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

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
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.

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

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

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

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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How To Be A Better Pet Sitter – Part 3

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

best-petsitter-3In Part 2 of this series, we sat down with some burgers and focused on the ways to give your clients exactly what they want, without them even knowing they wanted it.

I pointed out a wonderful section the PSI website written for pet owners and how to use it to your advantage.

Today in Part 3, we pull out all the stops and get you to be a better pet sitter by focusing on yourself. We start with a straight forward question:

Are you insane? No, seriously, are you insane?

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How To Be A Better Pet Sitter – Part 2

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

best-petsitter-2In Part 1 of this series, we focused on bringing out your best in you to win over your potential clients. I followed that by pointing out the fact that if you don’t do your best to add that person to your new client list, someone else will.

And finally, I revealed the 6 rules to bring out your absolute best.

Today in Part 2, you’re going to discover how to be a better pet sitter by ‘amazing’ your potential clients. How, you ask? Simply by giving them exactly what they want even when they had no idea they wanted it to begin with.

Let’s see if we can make some sense of all that.

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Struggling With Your Pet Sitting Business? Simon Cowell Can Relate!

Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Part 1 of our ‘What Can We Really Learn From Celebrities?’ series

strugglingThink you have absolutely nothing in common with Simon Cowell?

Well, the British-born American Idol judge wasn’t always bringing home $50 million per year. In fact, there was a time in his life when he didn’t even have a place to call home.

Just imagine how defeated you’d feel if after starting your own pet sitting business, you went bankrupt. Twice. Staying down when the going gets tough is like the kiss of death for any business owner.
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What Pet Sitters Can Learn From Amazon.com

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos recently put out a video announcing his excitement at his recent purchase of Zappos.

Yep, Amazon now owns Zappos. Purchased for over $800 million.

As intriguing as that may sound, it’s not the part of his 8 minute video that, as pet sitters, we can learn something from.

Mr. Bezos, casually standing in front of his home and a big board for visual effect, reveals everything he knows (his words). He then states that everything he knows “is a very short list.”

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