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Born to Organize: Everything You Need to Know About a Career As a Professional Organizer
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List Price:
$28.95
Global Home Business Price: $28.95
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Manufacturer: Time to Organize
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 304
EAN: 9780978673345
ISBN: 0978673344
Label: Time to Organize
Manufacturer: Time to Organize
Number Of Pages: 104
Publication Date: 2008-05-30
Publisher: Time to Organize
Studio: Time to Organize
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Written by veteran organizer Sara Pedersen, this book will answer all your questions about the amazing career of professional organizing and guide you through the process of starting your own organizing business. This manual is designed to give prospective and new professional organizers the inside scoop on today's organizing industry. Its easy-to-read style will answer all your questions about this amazing career. SARA GUIDES YOU through the process of starting your own organizing business, teaching you fundamental lessons and clarifying expectations. As you read this manual, you'll: Review talent, skill, & education recommendations + Set salary & time commitment expectations + Understand your clients' clutter tendencies + Walk through a typical client assessment & organizing session + Learn affordable, business-boosting marketing ideas + Get the inside scoop on personal & business safety + Identify a variety of small business resources + Uncover donation resources for your clients' cast-offs + Give yourself an advantage over other new organizers. THE MANUAL ALSO INCLUDES: stores that carry great organizing products; donation resources; sample assessment form, press release, announcement letter, coupons; and more! This manual is also recommended by the National Association of Professional Organizers as an exam study resource for NAPO's certification program. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Veteran Professional Organizer Sara Pedersen has offered hands-on organizing assistance for countless Twin Cities residents. She helps them organize, simplify, and discover time to do the things they love. She also coaches new and prospective professional organizers and offers marketing services and products for small business owners.
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Summary: Born to Organize
Comment: This is a wonderful book! It is an easy read and jam packed with useful information. Everything one would need to know to open an prof. organizing business of their own is included in this book. I love this book! I thought that it would be a lot harder to start working. After this book, I know exactly what I have to do to get started! Love it.
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Summary: Born to Organize
Comment: This book has everything you want to know about becoming a professional organizer. Every topic is written clearly and quick to read in short paragraphs. There is a lot of information packed in this book and is money well spent. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in organizing for others.
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Summary: All you need to get a super start in Professional Organizing!
Comment: This book is truly everything you need to get started! Many books say that but Sara's book is the real deal! I am a small business owner in another industry, and Sara really nailed everything on the head that you'll need to get, and know, to be successful. She writes in a fun way and you feel like she's your friend next door. She has suggestions for us from her 8+ years of experience so we don't have to reinvent the wheel, and don't have to have so many trial and errors before we find what works for us. I can't stress enough the enormous amount of valuable information in this easy-to-read and inexpensive book! Do yourself a huge favor and purchase this book if you are thinking of starting your own professional organizing business.
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Summary: Start your business by reading Born To Organize FIRST
Comment: If I had read Born To Organize before I started my organizing business, I would have saved hundreds of dollars and at least a dozen hours. This book leads one through a step-by-step process. Sara Pedersen, the author, includes the fun stuff (client interaction) and the not-so-fun stuff (bookkeeping). It's unbelievable. She leaves no stone unturned. Even with an established business, I picked up valuable information and was thrilled to discover new ideas and inspiration. Sara Pedersen knows her stuff. Read this book and enjoy your new (or old) organizing business!
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Summary: Look no further if you are a new PO! It's all right here!
Comment: I have purchased and read 15 "Organizing" books from Amazon.com in the past 3 months. I can tell you for certain there is no book as helpful for starting your Professional Organizing career as this one! I have been organizing for friends and family all my adult life (yes, only for the FUN of it), until 3 months ago when someone suggested I look into doing it as a career. At first I laughed since I had never heard of that job title before. I did some quick research one night-- and boy was I way off. Not only has the industry doubled in popularity in recent years, but the profession is very well paying, very diverse in specialities, and allows many opportunities for growth and education (especially when paired with the association NAPO).
One of the first book titles that fell into my hands was Sara's. This is now almost my daily reference guide! With her helpful pro-con advice I was able to make an educated decison about launching my career in this field. I have taken all of her advice, especially about not underpricing myself, and only 2 months into taking paying clients I have had 9 clients, 3 of which have and/or are currently doing thier WHOLE house AND storage units with me! I average about $1000-1500 per individual contract now. Did I mention I have hardly had to advertise yet? Sara's referral system is incredibly lucrative, and I am highly confident when things slow down her solid marketing techniques will keep me afloat. She is so creative, clear, and organized in her text that it gets me pumped up everytime I crack the pages. I learned something new and profound for my business on every page. NO LIE! I especially appreciated her 8 week start up plan, and her many resource lists (I think I've used them all by now). What more do I need to say? If you are new in this business and aren't going to buy this book-- well then you will simply be missing out on TONS of education, TONS of clients (and tons of money), and I will be perfectly happy to have your business!:) Thank you Sara for writing such a fantastic HOW TO manual for this bizz with terrific insight for the new PO's!
Great Thanks from "Clutter Free Kimberly" in Fairfax, VA
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