The reason I like this book, titled Six Figure Pet Sitting, and the author who wrote it, is because this isn’t some book written by some Internet marketer who doesn’t know a Poodle from a Pekingese. It’s written by Kristin Morrison who has owned and operated her own thriving pet sitting business called WOOF Pet [...]
Are you about to launch your new pet business and you’re looking for a good location? Even service businesses like dog walking or pet sitting need to spend a lot of attention to the market area of their business. Determining a profitable market area is not something just for brick and mortar retailers like pet [...]
As a way to test market our new 36-page ebook and say “thank you” to our subscribers and website readers at the same time, we’re making our brand new ebook available for free download. Completely updated for 2011, “So You Want to Start a Pet Business” is being made available 100% FREE for a limited [...]
One of the questions we are most frequently asked is “Do I need a license to start my pet business?” While you may or may not require a “license” of some kind, what you will more than likely need is to register your business with either your state government or your county clerk’s office. This [...]
A couple of weeks ago we ran a SURVEY to get a better handle on who you, the readers, are. Out of the 14 categories, not including “other,” it seems 23% of respondents are not actually in the pet industry but are looking to be. The next highest result was 21% who categorized themselves as [...]
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According to statistics coming out of the Petailing Leadership Conference, total pet retail sales were down 5% in 2009 from 2008 when the recession officially began. That’s not to say the news was all doom and gloom. Pets are spreading to older households with adults 45, 55 and older (empty nest substitutes?), natural pet foods showed [...]
If you’re a pet retailer, pet sitter, groomer, doggie daycare owner or any other type of petrepreneur you’re always looking for low-cost, yet effective ways to bring in new customers and show your appreciation to existing customers. Send Out Cards is an interesting way to simply use the power of “Thank You” cards, hand written [...]
My Dog’s Nation, a new site launched last year, offers free directory listings for all kinds of pet services like dog groomers, pet sitters, doggie daycare, boarding, etc. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the site currently has only about 2,000 listings across multiple states but they expect 50,000 by the end of 2010. In fact, when [...]
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