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Do You Play Well with Others? A look at cooperative competition

by Janet

August 23rd, 2011

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.
Professional organizer Julie Stobbe sharing tips with other local businesswomen

Categories Business Practices
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5 Ways to Get More Mileage from Your Blog

by Janet

May 3rd, 2011

Whether blogging is your passion or something you feel you have to do, I’m sure you put a lot of time and effort into creating your content. No matter how good a writer you are, most people will only read what you’ve posted recently, but with a little creativity, you can repurpose what you’ve written and get it working for you!

blog concept

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Learn to Write Content that Works

by Janet

September 13th, 2010

A few weeks ago, I participated in a blogging competition sponsored by Blog Energizer. Thank you very much for your votes – I’m excited to announce that I came in second, winning a lifetime membership to Contentrix Better Content, and especially pleased that it’s something that will help me make this blog an even better resource for you.

Categories Education, Marketing
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Respecting Your Clients’ Uniqueness

by Janet

June 3rd, 2010

Years before I heard of professional organizers, I noticed that time management and organizing were easier for me than they were for some of the other people I knew, and wondered if I could teach these skills to others. After completing the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator^®,(MBTI^®), I learned that I was born with personality type preferences (ISTJ) that naturally tend towards systems and order.

Different organizing styles

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Help Others Get Organized, Virtually

by Janet

May 17th, 2010

Over the years, my role shifted from professional organizer/career consultant, to professional organizer/virtual assistant, to virtual assistant/professional organizer, before I finally decided to focus on being a virtual assistant to professional organizers. Some of the benefits I now enjoy include less driving, more flexibility in my schedule, and access to a much broader client base.

Virtual organizer

Categories Education, Working with Clients
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How to be a Better Business Writer

by Janet

March 19th, 2010

As a business owner and manager, I’m sure that not a day goes by where you don’t have to write an email, a blog post, a proposal, or some other type of business document. Since everything you write is a reflection of you and your business, you need to make sure that your vocabulary and writing style are suited to your reader and that your spelling and grammar are flawless.

Writing business documents

Categories Business Practices, Odds & Ends
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Learn About Organizing for Personality Types

by Janet

March 2nd, 2010

Do your organizing systems work well for some clients, but not others? Organizing strategies are more likely to be effective when they take your client’s personality type into account. You can therefore do your clients a great service by familiarizing yourself with the various personality types, the challenges they face in terms of organizing, and the solutions most likely to be helpful.

Janet Barclay giving a presentation on Personality Type

Categories Education, Working with Clients
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Grow Your Sales Team, Grow Your Income

by Janet

February 24th, 2010

I’ve blogged previously about the benefits of creating information products, whether they’re related to organizing or to one of your other interests, but even if you’ve developed a product, unless you have a very popular website, you may have found that you’re not bringing in nearly as much income as you’d hoped. Why not increase your earning potential by hiring a sales force?

Sales team

Categories Business Practices
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Thinking Outside the Boxes

by Janet

February 18th, 2010

As I’ve mentioned previously, there are many benefits to having multiple sources of income. Creating information products and joining one or more affiliate programs are two ways that many successful organizers supplement what they earn in their billable hours. But have you considered tapping into your knowledge from outside the realm of organizing? Stacey and Jane have!

Great Ideas

Categories Odds & Ends
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Make Your Dreams (and Someone Else’s) Come True

by Janet

December 4th, 2009

Now that it’s December, many of us are looking ahead to the new year, and starting to set goals to grow our businesses, buy a new home, improve our relationships with others, or make other positive life changes. At the same time, we’re trying to come up with clutter-free gifts for our clients and loved ones. I have a suggestion that may help you achieve both at the same time!

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