Do you love to organize? Did you know that by helping others organize their lives, you can earn good money? Whether you are looking for a part or full-time business solution, starting a business as a professional organizer might be just what the financial doctor ordered.

What is great about this business is that the only requirements are having the passion and ability to organize. As people become busier and schedules become more chaotic, the need for a Professional Organizer rises. Your clientele is diverse indeed, everyone from the small home business owner to the corporate executive can benefit from your services.

This is a great business for people that enjoy meeting others and working in a variety of environments and conditions. Or you can focus on a specific market – let’s say, home based business and build your empire there. And if you are passionate about being or starting a business as a professional organizer, but unsure of where to begin or need help kick-starting your business, there is help.

There are numerous training programs available to help bring you up to speed. For example,
professionalorganizers.com offers training online, in person at seminars or you can follow a self-study course. Or an even cheaper solution is to head to the bookstore and pick up a few books on the business. There are two main types of professional organizers; one is a residential organizer and the other is an office organizer. It does not mean that you can only work as one type, but it might be a good idea to specialize in one or the other.

You can make $50 an hour or more and if you focus on businesses, then it might even be easier to raise your fee to above and beyond $100 an hour. Companies have more income and a need to stay organized and are willing to pay for it. This is one business where you can earn good money with a very little investment.

We could do with some extra money these days. Here we will explore 5 money saving tips that will help you keep some cash.

1) Recreation vs. Entertainment

There are alternative ways to keep you entertained besides going to the movies, concerts and theme parks. These entertainments can be expensive and last for a couple of hours. Instead, choose activities like camping, going to the beach, skating or get a low cost hobby.

2) Use the Library

Instead of going to the movies or renting DVD movies, you can go to your public library and borrow them. Also, check out books at the library instead of buying it at the local bookstore. You can use the library to browse magazines as well. This will save you around $10 – $30.

3) Avoid the mall

This may sound unreasonable for many people. However, if you want to save money, this is truly one of the best ways to do it. Most of the time, we buy things that we want, not need. By going to the mall, we often end up buying more things than we have set out for. Buy only when you really need it. You will thank your credit card bill a month later.

4) Skip the gourmet

You may not be aware of it but skipping 2 lattes a week can save you $24! Be moderate with your splurge on food. This is especially true when it comes to things like pizza delivery, gourmet deli, etc. This does not mean that you have to give up all your favorite food. Instead reduce the frequency of consuming them. For example, instead of having latte everyday, you can try to alternate with regular coffee. The key here is moderation. At the same time, you will probably end up with a trimmer body too.

When it comes to saving money, make it realistic and achievable. You can set mini goals and try to accomplish that on a timed basis. You will be glad to have money saved.

Why do people buy self-help books? Most readers buy books to solve problems or help with fulfilling a need. For example, when I started speaking for a fee I went out and bought a couple of popular books about speaking.

Browsing in the bookstore, I was attracted to Lilyan Wilder’s book “7 Steps to Fearless Speaking” I read the back cover. I noticed she could help with 7 easy steps. I skimmed the table of contents, read a few lines and immediately liked her easy to read style. It went in my purchase basket.

Because I wanted to hear from several authorities on the subject, I picked up another book by Nido R. Qubein, “How to Be a Great Communicator: In Person on Paper, and on the Podium.” His cover design was white with clean lines and a personable picture of him on the front.

His style of writing was not as easy to read but it still went in my purchase basket as well. Which brings us back to my original point; people buy self-help books to solve problems. To identify your targeted market, pinpoint a problem they have and the solution, of course.

Problems come in all shapes and sizes. Usually a general category problem applies to all types of markets.

Hobbies.

Is your tennis game, golf game, bridge game as good as you’d like? Are you considering taking up horse-back riding? Want to improve your computer skills? What ever the case may be, your desire to improve or change your level of performance is considered the problem.

Health.

What’s the first thing you do when your doctor diagnose your cholesterol is high and you need to lose 20 pounds? You go look for a book that will walk you through step by step to lose weight or lower cholesterol. You turn to someone that has solved the problem to learn from their experience.

Mental State.

Are you feeling stressful about the economy? Are you noticing unexplained physical symptoms possibly related to stress? Once again, you have a problem and you are looking for a solution in book form. Someone who has outlined easy steps or ways to de-stress in our society.

Personal Finance.

Worried about lay-offs, down-sizing, retirement? Books that offer financial solutions to economic problems during shaky times are guaranteed to succeed.

Marketing.

We live in a competitive society. Small business owners and managers everywhere need a growing database of customers and clients. Therefore, they seek out how to books that offers solutions on improving their advertising copy, improving their business image or their website.

Each of the problem categories describes a problem and a need for a solution. The main goal of your marketing plan is to identify the problem your book solves and then present the solution. The more intense the problem and the easier you can make your solution, the more readers will seek out your book.

Your task becomes to re-structure your knowledge into bite-size reader solutions. Appeal to the masses, by letting them know what’s in it for them and how easy the solution is with your book. For example, let’s consider the book title I mentioned earlier about speaking. The title could have been: “How to Overcome Your Fear of Speaking” instead of “7 Steps to Fearless Speaking” The latter is more appealing because it alludes to only 7 steps to my solution.

Don’t put it off any longer. If you wait, you can be this time next year without fulfilling your dream of writing a successful book. You know the solution. Now write it down. While you’re at it, use the tips above and write a book that sells well. Make it different. Make it count. Make it yours.