to be Tax Savvy | X | X | |
| - Working with Clients | X | X | |
| - Phase I – Initial Client Contact and Your 30 Second Hook | X | X | |
| - Phase II – How to Conduct a Needs Assessment and Schedule a Project | X | X | |
| - Phase III – Completing the Client Project | X | X | |
| - Working with Clients – What I know Now, I Wish I Had Known Then | X | X | |
| - Safety for the Professional Organizer and Their Clients | X | X | |
| BONUS #1 Customizable Business and Client Forms | X | X | |
| - Business Plan Form + an Action List to Launch Your Business | X | X | |
| - Field Materials Checklist | X | X | |
| - Service and Fees Agreement + Business Policies | X | X | |
| - Client Initial Intake Form + Client Process Checklist | X | X | |
| - Client Assessment Forms (Residential + Business) | X | X | |
| - Client Organizing Plan of Action Form + Sample + Product Resources | X | X | |
| - Client Keep/Let-go Criteria Checklist | X | X | |
| - Client Maintenance Plan Form + Sample | X | X | |
| - Client Satisfaction Form to capture client testimonials | X | X | |
| BONUS #2 100 Actions to Magnetize More Clients | X | X | |
| BONUS #3 Presentations to Gain Clients Instantly Through Speaking | X | X | |
| - The ART of Paper Management | X | X | |
| - Time Management | X | X | |
| - Declutter 101 | X | X | |
| BONUS #4 Twelve newsletters or blog postings | X | X | |
| BONUS #5 Systems and Solutions | X | X | |
| - 5 Steps to Organizing Process | X | X | |
| - 3 Phases of Client Process Checklists | X | X | |
| BONUS #6 Room by room Residential Organizing Videos + 94 Page Guidebook | X | X | |
| - Kitchen | X | X | |
| - Launching/Landing Pads | X | X | |
| - Command Central | X | X | |
| - Home Offices | X | X | |
| - Closets | X | X | |
| - Garage and other storage areas | X | X | |
| - Craft Rooms | X | X | |
| - Family and Media Rooms | X | X | |
| - Kid Spaces | X | X | |
| - Bathrooms | X | X | |
| - Bedrooms | X | X | |
| - Laundry Spaces | X | X | |
| BONUS #7 Professional Organizer Core Competencies | X | X | |
| - IPO Trained Organizer designation and logo for marketing purposes | X | ||
| 3-day Virtual Seminar | X | ||
| - Virtual Organizing - How it works and how it is different from on-premise organizing. | X | ||
| - Initial Client Consultation Preparation | X | ||
| - Meet your client and conduct the needs assessment | X | ||
| - Prepare the organizing plan of action for client project | X | ||
| - Procure organizing materials for client project | X | ||
| - Virtual client practicum experience | X | X | |
| - Project photos for your portfolio, website, and other marketing materials | X | X | |
| - Client testimonial for your portfolio, website, and other marketing materials | X | X | |
| - Advanced project planning and leadership guidance from Anne Blumer | X | ||
| - Plan and lead a client project | X | ||
| - Increased confidence to plan client projects | X | ||
| - Your business listing on our website “Master Professional Organizers®” page | X | ||
| BONUS #8 Credentials | X | X | X |
| - IPO Certified Organizer designation and logo for marketing purposes | X | ||
| - Master Professional Organizer® designation and logo for marketing purposes | X | ||
| BONUS #9 Immediate Brand Exposure | X | X | |
| BONUS #10 Ongoing Mentorship with Anne Blumer | X | X |
