Type of Products/Services Offered:
Professional Organizing for home and office
Start Up Cost: $100
What did start up
costs go for: Paper for printing handouts,
shipping costs for business cards, website and
domain name purchase
Earning Potential:
$10,000 - $20,000+
Skills Needed: Aside from organizational
skills, a person in this profession needs good
people skills and the ability to listen. A
professional organizer works closely with clients to
develop organizing plans and adapt them to each
client's specific personality and needs so empathy
and good communication skills are a must!
Special Equipment
Needed: None
Best Customers/Target Market: Families with
children and families or couples with home offices
Resources &
Organizations :
1. Organizing books and websites
2. Websites
3. National Association of Professional Organizers
(NAPO)
Any Tips?: If
reading books about organizing your home give you a
headache, then this is probably not the business for
you! If however, you read books like this for fun or
are constantly reorganizing your own home then this
business will be a good
fit. Referrals and networking play a big part in
getting this type of business so make sure your
friends and family have copies of your business
cards. Also post on websites, leave copies of your
business card in area stores, speak to local groups,
give seminars and, above all, do quality work for
all your clients because they are the best source of
advertising you can get!
