Today we’d like to introduce you to Allison Collins.
Hi Allison, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
We started from a passion and belief that everyone wants and truly needs to be organized, because we all have way to much stuff these days. I saw a need and had a passion for organizing, and finally stop making excuses, and said, why not!
I have always been organized, even as a little kid. I kept my room tidy (most of the time), and organized. Everything had a home and it lived there. I didn’t realize just how important this talent was until I had my own busy family. Having 3 kids makes life busy, and I needed to have some systems in place to tame the chaos. I did, but didn’t really realize it until friends and family would visit and talk about how organized everything always stayed. Friends would tell me to start my own organizing business. I finally listened to them and the strong pull to start my own business.
After Covid, and things changed in the corporate world, and I decided why not. My children were getting older and I was missing a lot of time with them and I wanted it back. So I jumped all in and started in the Fall of 2021. For 2 years I did both, until I took the big leap out on my own and focused solely on my business starting in the Fall of 2023. It’s been an amazing journey, with lots of ups and down, and lessons along the way.
Year over year we’re growing, learning, perfecting, and helping our clients every day feel better in their spaces. We have increased our gross revenues 60% over the prior year and we’re growing our client base every day. It truly is amazing to watch this grow into a thriving business that is helping our community in so many ways.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
No way! There’s been a lot of bumps along the way and lots of lessons learned, with I’m sure more to come. Being a small business, it’s hard to know where to put your dollars to maximize your marketing and growing your brand so it works. That’s been the biggest lesson right now is where to put these dollars and how to make sure we know that they’re working.
We’re also growing our client base with online marketing and social media, but it never stops and one person cannot do it all.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Coastal Carolina Organizing, LLC?
We’re a local professional organizing business in Hampstead, NC that focuses in home organization. This could be your closets, your kitchen pantry, your garage, or even your whole house. We’ve tackled lots of projects outside of organizing too, such as packing and unpacking for a move. We prepare DIY plans for the DIYers in the community, and have also participated in speaking engagements. It truly is a lot of fun and we always have the best clients.
We love having the opportunity to help our clients, and see that we truly make a difference in what we do. It’s such a great feeling to see the real joy on their faces when a project is completed.
Are there any apps, books, podcasts, blogs or other resources you think our readers should check out?
We love following any motivational social media accounts, because we can always use a little more on those harder days. We also love Dave Ramsey and his crew. We’re currently reading his book, “Building a Business that you Love”.
We love to follow other organizers too, and we have developed a great network with some through social media. One is in Canada and one is local where we are. We bounce ideas off of each other, ask the crazy questions or ask about something new that has come up and we’re hoping that we’re not alone in the scenario. LOL!
Pricing:
- Every client and project are unique so every quote is priced differently.
- Some clients want to repurpose. Some want all brand new matching products. It all depends on what they want.
- Some clients only want a set number of hours for a project, while others want you to tackle it all.
- Some clients want to take their own donations, while others want you to deal with it.
- Each project is different.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://coastalcarolinaorganizing.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coastalcarolinaorganizing/related_profiles/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coastalcarolinaorganizing/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@coastalcarolinaorganizingl6233
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/coastal-carolina-organizing-hampstead
