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12 Smart Things You Must Do When Moving to A New Home!

Big congratulations to you on your new home in the new city of Cochin. But when are you moving out of Coimbatore? Is the move taking place in a month? Or before that? Well, regardless of when you are moving out, you should immediately find an ideal team of packers and movers in Coimbatore and book them right away so you can move out of your city without any struggles and disappointments.
Above that, we have compiled together a list of things that you must do before your move, which you can follow to make your home shifting journey not just better but smooth and successful.

1. Visit newly bought home

If you have already visited your new apartment before the final move-in, that’s great but if you have not, then do it. And if you have yet not found or searched for an ideal dwelling for you and your family, do that first. Keep in mind the kind of home you want to move in and the features and things you want in it.

2. Revisiting move decision

At one point, you might also feel like revisiting your moving decision. This is a natural phenomenon because no matter how well prepared we are, there is a slight fear and dilemma in our hearts and minds regarding our moving decision. We end up being hesitant about a lot of things and think if we are doing it right or should we just hold everything.

3. Saving date and budget

Before you start finding that ideal moving professionals team for your relocation project, decide a suitable moving date that works ideally not just for you but for your family members too. Once you finalize the date, you should prepare your finances for the journey. You will need to pay for various extra costs, apart from the moving cost and therefore, some budget planning before the move would help.

4. Finalizing quality movers

The reason why one should not think twice about hiring moving professionals and straightaway appoint them for the move are simple – they make the job easier and everything happens on time, without any struggle. All you need to make sure are the experts you choose hail from a reputed moving company, and the services you opt from them suit your moving requirements at their best.

5. Paring down possessions

The moving professionals would give you a date when they will come over to perform the packing task at your place. Make sure you have executed the sorting and de-cluttering tasks before that so they can pack your stuff in a clean and de-cluttered space. Give away, sell, donate or discard all the useless items so your moving load is in control and your budget is balanced. 6. Securing cables and cords

There are a few things in our household – like the appliances and electronic items in particular, that are a struggle to pack for the move – they come with extra cords and cables in different colours serving distinct purposes and one has to securely pack them for the move. Being naïve, you may not know the appropriate ways of doing it, so seeking professionals’ aid at this point can be a good option.

7. Keeping snaps of valuables

At times, when there is a mishap during the course of the journey and we end up damaging or losing our valuables, we have nowhere to go or ask about the damage recovery. But, if we take note of every moving item and its estimated cost in the moving inventory and keep their exact pictures pasted alongside, we can request our moving company to provide us with the insurance against the damaged items by showing them that list.

8. Prioritizing efficient packing

Superior packing quality is the foremost thing to take care of when moving. Invest in good quality packing supplies, and give ample time to the packing tasks. Every item in our household requires different packing assistance, which we may or may not be well-versed with. So, it is better to let the moving experts handle the packing task. Just make sure to oversee if everything is in place.

9. Protecting high-value stuff

All the expensive, exquisite items in our household – like antiques, artifacts, jewelry, décor items, collectibles, etc. should be packed properly for the move. These delicate articles require extra care and must be wrapped in soft cloth, and topped with bubble wraps and quality packing paper so there is minimal damage. Professional movers offer special, customized packing services to safeguard expensive goods. Opt for that to ensure optimum safety for your extraordinary items.

10. Planning the moving route

You should plan ahead how you want to prepare for the route. If you are driving or have booked a car that will drive you to the destination, you should decide the course of your journey that will have few deviations and less traffic. If you are going by flight, you should do the bookings in advance, and have the air tickets ready while leaving so you do not encounter any problem during the journey.

11. Being ready for moving day

Moving day is all about being ready on time and maintaining a stress-free mind. It is also about supervising the final things – like the moving boxes when they are loaded into the vehicle, checking the doors, windows, and their locks, keeping the food basket and document folder in vision so they are not left back home, and taking a final tour of the house before handing over the keys to the landlord.

12. A thorough home-cleaning

This should be done soon after you have landed up in your new home. So, do not jump into unpacking the boxes and re-arranging goods, you will have to give your new home a good clean-up before you start putting out things.

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Charity Auctions – Find the Best Auctioneer For Your Fundraiser

Live auctions are a great way to raise money for a charitable cause. They create energy and excitement at the event, and allow people to be publicly recognized for their generosity as they raise their paddles to bid on items. Therefore, to ensure active participation through a lively event you want to have the right person as auctioneer. A professional auctioneer has the skills and ability to get the crowd going, ensure that people see the value in each item that is to be bid on, and to squeeze out additional last-minute bids so that you make the most money from your auction event. However, you don’t need to hire a person who says they specialize in doing benefits for charities, and you may want to even beware of the ones that do.

Many people who are new graduates of auction school are advised to start out doing benefit auctions. This is because they have little experience and do not have the skill yet to be hired at a regular auction company. They use charity auctions as their training ground. An auctioneer, who only specializes in doing benefits, may only be doing around 30 to 60 auctions each year, while possibly holding down another job. This may come out to only auctioning for 30 hours a year which is just not enough practice. It takes many more on-the-job hours to become proficient at any job especially to perfect an auctioneer chant. An auctioneer who has speed and a good chant can slow it down if need be for a charity auction. But a slow and untrained chant can never be sped up or made to sound professional.

A professional auctioneer does literally hundreds of auctions all year long, for all kinds of events. This additional experience is a direct benefit to you, in the goal of raising as much funds as possible for your cause. The professional auctioneer has worked with hundreds of different crowds, with countless different bid items, and they know their craft exceptionally well. Someone who claims to specialize in benefit auction may not have the background which would allow them to perfect their craft, the way someone who does this full-time can.

The next time you are holding a charity auction, remember to seek out a professional auctioneer, whose expertise will ensure a highly successful event. Results are what counts for a charitable event, and a professional auctioneer knows exactly how to get that done.

7 Tips On How To Select A Good Fundraising Auctioneer

Although it may sound cliche, it’s true. A good Fundraising Auctioneer does not cost you money. A good Fund Raising Auctioneer will make you money. As a matter of fact, a good Auctioneer can be worth his/her weight in gold because they can raise your entire year’s budget and more…in one single night.

When your group or organization is searching for a Fund Raising Auctioneer, here are seven important tips to help you select the best Auctioneer for you.

1) Auction Industry Experience: Auctioneers are not all the same. Just as Doctors and Lawyers have different levels of experience and different areas of specialty, so do Auctioneers. Some Auctioneers have considerable experience while others are fresh out of Auction School. Most Auctioneers are generalists; others are specialists. Some have excellent reputations, others do not. Some specialize in Fund Raising Auctions, others could care less about them. And if you select the wrong Auctioneer to handle your event, your decision could cost you dearly. Your objective should be to locate an Auctioneer with considerable experience, an impeccable reputation, and someone who understands the intricacies of running a highly successful Auction, from start to finish,

2) Fund Raising Auction Experience: Not all Auctioneers make good Fundraising Auctioneers. Automobile Auctioneers are often considered to be the best in the business because they talk fast, and sell fast, selling perhaps 150 cars per hour. That rapid fire approach works well with cars, and on television (can we say “Barrett-Jackson Auctions”). It does not necessarily work well with Fund Raising Auctions because most attendees at your event are not Auction-oriented. Some are uncomfortable with the Auction process because it’s new to them. Many have never attended an Auction before, and your Auctioneer needs to move somewhat slower to cater to their needs. An experienced Fundraising Auctioneer will understanding how to deal with your audience, how to read your crowd, and how to generate more money for your cause.

3) Reputation and Name Recognition: Your objective is to hire the best Fundraising Auctioneer available. Which one do you hire? Often the best approach is to find out who the other non-profit groups in your area are using. If the same name keeps popping up, it’s appearing for a reason. And that reason is because those groups are happy with that Auctioneer’s performance and the amount of money that Auctioneer is raising for their group. Some Auctioneers have wonderful reputations and are highly regarded in the community; others are not so highly respected. Be sure you find one who will represent you well.

4) Pre-Event Ideas and Innovation: An experienced Fund Raising Auctioneer will usually have a better understanding of how to run these events than your entire committee combined. Most non-profit Fund Raising Committees have one or two paid staff members and the rest are volunteers, often having little or no Auction experience. Committee turnover usually means that experienced volunteers will be replaced with inexperienced volunteers, which further compounds the problem. A good Fund Raising Auctioneer will get you through this. They will meet with your committee prior to the event. They will help you understand what sells best, what doesn’t sell well, how and where to acquire sellable merchandise, and how to run a smooth and successful event. We are aware of instances where the auction revenue more than doubled in just one year as a result of the recommendations made by the Auctioneer. This service alone is worth any fee that you pay to your Auctioneer.

5) Enthusiasm For Your Cause & Event: You can find the best Auctioneer in the world, but if they are not enthusiastic about your event, find another Auctioneer. Enthusiasm is contagious and your crowd will clearly sense if your Auctioneer believes in what you are doing, or is simply going through the motions and doesn’t really want to be there. Your Auctioneer represents your organization at the podium, so be certain to hire someone who projects the best possible image for your group.

6) Salesmanship. The Ability to Work a Room: This is what separates the professional Auctioneer from the inexperienced volunteer. All too many groups have the mistaken belief that if they secure the services of an unpaid volunteer to call the Auction, they will be saving themselves money. But the truth is that this decision costs them money. A “Volunteer Auctioneer” is usually someone known to the group, e.g. a board member, a parent, a local politician or a local celebrity. That individual may feel comfortable in front of a group, but they don’t know how to squeeze money out of the room. A good Auctioneer can work the room, they can sense when the bidding is done, they will move the Auction along quickly, and will always solicit more bids from the room than any volunteer Auctioneer.

7) Special Pledge Appeals: A Special Pledge Appeal can often double or triple the amount of money raised at a Fund Raising Auction…in only a matter of minutes. But far too few groups take advantage of this Fund Raising tool. If you find an Auctioneer who satisfies Tips #1 – #6, and who is also effective at implementing a Special Pledge Appeal…look no further. That Auctioneer is an experienced Fund Raising Auctioneer, they understand the true power of Fund Raising Auctions, and will be able to raise considerable amounts of money for your group…year after year.

In summary, don’t judge the Auctioneer by the fee that they charge. Rather, consider all of the pre-event support, innovative fund raising ideas, auction-day bid calling, the increased revenue stream they bring, and the overall success of your event. When all is considered, if you selected the right Auctioneer, at the end of the night your crowd will be saying “Thank You for letting us spend our money with you. We will be back next year…with our friends”. That is the ultimate sign of a successful Fund Raising Auction.

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