Thanks to popular TV shows and books that spark joy like Marie Kondo there’s a lot of buzz about decluttering and organizing --
which is great news for anyone who wants to become a professional organizer.
If you’re not sure where to start and you're scared of wasting time and money on ineffective branding or marketing, this video is for you! We cover 6 Steps for how to START a Professional Organizing Business.
We'll cover developing a:
- A Business Plan
- An Executive Summary
- An Industry Analysis
- A Marketing Analysis
- An Operations Plan
- A Financial Plan
After that, I share the very first six steps to take when starting your business. Do these before you begin branding or marketing or hopping aboard The Success Express.
- - - - - - - - - - GERALIN’S BIO:
In 2003 I started my organizing business, Metropolitan Organizing, LLC. Since then I’ve been organizing + optimizing my methodologies. I've helped hundreds of professional organizers from all over the world organize their organizing businesses, tell their stories + build powerful, purposeful, + professional brands. And, I’d like to help you build a better business so that you can present yourself in a way that inspires confidence + clarity.
Whether it's related to education, communication, personal determination or world domination, we need to chat.
If it's time to transform your business into an amazing professional portfolio that brands + markets you as the reliable, dependable, capable organizer that you are, let’s get in touch. Meanwhile, here are a few resources.
- - - - - - - - - -CHECKLISTS FOR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZERS
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZERS' EXPENSES
Business Start-Up Costs for Professional Organizers
PREPARE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
Questions People [Typically] Ask Before Hiring a Professional Organizer
WHAT TO DO WHEN STARTING YOUR BUSINESS
6 Steps for Starting a Professional Organizing Business
- - - - - - - - - - RELEVANT ARTICLES
Selecting a Business Name for Your Organizing Business
Terms of the Trade: Learning the Lingo of the Organizing Industry
Fees: What Professional Organizers Are Charging
Insurance: Types of Coverage for Pro Organizers
- - - - - - - - - - WEBINARS: DIVE DEEPER + SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS
Intro to Productivity and Professional Organizing | NAPO OD1-001
Starting a Productivity or Organizing Business | NAPO OD1-104
Creating Your Own Buzz: Branding + Marketing for Organizing & Productivity Consultants | NAPO OD4-429
- - - - - - - - - - CAREER COACHING CALLS: GET ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION
Ask Me Anything one-hour coaching calls
- - - - - - - - - - PRODUCTS: TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Terms of the Trade glossaries for Professional Organizers -
New Organizers’ Essentials business forms -
- - - - - - - - - - PODCAST: LISTEN + LEARN
“The Secrets of Success” NAPO Standout Podcast -
- - - - - - - - - - BOOKLIST: READ + LEARN
Amazon link to Hoarding book -
Amazon link to Decluttering book -
- - - - - - - - - -WATCH MORE in this series, uploaded every Friday at Noon!
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This video is targeted to my channel’s audience of Professional Organizers as well as anyone interested in becoming a professional organizer who wants to learn more about business planning, branding, marketing, and communications specific to the organizing and productivity industry.
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