What is the market outlook for POs?

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Q: What is the market outlook for professional organizers? from Esther in Durham, NC

A: A year ago I would have given you a different answer. The economy had tanked and there was an overall spending freeze gripping the country. It was taboo to spend on things that were not “necessities.”

Well it didn’t take long for the people who still have a steady income to figure out that getting organized is a necessity for them and they have come back in droves.  Organizers I speak with (in 2010) are reporting booming business this year. It is still not as good for me as it was 6 years ago when the new TV shows about organizing started. But it is steady.  Many organizers also dropped out of the field in the last year,  so there is actually less competition if you live in an area with many organizers.