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WordPress for Pet Sitters: Plugins

by Joshua

The Anatomy of a WordPress Plugin

When you hear the word WordPress, what comes to mind?

For some, it’s complete dread, confusion and frustration. For others, it’s a time-saving platform that is used to power their entire pet sitting website.

I’ve been using and recommending WordPress for many years now, with its power and flexibility only continuing to grow.

As we move forward, there is plenty we’ll be covering in regards to the major benefits of using WordPress for your pet sitting website, but this article is all about the WordPress Plugin.

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The Easiest Way To Help Your Competition While Hurting Yourself

by Joshua

This is a guest post by Bella Vasta of Bella’s House & Pet Sitting and Jump Consulting.

bella vastaPop Quiz: What do you think is the absolute best thing you can do for your competition (and the worst thing you can do for yourself)?

Give bad service? Under appreciate your clients? Destroy their personal property?

While all those are obviously bad, there is something even worse.

And the reason this other thing is worse for you and better for your competition is simply because it can easily happen without your knowledge or ability to prevent it before the damage is done.
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Yahoo Tells Search Users to Stay Away from Pet Sitter’s Website [video]!

by Joshua

caution signPicture this scenario:

You’ve worked long and hard to get your pet sitting website to the top of the search engines.

Your site ranks high for excellent search terms (for example, when someone searches for ‘pet sitter [your town]‘)

Visitors are on your site, impressed with your services and the emails come in and the phone keeps ringing.

Then Nothing. It All Just Stops.

But all of a sudden, the emails aren’t coming in quite as often, and the phone isn’t ringing nearly enough.

It’s almost as if someone pulled the plug on your website.

You visit your own website and confirm it’s still online. You test your contact form and email address, and everything works.

So what’s the problem?

You wonder if your search engine ranking has dropped (which could easily explain the lack of new leads coming in).

You head over to Yahoo and type in ‘pet sitter [your town]‘ to see where you currently stand.

You were always in the top 1 or 2 position, and interestingly enough, you still are.

However, there is one big difference with your search result – It now looks like this:
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Your Favorite Pet Sitting Client Just Handed You $1000 Cash – Now What?

by Joshua

puppy dogPicture this: You head over to your favorite pet sitting client’s home for a routine visit.

On the counter is an envelop with your name on it.

It contains $1000 cash with a note for you that reads: ‘Use it well.’

Excited? Yes. Ready to make it happen? That’s the big question.

Could you take your pet sitting business to the next level, and beyond, with a $1000 head start?

Barbara Corcoran is a top New York real estate agent who did just that. She took a $1000 investment and went on to build a $70million empire.

You also may recognize Barbara from the ABC hit TV show, Shark Tank.

Learn From Barbara Corcoran in 5 Minutes

In this incredible 5-minute interview, Barbara shares a bunch of insight and wisdom on how she went from next to nothing to almost everything.

You’ll quickly see that it can all work for us pet sitters, too.
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Should You Pay Pet Sitting Employees Percentage, Flat or Hourly?

by Joshua

pay your pet sitting employeesWhen it comes to growing your pet sitting business with staff, there are many questions that you need answered.

Subjects like “Where can I find sitters to hire?” and “Should I use ICs or Employees” are popular.

One question that I received recently was “Can I pay pet sitting employees a percentage per job, or must it be an hourly rate?”

Who better to answer the question directly than Bella Vasta?

Bella, of Bella’s House & Pet Sitting and Jump Consulting, has a team of employees and took some time to discuss the exact way she pays her employees (and the answer may surprise you).

In this 12-minute phone recording, you’ll discover:

  • The 3 possible choices you have when it comes to paying your employees.
  • The pros and cons of each choice of paying your employees.
  • How to keep your employees happy and motivated with your pay structure.
  • The break down of Bella’s actual payment structure.
  • What type of person Bella looks for in every employee.

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The Modern Rules of using Flyers and Door Hangers for your Pet Sitting Business [video]

by Joshua

do flyers work for pet sittersWhat is the number one reason to use flyers or door hangers in your pet sitting business?

In other words, what are hoping to gain from it?

New clients, right?

Whether you are a solo pet sitter on your own, or a pet sitter looking to bring on ICs or employees, the goal is exactly the same:

To bring on new clients the best way possible.

One of the most common questions I receive when it comes to working with ICs is “How can I bring on an IC or Employee without the guarantee of work?”

And one of the most common questions I receive from solo sitters is “How can I land higher in the search engines?”

Both of these questions address the exact same issue: Gaining more pet sitting clients.

This new video addresses the popular topic of using flyers and door hangers to promote your business.
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The Most Important Pet Sitting Question in the World

by Joshua

sky viewIf you could magically and instantly get one of your biggest pet sitting business questions answered, what question would you need the answer to most?

Very often, growing, starting or taking the next steps in your pet sitting business becomes challenging only because you don’t have the answer to that one all important question.

This important question is the one that keeps you up at night, frustrates you beyond belief and prevents you from moving forward.

Now, if you could be handed the exact answer to the question in a way that makes sense, you would be well on your way to greater success as a pet sitter, right?

So, what is this one important question that holds the secret to greater success in your life?

I can’t tell you.

It’s not because I don’t want to tell you, it’s simply because only YOU know what your most important question is right now.

Allow Me To Hand You The Answer

Whether you are just starting out, or managing a team of pet sitters, you have constant questions running through your head.

Introducing the Live ‘Mini Consulting’ Phone Q&A Session That ANYONE Can Attend

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