You will need basic Web publishing skills and computer skills to update your Web site, communicate with clients, and teach them how to integrate the computer into their lives to save time and create order.Since you are providing a service that has no inventory, your initial costs will be minimal. The cost to start this type of business will include a computer, appropriate software, and a printer as well as the costs involved with developing and hosting your Web site.

Start-up costs range from $2,000 to $5,000. This type of business can be run out of your home, which eliminates the overhead costs of setting up an office for your professional organizing business. This business does not have strong international potential due to the nature of the service provided. Common tasks include on-site consulting. This will require your business to be located near your clients, so this business has a more local or regional appeal.

A professional organizer can provide ideas, information, structure, solutions,
and systems that could increase productivity, reduce stress, and lead to more control over time, space, and activities. The Internet is an ideal place to market and communicate with clients in this business.

The revenue is made from charging your clients for professional consulting services. You may charge by the hour and guage the hourly rate by specifying the value of your advice. For example, helping to organize someone’s closet is not as valuable as coaching a client to operate a desktop organizer software program. Rates for specific services should be reflected in your hourly billing.You may alternatively elect to charge on a contract fee basis where you set the price for the project.