Pet Sitter Coach, marketing for pet sitters

Are you interested in starting your own pet care business? Or maybe you're already in business but need advice on how to grow it and really take it to the next level?

As the founder of Petaholics, New York City's largest pet sitting service, I have the expertise to help you get there, whether your goal is to improve daily operations, increase profitability, or "brand" your business. To succeed in an extremely competitive market, I've worked hard over the past eight years, and I've learned a lot of lessons. Let me give you practical advice you can apply to your own business. Contact me for a free 10-minute initial consult-we'll discuss your business, future goals, and how I can be of assistance.

Jordan Kaplan

coach@petaholics.com

646-723-1282

Consultation Topics

" Choosing a business name

" Setting up the business with the right business structure

" Licenses- what types and where to get them

" Professional Memberships- Whm to join to network and learn

" Insurance and bonding: where to get it and how it works

" Developing a budget and tracking expenses

" Analyzing your earnings potential

" How to price your services, how and when to increase your rates

" Hiring pet sitters and support staff and doing payroll

" Creating and updating contracts and forms

" Advertising and marketing your business- What mediums work and where to advertise

" Setting up home office or getting small space outside of home

" Building a website- Registering a url and designing a site

" Developing new client welcome packets

" Client Interviews- What questions to ask and how to prepare for potential questions from clients, what to bring and your attire " Developing strong client relationships

" Quickbooks and recording payments

" Setting client policies and getting clients to follow them

" Equipment- What you will need and how it works

" Pet First Aid-

" Earning clients trust- Consistency, perception to observers " Troubleshooting- What can go wrong, how to be proactive and handle these situations

" Difficult Clients- how to spot and how to handle professionally

" Agression in animals- Signs, how to deal with

" Hiring- Examples of ads, questions to ask when interviewing candidates, what qualities to look for

" Customer Service- The true service you provide is "customer" service.

" Developing and executing plans for expansion

" How to grow your business as quickly and painlessly as possible

" Curing burnout

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