Save time
"Workplace Communications in the 21st Century," a study commissioned by Pitney Bowes, found that the average person spends 150 hours a year looking for lost information. Think about the last time you devoted 150 hours to a project—it's a lot of time!
But getting Sorted won't just save you time looking for stuff, it'll ramp up your responsiveness as well. One of the guarantees of the Sorted JumpStart and the Sorted QuickStart is that you'll be able to find anything in your system within 5 seconds. So when you get the go-ahead on a project, you can hit the ground running. Getting Sorted can take an initial time investment, but depending on your needs and choices, that investment can be as little as a few hours. And the time dividends are well worth it.
Save money
According to productivity guru Barbara Hemphill, the average person spends 150 hours a year looking for lost information. Multiply that by the rate you charge clients and you'll get a sense of what it could be costing you as a businessperson. Multiply that by the rate at which you compensate employees and you'll get a sense of what it could be costing you as an employer—per employee.
It's not just lost labor costs that you could recoup by getting Sorted. Getting rid of unnecessary files can reduce your need for office storage and even office space, saving you money on supply costs and potentially rent. Getting Sorted will involve an initial investment, but you're guaranteed an improvement in productivity so the service will pay for itself many times over. In these tight economic times, one of the best financial choices you can make is to get Sorted.
Thrive in challenging times
Maybe you've had to move your creative space from a rented office into the garage. Maybe your department has been reduced to one or two people. Maybe you're trying to land more projects to make up for shortfalls in other income.
Downsizing and changes in the economy have affected creative professions as much, if not more, than other professions. Now more than ever, you need a physical environment that completely supports you, that inspires and nurtures your creativity, and you could probably also use some help making the most out of your time.
Getting Sorted can put you in the best possible shape to get through this rough spot, and the tools you learn as you get Sorted will serve you well, no matter what the economy is doing. You can not only survive, you can thrive.
Be prepared for audits or lawsuits
Two of the most spine-chilling words in any field are "lawsuit" and "audit." Creative professionals have a slightly increased risk of being audited, as many of us are freelancers or otherwise self-employed. And if any of your work is involved in copyright issues, you might someday be on the serving or receiving end of a subpoena.
While getting Sorted can't make an audit or a lawsuit go away, we can definitely help you respond quickly and thoroughly to the documentation demands. Getting Sorted can not only help you get the best out of your business, it can help you be prepared for the worst.
Stay in the zone
How is your creativity being served as you scrounge for lost information or fish through the piles on your desk? And how often have you had to break your creative flow to try to find something, only to get completely sidetracked and lose your train of creative thought?
One of the greatest results of getting Sorted is a space where everything supports your mission of what you want to do, be and create. And you won't be the only one to notice or benefit from this change; your clients and collaborators will be able to see and experience the level of creativity, integrity and energy that exemplifies your profession. That's part of the positive cycle that starts when you get Sorted.
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