What Does Makeup Have To Do With Pet Sitting?

Part 2 of our ‘What Can We Really Learn From Celebrities?’ series

makeupWhat do the phrases “mineral eye color, ultimate mascara, satin hands, tinted lip balm, and TimeWise age-fighting moisturizer” mean to you?

If you’re anything like my wife, you certainly recognize them as make up. More specifically, however, they are all part of the Mary Kay cosmetics product line.

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Easy Two Step Online Marketing for Pet Sitters You Can Do Today

This is a guest post from Bob McClain of WordsmithBob.com

online-marketingPet sitters and pet sitting firms should really consider using these two step online marketing techniques for driving more business to their website.

One of the biggest arguments I’ve heard against online marketing is that, “I only get business by word of mouth.” And that’s a legitimate statement.

However, let me pose another way to look at it. What if the only reason you “only” get business by word of mouth is because no one who is looking on the Internet for a pet sitter or pet sitting service can find your website? It’s a bit of a Catch 22.

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Hiring Pet Sitters? The 12 Most Fun, Direct and Eye-Opening Questions You Must Ask.

the-hiring-processHiring pet sitters to join your team can be a scary, frustrating and confusing process, to say the least.

It requires finding and bringing on the right people that you can trust 100%.

Since hiring the wrong pet sitter can prove disastrous, it is vital to put a strong hiring process in place.

This will make your life easier and save you much agony down the road.

When we need more qualified pet sitters to join the Alitia’s Animals team, we stick to a plan that’s worked very well for us.
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Video: How Do I Get My Pet Sitting Website In The Search Engines?

Today’s question is a good one. A pet sitter has just completed her website and is ready to publish it online. How does she go about informing the search engines?

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4 More Ways To Drive New Clients To Your Pet Sitting Business

Thanks to Bonnie Harris, founder of Wax Marketing, Inc., for this guest post!

pet-sitting-marketing-dosI’m a publicist who’s had the same pet sitter – and I’m not kidding you – for 18 years. My pet sitter has been ‘second mom’ to two generations of dogs in my household so I know how much of an impact your job can make on both the dog and the human’s quality of life!

Since pet sitting is a business that requires a strong level of trust, I don’t believe you’ll win tons of business merely from a good website presence or by leaving your business cards at the vet.
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Video: Help! My Dogs Won’t Stop Spooning Each Other

Dogs. They’re Just Like Us!

A Chihuahua mix and a Shih Tzu find love, and live happily ever after… My wife brought Puppy with her into our relationship and I brought Clover. Looks like the pair is happy.

A Profile Of The Spooners

puppy Name: Puppy
Breed: Chihuahua-Miniature Pinscher mix
Age: 5
Sex: Male
Favorite Toy: Clifford the Big Red Dog stuffed animal
Favorite Book: Don Quixote
Here For: Friends, Dating, Relationship

cloverName: Clover
Breed: Shih Tzu
Age: 11
Sex: Female
Favorite Movie: Yentle
Here For: Networking, Relationship, Marriage


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The Secret to a Successful Pet Sitting Business Revealed – The M Word

mword-coverWould you like more pet sitting clients?

Are you trying to take your pet sitting business to the next level but feel like you’re working way too hard for little or no results?

Imagine how you’d feel to discover the absolute one single element that could take your pet sitting business to the next level.

What would you do with more clients? Live happier, less stressed and become overjoyed?

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