Decluttering & Feng Shui Radio Appearance

Wed. Mar. 4, 2009 ~ 4:00 PM - PST /7pm EST
Allison Carter owner of The Professional Organizer, will share her expertise on decluttering as she is interviewed on the Let Go and Grow weekly radio show out of Seattle, Wa.
Let Go and Grow is a weekly talk show where Feng Shui practioner Pat Sendejas brings [...]

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Sat, February 28 2009 » Statistics, Uncategorized » No Comments

Organizers get a fresh new look

The National Association of Professional Organizers has a new updated website design. It was launched without fanfare. But as soon as the news leaked out on Twitter, there was much ballyhoo and applause from organizers everywhere.
The initial buzz looked like this
Heard on Twitter.com
JanetBarclay: I agree, new NAPO site is beautiful & easy to [...]

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Thu, February 19 2009 » In the News, NAPO » No Comments

Organizing Families

Professional organizers often get called in to help parents get a household under control. Some need just a few tweaks while others need a complete system overhaul. I find the areas parents ask for help with the most are:

Papers for the home
Papers related to children and school
Keepsakes
Photos
Toy storage
Clothing for children
Time management/planning
Kids’ rooms
Laundry
Study areas

Parents usually also [...]

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Mon, February 16 2009 » Books, Education, Statistics, Uncategorized » No Comments

Marketing with Newsletters

New Class for organizers
Newsletter Magic Triangle - A winning marketing strategy
Class and Webinar
At a recent organizing industry meeting, at least 5 organizers asked for help figuring out how to write newsletters for prospects and clients.  This got me thinking that there are probably a lot more people out there who would like to learn how [...]

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Mon, February 9 2009 » Events, Marketing » No Comments

Speaking to Build Your List

Ali Brown is one of the leading experts on ezine marketing (Ezines are essentially the same as newsletters). In this article, she offers some great tips that organizers can adopt right away! If you want to try #3, the drawing, but you’re not speaking to people with business cards, hand out a form to fill [...]

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Tue, February 3 2009 » Marketing, Services » No Comments