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8 Ways To Market and Promote Your Pet Sitting Business With A Custom T-Shirt Design

tshirt-moneyDon’t you ever wish it were easier to attract new pet sitting business clients your way?

Fortune 500 companies have the luxury of a huge marketing budget allowing them to advertise on TV, in magazines and on billboards.

Fear not Super Pet Sitter – You’re about to level the playing field.

Plenty of online companies give you the very reasonably priced opportunity to create custom designed t-shirts to promote your pet sitting business with pride.

Simply pick a company from the list below, choose a t-shirt style and color, add text, images and/or your logo, and you’re done.

In no time, you’ll be shipped your new pet sitting business company t-shirt to wear for the world to notice. Consider buying a few extra to give out to friends, family, or as a thank-you to your favorite clients.

8 Pet Sitter-Friendly T-Shirt Design Stores

1- Spreadshirt
http://www.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Create-t-shirt/Create-your-own-59/

Add up to 5 lines of text, customize sleeves, front and back.

spread-shirt

2 – CustomInk
http://www.customink.com/

Access their 20,000+ clip art library. Free shipping.

custom-ink

3 – Zazzle
http://www.zazzle.com/custom/tshirts

Choose from over 400 styles and colors. T-shirts starting at $12.95.

zazzle

4 – DesignAShirt
http://www.designashirt.com/indexa.html

No minimum order with free shipping.  Quantity discounts.

design-shirt

5- ShirtMagic
http://www.shirtmagic.com/

Over 25 t-shirt styles to design on. Plenty of animal clip art.

shirt-magic

6 – SonicShack
http://www.sonicshack.com/

Pick a shirt. Add an image. Add text. Email to friend.

sonic-shack

7 – CafePress
http://www.cafepress.com/

Handy design tool.  Choose from Men’s, Women’s, Kid’s & Babies.

cafe-press

8 – ChoiceShirts.com

Create an amazing t-shirt here!

Help videos to get you through the process.

tshirts-com

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There You Have It

Marketing your pet sitting business doesn’t have to break the bank. With a little creativity and effort, you’ll be a walking billboard and attracting new clients everywhere you go.

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Josh Cary is a respected and well sought-after speaker and business consultant within the professional pet care industry. Since 2009, having grown his own pet sitting business, Josh provides his industry with the tools, support, and resources to build and maintain a thriving and respected pet business.

With a strong focus on digital marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), and website development, Josh’s one mission is to help you Get Found First through a professional and effective website.

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  1. It’s been my experience that t-shirts really work. Especially when you go to the dog park with your clients. It is a good investment 🙂

  2. It’s been my experience that t-shirts really work. Especially when you go to the dog park with your clients. It is a good investment 🙂

  3. Happy to hear you’ve had success with this. For the price, it seems like you can’t go wrong.

    I also think it’s worth it to give a few out to friends or clients – people love t-shirts.

  4. Happy to hear you’ve had success with this. For the price, it seems like you can’t go wrong.

    I also think it’s worth it to give a few out to friends or clients – people love t-shirts.

  5. Hi Joshua,

    Brilliant niche you’ve got here. I love it. Inspiring to see you writing well about something so useful and well-targeted. Though actually this t-shirt advice could be handy for all small business owners:)

    Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to comment on my article, Getting Over the Blogger’s 6 Month Itch.

    I write most of my articles for myself but many of the things I’m struggling with are bothering other people too.

    I knew that there would be a lot of other bloggers like me who flop between giving it their all and being on the verge of giving it up!

    I’m happy to think that I may have helped give you the motivation to keep at it. Blogging can be a lonely business so it’s great to connect with some like-minded people.

    Please swing by my blog from time to time to let me know how it’s going. If you know anyone who might enjoy reading my articles I’d appreciate it if you tell them Get In the Hot Spot.

    Good luck with all your plans. I’ve checked out your blog and it’s looking good so far. Nice design, cool writing, smiley photo. Keep at it!

    Best wishes,

    Annabel

  6. Hi Joshua,

    Brilliant niche you’ve got here. I love it. Inspiring to see you writing well about something so useful and well-targeted. Though actually this t-shirt advice could be handy for all small business owners:)

    Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to comment on my article, Getting Over the Blogger’s 6 Month Itch.

    I write most of my articles for myself but many of the things I’m struggling with are bothering other people too.

    I knew that there would be a lot of other bloggers like me who flop between giving it their all and being on the verge of giving it up!

    I’m happy to think that I may have helped give you the motivation to keep at it. Blogging can be a lonely business so it’s great to connect with some like-minded people.

    Please swing by my blog from time to time to let me know how it’s going. If you know anyone who might enjoy reading my articles I’d appreciate it if you tell them Get In the Hot Spot.

    Good luck with all your plans. I’ve checked out your blog and it’s looking good so far. Nice design, cool writing, smiley photo. Keep at it!

    Best wishes,

    Annabel

  7. i have to unfortunately disagree with this idea for safety reasons. we are many times hired to watch a client’s home as well as their pets while they are away on vacation. what better way to advertise that someone is away by having someone wearing a pet sitting tshirt with keys to their house. we work in the city, and this is a HUGE no-no.

    bad idea.

  8. i have to unfortunately disagree with this idea for safety reasons. we are many times hired to watch a client’s home as well as their pets while they are away on vacation. what better way to advertise that someone is away by having someone wearing a pet sitting tshirt with keys to their house. we work in the city, and this is a HUGE no-no.

    bad idea.

  9. Hey Neil,

    Thanks for your comment. There is a big ongoing debate between pet sitters whether or not “advertising” that an owner is not home really increases the chance of burglary.

    Law enforcement has suggested that it may actually deter since a person is visiting the home on a daily basis. IE. Car in the driveway, lights turned on and off, mail and newspapers brought in, drapes and curtains opened and closed.

    To me, for the argument to work, a potential burglar would have to actually see you getting out of your car, then be in a position to read what your shirt says.

    I know City life is different… (closer proximity) In either case, the article makes no mention of wearing a pet business branded shirt TO the visit. In fact, wearing the shirt while running errands and going about your day while not on visits will have a bigger impact.

  10. Hey Neil,

    Thanks for your comment. There is a big ongoing debate between pet sitters whether or not “advertising” that an owner is not home really increases the chance of burglary.

    Law enforcement has suggested that it may actually deter since a person is visiting the home on a daily basis. IE. Car in the driveway, lights turned on and off, mail and newspapers brought in, drapes and curtains opened and closed.

    To me, for the argument to work, a potential burglar would have to actually see you getting out of your car, then be in a position to read what your shirt says.

    I know City life is different… (closer proximity) In either case, the article makes no mention of wearing a pet business branded shirt TO the visit. In fact, wearing the shirt while running errands and going about your day while not on visits will have a bigger impact.

  11. Vistaprint will print t-shirts too. That’s where I get my website, business cards, t-shirt, and other advertising material. It all matches!

    1. Eesh! $39 per? Certainly there are more affordable options on that list! Let us know your results.

  13. T-shirts are great for the warm months, but does anyone have affordable ideas for branding our walkers in the winter? Patches are too small to be effective and we can’t buy branded winter coats for everyone because the good ones (that work to keep the cold out) can be $300-$500 easy.

    1. Great one, Eve. If you do not mind, I will post this in our private Facebook community as well to get some more feedback for you. Thanks.

    2. Long sleeve shirts and sweatshirts. I use a local silk screen business. I buy my own shirts, they put my logo on & it lasts forever.

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