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 [...]
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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 [...]
Thursday, February 18, 2010 — (eventbrite.com) –Are you capturing business from the 68% of local households that have pets? You can sustain your business profitably with a proactive approach to your marketing outreach. Word of Mouth (WOM) is the least expensive and most effective form of advertising for attracting qualified prospects. And the best way to [...]
With the American economy in tatters and expected to get worse before it gets better, pet service providers like groomers, pet sitters, dog walkers and doggie daycare providers seem to be taking it on the chin. According to an article in the New York Times, “their services are suddenly and painfully being perceived as non-essential.” [...]
5 Tips To Help You Grow Now During bad economic times, the knee-jerk reaction is to retrench and pullback on your marketing and advertising efforts. And while preserving capital and being fiscally conservative can make sense, you may be wasting an opportunity to grab market share and better position your pet business for when times improve. [...]
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