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We're pleased to announce a completely new service from Custom Living Solutions - personal assisting!

Here's just a sampling of some of the tasks our pre-screened assistants can help with:

  • Entering business cards on the computer
  • Running errands
  • Shopping for gifts, groceries and other needs
  • Basic maintenance of organizing and administrative systems
  • Returning unneeded items
  • Dropping off mail/shipping
  • Waiting for deliveries/servicepeople
  • Returning phone calls
  • And much more, all tailored to meet your needs!

If you feel like your time is better spent on other priorities, but your task list isn't getting any shorter, consider working with one of our assistants - we can help get your "to-do's" DONE!

For more information, call 415-830-6345 or assist@customlivingsolutions.com

Joshua Zerkel, founder of Custom Living Solutions, was Organize Magazine's inagural Organizer of the Week at their website launch! Read more at the Organize Magazine website.

Custom Living Solutions is very excited to announce that we have expanded to offer organizing services to the Los Angeles metropolitan area! We offer our full array of organizing services for homes and offices - for more information, or to set up a session, just contact us.

Through a partnership with Ning.com, Custom Living Solutions now has a custom-built online organizing community which you can join - for free! You'll be able to post ideas, tips, and get organizing advice. Just visit http://getorganized.ning.com/ to sign up.

We're thrilled to announce that Joshua Zerkel, CPO © of Custom Living Solutions has been chosen as OnlineOrganizing.com's Organizer of the Month for July 2007! OnlineOrganizing.com is one of the web's premier destinations to learn more about organizing, share tips, and read ideas. To learn more about this prestigious designation, just visit OnlineOrganizing.com.

Joshua Zerkel, owner of Custom Living Solutions, has received the prestigous designation of Certified Professional Organizer © (CPO ©) from the Board of Certification of Professional Organizers (BCPO). He is a member of the Inaugural Class of Certified Professional Organizers and is recognized on both the the BCPO and National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) websites. CPO © Certification recognizes those professionals who have met specific qualifications and have proven through examination and client interaction to posess the body of knowledge and experience required for certification. You can read all about the CPO © program at the BCPO website.

For more organizing tips and ideas, visit our blog at http://organizingexpert.blogspot.com/. We post "between-newsletter" information on the blog, so make sure to check it out!

 

Upcoming Events

 

Thinking of Becoming a Professional Organizer?

Learn about how we started our organizing business - and how you can, too!

Join us at an upcoming all-day class designed to:

* Help you feel empowered as you start your new business
* Ensure you have the knowledge and skills you’ll need to succeed
* Raise your awareness of hidden pitfalls specific to organizing

And… you’ll receive lots of tips, secrets, and much more from two industry pros!

The class is developed and led by two of the Bay Area's premier Certified Professional Organizers© - Emily Wilska of The Organized Life and Joshua Zerkel of Custom Living Solutions.

What’s included:

* A full day of instruction covering topics including business basics, what to expect on the job, avoiding pitfalls, dealing with challenging clients, and what we’ve learned since starting our businesses
* Interactive exercises with the instructors and your fellow class members
* Lunch and snacks
* A handbook including forms, resources, recommended readings, and space to develop your own action plan
* A follow-up 30-minute coaching call with Emily or Josh

For more information, visit www.essentialsclasses.com. To register, or if you have questions, e-mail class@customlivingsolutions.com or call (415) 252-9779.

Is your group looking for a featured speaker? We can speak on a variety of organizing-related topics, including organizing for small/home offices, managing paper and information, controlling digital media, the ever-popular "ask an organizer," and more! Contact us to find out more!

 

Press & Media

Joshua Zerkel, CPO®, was recently featured the ABC News website in a story about trends in home-based businesses. You can view the story online at:

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/CareerManagement/Story?id=5293600&page=1

Joshua Zerkel, CPO®, was recently featured on CBS-5 News (San Francisco) in a story about how to store and manage receipts. You can view the video online at the CBS-5 website:

http://cbs5.com/video/?id=28557@kpix.dayport.com
http://cbs5.com/seenon/consumer/Real.Deal.Feb10.2.649530.html

Custom Living Solutions is a featured "Small Business Success Story" on the Small Business Administration. Read more on the SBA website.

Joshua Zerkel, CPO® from Custom Living Solutions is featued in the San Francisco Chronicle in an article entitled "Promises, promises - Look what happened after 10 readers made a New Year's resolution to clear out a roomful of clutter." Read our rave reviews online at: http://tinyurl.com/9h22z



The San Francisco Examiner also featured us in two articles - "Tips for survival from small-business veterans" and "Helping Businesses Beat the Odds." Read them online at http://tinyurl.com/8h7rl and http://tinyurl.com/brllx



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