FAQ’s
October 28th, 2008 at 9:00 am (FAQs)
Q: What is a professional organizer?
A: Professional Organizers provide information, products and assistance to help, others organize to meet their needs. A professional organizer should guide, encourage and educate clients about basic principles of organizing by offering support, focus and direction.
Q: What can Effective Organizing Solutions do for me?
A: EOS can provide ideas, information, structure, solutions and systems, which can increase productivity, reduce stress, and create a new found freedom and sense of being in control.
Q: What does your affiliation with NAPO mean to me?
A: The National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) is recognized as the association for organizers. NAPO offers organizers opportunities to sharpen their skills through ongoing education and professional development. NAPO has a Code of Ethics by which members are expected to abide. By being a member of NAOP, Effective Organizing Solutions has made a commitment to our business and thus to you, the client. Furthermore, Effective Organizing Solutions prides ourselves by investing in continuing education and work shops to keep abreast of the current trends in organization.
Q: I’ve always been disorganized. Is there really hope for me?
A: It is possible to learn the basic principles and formulas of organizing for anyone at any stage of their life. However, in order to experience long-lasting, life-changing results, Effective Organizing Solutions can teach you how to maintain your new found systems on a regular basis.
Q: How long will it take to get me organized?
A: There is no set answer as each organizing project is different. Length of a project will depend primarily on the size of your home or office, the amount of clutter and/or paper that has built up, and how quickly decisions can be made. Effective Organizing Solutions works in 2-4 hour increments with a client. This time frame enables the client to see the progress that is being made and to absorb the skills without being overwhelmed.
Q: How do I select a professional organizer and is the most expensive organizer the best?
A: In selecting a professional organizer, it is important to find someone you like and with whom you feel comfortable as well as with the background, training and personality that suits you. Based on a NAPO national survey, fees range from $40 an hour to $200 an hour, so there is a price range for every-one’s budget.