How to Start a Home Organization Business

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Are you the type of person who thinks everything should have its place and be in it? Do people ask you for tips on how you keep everything organized so well? Need a second income without a big investment of time and money? Thinking about going into business for yourself? Here's how to start a home organization business.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

An ability to organize your own home
Referrals to people who need organizational services
Telephone
Computer

Step1

Think about all the people you know who keep asking you how you keep everything in your house so organized. These are all potential clients of your new business. Make a list of names, addresses and phone numbers.

Step2

Create a short flier offering your services in organizing. Offer a free initial consultation. Post the flier throughout your neighborhood and door to door. Do not sped money on postage just yet, nor on other forms of advertising.During the initial consultation, talk to the home owner and find out more about them and their lifestyle. Ask them if the are ready to try something a little different. If they say yes, you have just gained your first customer.

Step3

Using the four box system, help the home owner decide whether something is trash, belongs in a different room, ought to be sold or donated to charity, or is something he or she has an emotional attachment to even though the item is rarely used. Get the home owner to agree to hold a sale of the unwanted items. Use the proceeds of the sale to buy storage bins and materials which can be used to create a proper organizational system. Donate unsold items to the home owner's favorite charity.Have the home owner hang onto the box of items that have emotional appeal for six months. Tell the home owner that items which are not used within six months and are not seasonal items are probably things they can do without. Encourage them to donate the items to charity.

Step4

Create attractive storage for everything. Hooks can hold bicycles to the garage wall, keep coats off the floor, and keep sports equipment from clogging up closets. Large bins can be used to store out of season clothing, extra bedding, seasonal items, books, and keepsakes. Be sure to clearly label everything.

Step5

Use smaller bins for office supplies, craft items, small toys or hobby items. Over the door shoe bags make a great place for small children's toys.Be sure to give a written estimate of costs before you begin. Make a list in advance of services, storage items and their costs so that your customer understands in advance what they will be expected to pay.Get referrals from satisfied customers. Introduce yourself by phone or by mail, let them know who referred them to you, and offer your services. 80% of all buying decisions are affected by referrals from someone the customer trusts.