Marketing Tips for Pet Sitters

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

Pop 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.

When 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.

If 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

Here is a pet sitting lead I recently received:

name: Diana
email: [removed]@gmail.com
phone: 212-241-XXXX
Regarding: Overnight Sitting
location: Noho / Nolita
DepartureDate:
ReturnDate:
message: Please email me your rates for overnight boarding of a 5 lb dog.

Multiple Choice – What do you do in this situation?

Do you:

A) Reply to the email with a list of your overnight boarding rate.

B) Pick up the phone and call Diana directly.

C) Reply via email explaining that your services are custom tailored to each owner and their pet’s needs and a phone call is in order to properly quote a fee.

There is no ‘wrong answer’ as every pet sitter may have a different approach.

How many times have you noticed your dog doing something so unbelievably adorable that you quickly call out to anybody else around so they can witness it too?

Only to find that all the adorable activity stops the moment the dog hears you or notices you watching.

That’s why I’m trying to master the art of (legally) stalking my dogs – tiptoeing around, crouching behind furniture, snapping pictures… whatever works.

But as much as I love my dogs, this time of year hits us over the head with a Hallmark-branded mallet and some red rose pedals. I’m talking about Valentine’s Day, of course.

Valentine’s Day has become the official day of romance, when we lavish our loved ones with flowers, treats, and presents.

The History of Valentine’s Day

Imagine for just a moment if our President of this great nation stepped forward and said, “My fellow Americans, this is a time of great need. Since we are at war, I am banning marriage. From today forward, it’s now against the law for any American to marry. Why? Because single men make better soldiers than married men.”