You will attain the necessary skills to confidently consult with clients and the critical knowledge to close the sale consistently and develop a client retention program. The purpose of this manual is to help you develop and elaborate on a detailed plan for dealing with clients at all levels.

You will learn how to conduct initial consultations, perform a needs analysis, develop client relationship management skills and apply practical residential and corporate organizing solutions.

As an added bonus, with any manual order, you receive a companion template CD for your computer containing fully customizable business forms and assessment documents to help you become successful quickly.

You will also learn how to package and sell your organizing services at industry prices with confidence as well as how to define your competitive advantage. In addition to developing a comprehensive marketing plan, you will also create your mission statement, company slogan or tag line, audio logo and business identity package. Even if you have limited skills, we will show you how to create your own web site and personal e-mail address.

As an added bonus, you will receive a companion template CD for your computer containing a comprehensive marketing plan, fully customizable for your business.

This manual covers vital topics such as naming your business effectively, business registration, market analysis, strategic planning, legal issues, insurance, resources, taxes, record keeping, start-up costs and business operations.

As an added bonus, you will receive fully customizable, industry-specific forms that every organizer should have ~ business cards, brochures, letter of agreement, invoices, confidentiality agreements, needs analysis forms, receipts … and more!

Individuals, families and companies, large and small, welcome assistance from Professional Organizers and as our industry matures, the need for more of us that instinctively know how to turn chaos into control increases dramatically.

if you are unsure as to what you want to do and just want to know more about this dynamic industry, you may first want to view the webinar, Introduction to Professional Organizing.

This webinar has been created to answer the many questions that must run through your head as you explore this industry and to teach you the basics of operating an organizing business. Very much designed for curiousity seekers and those who need to know more before making a decision.

Introduction to Professional Organizing will help you make sound decisions and understand the earning potential that is possible with this exciting career choice.

You will learn…

* How Professional Organizers help clients
* What are the characteristics of a Successful Professional Organizer
* Why the Industry Exists
* How to choose your Target Markets
* Industry Associations
* Self Assessment for the New Organizer
* Determining your Specialization
* Legal & Insurance Issues
* How to Name Your Business
* Banking & Records Management … and more!

While the hour spent watching Introduction to Professional Organizing will not count as a Continuing Education Credit (CEC) towards any certificates, it is a step-by-step guide which provides valuable sound advice and practical guidance. It will definitely save you hours and hours of research and preparation.

You will benefit from this webinar if you are:

* considering becoming a professional organizer
* ready to start your own professional organizing business but still would like to know more
* dreaming of becoming your own boss and still looking for ideas

If you didn’t answer “yes” to all five questions, take a look at our client forms.

- Client Phone Intake
- Client Service Agreement
- Client Assessment
- Client Action Plan
- Client Feedback Survey

These perfectly priced forms (all 5 for only $50!) will help you look professional, feel in control, and make the sale. Sent to you in PDF, you can print as many copies as you need to take along to client sessions. Present a professional image to your clients, save time, and improve your business policies with these helpful client forms.

Quick, easy-to-follow checklists let you spend more time organizing and less time reading—a perfect fit for your busy lifestyle! Countless tips help make organizing faster, easier and more effective. Special “Live Green” tips show you how to help the environment, and in many cases your wallet, by rethinking, recycling, reducing, and reusing as you organize.

This book is content rich and full of proven methodologies, processes, checklists, forms, systems, client case studies, and inspiration. My knowledge and experiences come from working with a broad base of clients from residential to corporate, as well as thirty years of working in corporate environments. You will benefit immediately by learning what took me years and hard lessons to know.

Getting rich isn’t just about making lots of money, it’s about the personal fulfillment you receive from helping others learn a life skill “organizing” they so desperately need and never were taught. Watching the client have that “aha moment” when they understand what it means to “get organized” is rich beyond words.

Get Rich Organizing will:

Provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to become a successful professional organizer business owner.

Help you cut out months or even years of annoying mistakes and learning curves, because you need to make money immediately.

Show you how to position yourself to attract your ideal client with one hundred marketing ideas.

Introduce you to blogging and web site development.

Instruct you on how to clearly communicate your value and how to charge for your valuable services.

Teach you new organizing skills and techniques to work with a variety of client types.

Provide you with legal, insurance, and tax information to get you started in the right business entity for you and an understanding of the protection your business needs.

Teach you proven processes and systems to organize others and transfer organizing skills.

Tell you about real client stories that will inspire you to teach others organizing skills and keep you from making some serious mistakes in dealing with clients.

Move you to action with recommended exercises and actions found at the end of the chapters.

Additionally you receive:

Forms available for you to personalize with your company information saving you hours of time creating on your own.

A listing of my top twenty-five organizing products and where to find them so you don’t have to spend time researching.

Material to create workshops on paper, time, and clutter so you can immediately market and demonstrate your organizing knowledge.

Resources for space planning tools and web site development.

Up-to-date Professional Organizer industry information and trends.

All this valuable and sought after information and more for $49.95! And, your purchase is 100% tax deductible as a business expense. It is a miniscule price to pay for the amazing value you will receive and save you time, money, and mistakes.

I wrote Get Rich Organizing along with the Professional Organizer Training Institute™ curriculum, training manuals, and program because I believe in the immense value of this profession. I want others who aspire to it to represent the industry as experienced and knowledgeable professionals. I also want to share my learning in the hopes that others will benefit greatly from my experiences.

I wish I had this book when I started my professional organizer business, SolutionsForYou, Inc. I would have saved time, money, and a lot of hard work.

There are numerous books on the subject of starting a professional organizer business, but none as comprehensive and up-to-date as Get Rich Organizing The Professional Organizer Survival Guide to Launch, Manage, and Grow a Profitable Business.

“How to Make Money as a Professional Organizer” will teach you simple strategies for making your business a raving success!

We reveal the simple steps to doing what it takes to build a successful practice.

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From Allison Carter,

Are you like most professional organizers…

~ New to the business and not sure of the best way to run a business and get clients.

~ Or do you wish you had ANY clients and lay awake at night wondering how you’re going to make your business a success so you don’t have to get a 9-5 job and can still be there for your family?

~ Working days and nights, but still don’t feel like your business is moving forward?

~ Stuck not knowing what steps to take to make your business work better?

Finally, “How to Make Money as a Professional Organizer” eliminates the fluff and gives you PROVEN STRATEGIES for building your practice!

Forget the fluff! “How to Make Money as a Professional Organizer” teaches you TRIED AND TRUE strategies for building your business.

No more wondering if you *should* do this or that for your business!

After years of working in the news business (at CNN) and having two children, I launched my organizing practice. I quickly realized that there are TONS of ways to build your business (after all, EVERYONE was giving me advice!) and not all of them are good!

I read everything I could find about small business management, running a home-based business, marketing and publicity. It didn’t take long before people started asking me what I did to grow my business so quickly and without losing my mind. I was working consistently 4-5 days a week in my first year.

Since then, I’ve continued to do hands-on organizing, but now focus on teaching others how to achieve the same success in their business.

No matter your niche (or even if you don’t know what one is), How to Make Money as a Professional Organizer will teach you how to get new clients *AND* what to do once you have them!

Thanks to my successful business, I have more freedom in my life than ever before, and it’s WONDERFUL.

But you will benefit instantly by learning the information it took me years and several hard lessons to acquire.

(Actually, when you consider the thousands of dollars I invested in purchasing books, manuals and online courses, going to conferences, plus the time involved to go through them all, you’re getting an incredible deal!)

“How to Make Money as a Professional Organizer” will show you simple strategies for building your business, including:

=> Formulas that will show you how to set your fees.

=> 91 low cost ways to market your business.

=> The 3 items you *MUST HAVE* in a client welcome kit for your organizing practice to be a success.

=> Why having your business name as a web address is not enough.

=> The 2 things you need to protect your business.

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IMPORTANT: I don’t beat around the bush with long-winded theories and unusable advice. I get straight to the heart of things, telling you exactly what you need to know to make your organizing business successful.

Don’t spend another day wondering if the “Organizing business” is for you! Get your copy of “How to Make Money as a Professional Organizer” today!

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This program gives you the information, tools and strategies you need to make your organizing business a success!

I spent years learning these strategies. How much is that time and effort worth to YOU?

But YOU don’t have to work hard at learning how to do this. I’m giving you the strategies that you need so you can implement them much faster (and reap the awards much faster!).

I’ve priced this special report at $49.00 and remember, because you’re investing in this information to further your business, your purchase is 100% tax deductible. That makes this an even better deal — you really can’t lose!

Look at it this way — $49.00 is really a painless drop in the bucket to be able to get your hands on “How to Make Money as a Professional Organizer” and start using it right away to build your business success! You can make your money back in one hour or less!

Author Allison Carter runs The Professional Organizer and Organizer U. (http://www.organizeru.com).

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