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I treat your dog like it was my own. Affordable dog walking and pet sitting for your town area. Good references, lots of experience. Discounts for more than one walk a week, or two or more dogs. Call 555-555-5555 and ask about getting a free trial walk or visit www.BestWalks.com.
Make Money Walking Dogs Walking dogs can be a great way to make money while also keeping relatively flexible hours and staying in shape! As long as you can handle the dog and have experience with dogs, then there is no reason why you couldn't get in on this great money making opportunity right in your own community. How To Start Handling dogs can be tricky and it requires confidence on your part in order to keep the dog within your control. So experience on your part is necessary to an extent. For instance, certain breeds may not be well suited to your service and although you may be turning down money, it's better to be responsible and decide for your self what types of dogs your are comfortable with handling. It's now time to market your services and the best way is through communication. A visit to your local park can give substantial amount of contacts for your dog walking business, in addition to to a trip to a veterinary clinic. The goal is to talk to people and explain your service. Flyers and print advertising may work as well depending on where you live and how crowded the market is for dog walking services. Putting in ad in the local newspaper detailing your interests in dog walking may work if there is not much competition, but don't just wait for people to come to you. After all, if people do not have time or the resources to walk their dog, they wont have time to find you. Passing out flyers from house to house is a great and quick way to get your business out their. Pricing? With some research on your part in glancing through newspaper ads of fellow dog walkers, you can come up with a fairly good idea of what you should charge. The idea with getting many clients is to be negotiable. Contacting dog walkers and asking for their prices is another idea, but make sure you don't give them any idea that you may be competition later down the road! While you may charge X dollars for five or six clients, you may charge Y and Z dollars for a couple of your other clients. Having your clients to pay you cash is ideal in this type of field in addition to having them pay you something up front, however this can be left up to you to decide. Okay, you've got your first dog to walk! Preparation is key. Use a mapping service like Google Maps and print out the area where your client lives. Take this map with you and work together in planning a route to take. This way the client knows exactly where you will be taking the dog. Grab a small bag and fill it with anything you think you may need or might come in handy while the dog is in your possession (bags for cleanup, food, water) Do not rely on the client to supply you with everything you will need. Besides, coming prepared gives a better indication to your client that you're the real deal. In addition to your preparing, keep a record of phone numbers of your clients and veterinarians in the area. Also, alert your family or close friends where you will be walking the dog in case of emergency.
You've done it! Now keep building contacts and your dog walking business will be off in no time. Call 555-555-5555 and ask about getting a free trial walk or visit WALK