Finding good employees is a challenge for any business. How many times have you heard someone say “it’s so hard to find good help”? Pet Sitting is no exception, but I think it’s even more challenging to find pet sitting help. Why? Well, the hours for one. Pet sitters start as early as 6am and […]
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How To Earn FREE Pet Sitting or Dog Walking Visits!
Pet sitting is a difficult business to try to market. In order for a potential client to find us we have to be advertising in a location they look at the exact moment they realize they need a pet sitter. Passive advertising doesn’t usually work because people see it and dismiss it because they don’t […]
When Do You Pay The Pet Sitter Or Dog Walker?
We often get asked when payment for pet sitting or dog walking services are due. This policy will vary by company, but our policy is for vacation clients payment is due prior to your departure. That means before you leave you will need to leave payment on the counter and your pet sitter will pick it […]
Dog Walking & Pet Sitting In Frigid Weather
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” The above is creed of the United States Postal Service but it may as well be for pet sitters and dog walkers as well. We have a job to do and no matter what […]
A Sign Of Success For A Pet Sitter
Referrals are our number one source of new clients. We absolutely love getting referrals from our clients, the people who actually utilize our services and know first hand how wonderful in your home pet care truly is. What is more difficult is getting referrals from other pet service providers. They often get positive feedback from mutual clients, […]
Please Have Your Driveway Plowed For Your Pet Sitter
This is the result of two snow storms in the same week in 2003 that dumped two feet of snow with each storm. This is also the result of a client who, despite many pleas, refused to have their driveway plowed so their pet sitter could easily get in to care for their pets. You may not […]
10 Of The Weirdest Search Terms Used To Find Our Website
Like most businesses we took a few moments to look back over the past year and see exactly where our website traffic came from. We had a lot of the expected searches for terms such as pet sitter, dog walker, Purrfect Pet Sitting, etc., but some of the terms used were rather entertaining. Here are the […]
Top 5 Blog Posts Of 2013
2013 was my first year of blogging. With it drawing to a close, I thought it would be fun to look at the top five blog posts from the year as ranked by reader page views. Perhaps you have missed a few. Let’s look at what interested blog readers the most in 2013. Here they are:
6 Reasons We May Fire You As A Pet Sitting Client
People always seem shocked when I tell them I had to ‘fire’ a client. Who turns business away? They don’t seem to understand that providing a service is a two way street and we do occasionally have to tell people we will no longer provide service to them. We hate to do it, but sometimes […]
Places That Offer Low Cost Spay & Neuter Around Albany, NY
I’ve rescued several strays throughout my lifetime that cost a pretty penny to get them spayed or neutered and vaccinated in order to adopt them out. I want to share with you a list of local groups that offer low cost spay and neuter programs. Many of them also offer vaccinations at a considerable savings.