As an organizing consultant, you often have access to clients’ confidential information, and this is not something to be taken lightly. In fact, it’s such an important issue that I’ve invited Lisa Montanaro to share her expertise as a Certified Professional Organizer and former attorney, so you can approach it as a true professional.
In my experience, most professional organizers are very happy to share resources and expertise with their colleagues and reap many rewards from doing so. I asked my client, Julie Stobbe, about her thoughts on the subject, and was so impressed that I invited her to share them here today as my guest blogger.
When you joined NAPO, POC, or another professional association, you agreed to follow the Code of Ethics of that organization. You probably scanned the Code of Ethics quickly and figured you’d have no problem doing the right thing, right? You’re a good person, after all! But there’s a lot more to ethics than just being a good person.
When you started your business, you probably had no trouble fitting both your paperwork and your clients into your schedule, but now that things have taken off, you may be thinking about bringing other people on board. Before you take this step, find out what’s involved by reading my interview with Janice Russell, CPO-CD, COC of Minding Your Matters® Organizing.
Today I’m thrilled to introduce a special guest, Lelah Baker-Rabe, who is one of our Professional Organizers Blog Carnival Star Bloggers. Lelah specializes in helping clients eliminate paper from their offices, and is here today to explain how you can benefit from making your organizing business paperless.
When my dad started his business in the 1960s, my mother answered his business line and took messages for him to return when he got back from his service calls. That worked well, because he didn’t have to pay her, and because they wanted her to be at home with the kids when we were young.
This is the time of year when many people are making resolutions or setting goals for the new year, whether it has to do with getting organized, starting or growing a business, or some other area of life. In this month’s Professional Organizers Blog Carnival, you’ll find lots of great advice for making and achieving your goals.
Although December is the busiest month in the retail industry, as a professional organizer, you may find that business is slow at this time of year, as clients are busy with holiday shopping, parties, and preparations. Why not take advantage of this downtime to review your activities and achievements over the past year?
As a professional organizer, you probably spent a fair bit of time figuring out how much to charge for your services, whether to bill by the hour or the project, and whether or not to offer free consultations. An equally important decision is whether to bill for the time you spend travelling to your clients’ location and any expenses you occur doing so.
It’s amazing how many different forms you need in order to operate a professional organizing business! Some are just for your own use, such as client information sheets, assessment forms, and checklists. Others, such as invoices and letters of agreement, communicate important information to your clients.
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