A holiday organizing interview with Sarah Buckwalter by Paige Allen of the Sun Chronicle: The holidays are just around the corner and before long the endless parade of dinner parties, family celebrations and gatherings with friends will be underway. While the holiday season is supposed to be a fun and festive time, it can quickly…
Welcome to Step 2 in our Mastering Organizing Project Management series! This series is designed specifically to help you learn how to manage large organizing projects. If you haven’t yet had a chance to check out Step 1: Planning, you can find it on our blog. Now, it’s time for Step 2: Budgeting For large…
Hello and welcome to our new series on Mastering Organizing Project Management! This series is designed specifically to help you learn how to manage large organizing projects. People look to professional organizers for their complex and multi layered projects. The idea of a daunting task may prompt them to reach out for help from someone…
So much is trending in the organizing industry today – Marie Kondo, Senior Move Management, Digital Organizing. It’s hard to figure out just what to do. And the market is saturated with generalists. Just doing anything doesn’t make you stand out anymore. The best thing to do these days is to find and focus on…
Spring organizing tips to help your organizing clients Spring is here. The air is warmer, the sun is brighter and this motivates everyone to want to clear out the old and make everything fresh and new again. Use these 10 spring organizing tips to help your organizing clients get their homes clean and organized and…
Mastering social media is essential to every small business owner. If you’re not using social media in your business, now is the time to start. People ask me if they should bother spending the time on social media, if it is really that important. The answer I always give is “yes”. It is important and…
Organizing policies and procedures are essential for every organizing business. These ensure that everyone has the information and instructions that they need in order to do what they are supposed to be doing. You need to have organizing policies and procedures in place for your business, your staff and your clients. As professional organizers, we…
If you are looking to expand your business, or just need some help on the occasional project, you”ll want to understand the difference between a contractor and an employee. Basically, you have two choices when it comes to hiring. You can work with a contractor, or you can hire an employee So, what’s the difference?…
As an organizer, you are helping a client with some of their most intimate possessions and feelings. These must be handled with utmost care. Your clients must feel that they can totally trust you. Here are six tips to help you maintain client confidentiality. #1: Don’t Gab Everything a client tells you should be held…
After all the time and energy you’ve spent organizing your space, you certainly don’t want it to slip back in to disarray. Organization doesn’t just happen once, it’s an ongoing process. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to stay organized. With just a few minutes each day you can do it! Here are 17 Tips…