Do you want to love your job? Do you want to avoid burnout? Do you want to be proactive so you can avoid problem clients? Do you want to land your ideal client the majority of the time? Of course…
Think for a minute… what was your most recent ‘defining moment’ in your life?
You know, it’s those moments in time that were truly pivotal and transforming for you.
I know personally they usually sneak up on me. They may not seem like such a big deal at the time but then when I have time to process, it’s sometimes hard to wrap my head around the power of what happened.
I had such a moment at the recent PetSittingOlogy Conference PSO2015. I think a lot of people did.
It started when Michael Bagley (2014 conference speaker and our official event photographer) put an idea on the table. What if he were to come back and offer professional head shots for all of the attendees?
Have you seen a post on social media and cringed a little bit? Thought "they're going to regret that one"? While you want to keep the "social" in your posts, there is a little bit of etiquette that you want…
Have you ever said that when thinking about blogging? It is probably the most common reason people give as to why they haven’t started blogging yet.
This article and video are going to take that reason totally and completely off of the table. It won’t exist anymore.
Ask any pet sitter why they got into the business and you will usually hear an answer related to their passion for pets.
Here at PSO, we share your same passion for the safety and well being of animals. We love to hear your stories of the rescues you volunteer for, the dogs and cats you may be fostering; this generous and giving community we are a part of is astounding.
Which is why we want to give back at the conference. Each year we choose a non profit to sponsor and this year we are proud to announce that we are teaming up with Pilots N Paws!
A national organization of volunteers whose hobby just happens to be airplanes.
Michelle Romano, owner of Waggs and Purrs Pet Sitting in San Antonio, TX recently posted this comment in the PSO Facebook group: "I'm getting so discouraged with social media. I try to post relevant topics to my FB page or…
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Do you have a friend or relative who takes things literally? They don’t understand the nuances of sarcasm and you have to always tell them that “I didn’t mean it that way”?
Or maybe you are a parent of a toddler (from personal experience I know they are extremely literal)!
That’s how you want to look at the Google Bots. They are part of a computer system – of course they are literal!
Sure, if you ask Siri what she is wearing she’ll have a fun quip answer – but not because she understands the question, it’s because she was programmed that way.
When it comes to creating content, WORD CHOICE MATTERS.
As pet industry business owners, we know the “inside lingo”, we understand the subtleties, we get that a pet sitter can also cover dog walks and vice versa. But do you think someone who is looking for someone to help them with their new puppy knows that?
Don’t count on it.