This month’s Professional Organizers Blog Carnival is all about Going Green! With Earth Day right around the corner, I asked my readers to share their blog posts about topics such as eco-friendly ways to deal with clutter or implementing green practices at home or at work. Thank you to everyone who contributed! Check out these posts covering the three Rs: Reduce…
The idea of marketing your organizing business can be a daunting prospect, especially for small businesses with limited budgets. When funds are limited, marketing budgets are often the first thing that gets cut. What if I told you that marketing does not have to be a costly process, and that you can still lay the foundations for finding new clients…
You probably began blogging with a list 20 pages long of possible post ideas. But now you struggle to fill a sticky note with enough ideas to last you the week. Or maybe you’ve just embarked on the blogging journey for the first time, and you need fresh topics that go well in your niche. You want to fill up…
What’s social media got to do with organizing? Quite a lot, if you think about it. Consider these examples: You can use Pinterest to organize ideas and projects. You can organize your contacts on Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms by making use of the list feature. Social media is often seen as a productivity killer. And that’s just off the…
I’m excited to share my latest organizer interview, with Mariela Chagas of Organized Living Concept in South Florida. Mariela specializes in home and office organization, and also offers moving management, move-in organization, travel preparation and errand services. Mariela, what made you decide to start an organizing business? I’ve been doing this work informally on and off for over 10 years…
I don’t publish many articles about organizing or productivity here, because I figure you guys are already experts in that area. But when Nathan Sharpe of Biznas approached me with his article about the pros and cons of coffee in the workplace, I couldn’t resist! Because coffee… The relationship between coffee and productivity is not a smooth-sailing one. While millions…
It’s been a long cold winter across most of North America, leaving many of us cooped up indoors. The upside is that it’s provided us with lots of time for activities like reading, watching movies (or binge watching TV shows) and listening to music. This last activity is the subject of this month’s Professional Organizers Blog Carnival. It’s such a…
Today’s interview is with Nancy Haworth of On Task Organizing. A member of NAPO and NAPO-NC, Nancy provides in-person organizing services in the Raleigh, North Carolina area and virtual organizing services worldwide. Nancy, what’s your specialty? Residential organizing with a focus on helping those who are decluttering to prepare for moving or downsizing. What other services or products do you…
