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Pet sitter emergency plans

Topics: Petsitter, Doggie Daycare

The tragic death of a dog daycare owner over the weekend has had me thinking about how important it is for pet sitters to have backup plans. It's nothing we want to think about, but the fact is any of us could be gone at any time. Because of the type of work pet sitters [...]

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Free Pet Sitting Resources

Topics: Petsitter, Petsitting, Association of Pet Sitting Excellence

I have many free pet sitting resources available and you may not know how to find all of them. So I thought I'd repost some of these links so you can take advantage of everything to kickstart your business ready for the busy pet sitting holiday season. The Association of Pet Sitting Excellence has two great give aways for your clients - a Dog Treat Recipe Book and Customizable Pre-Travel check list. We even have some suggestions for you to let you know how you can use them to wow your clients. And finally - if you didn't hear about…

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Pet Sitting is a Serious Profession!

Topics: Petsitter, Petsitting, Pet Sitting Business, Dog Walkers

Today has been named World Movement Marketing Day by coach Suzanne Evans. Her business helps encourages entrepreneurs to make a difference and "Help More People". I'm always saddened to hear from pet sitters who are ridiculed by their peers for what they do. I'm getting more criticism from "friends" re the fact that I work as a dog walker. Even at church I heard from sources that there is talk I'm not leading a "productive" life. One friend even stated after I mentioned how difficult it was when I had laryngitis "Ohhh reallly. Why do you need your voice working…

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Do Something Nice For Others This Month

Topics: Petsitter, Association of Pet Sitting Excellence, Pet Sitting Business

Can you believe September is here already? I was browsing the aisles of my local Walgreens yesterday and was shocked by the wall full of Halloween ghosts and goblins. Maybe it's the anticipation of the Fall (my favorite season), but each time September rolls around I begin to feel all warm, fuzzy and cozy inside. And that tends to make me overly giving and sentimental. This is perhaps one of the most recent concepts I was able to grasp. Maybe it's from maturing a bit, finding the perfect woman to marry, or something entirely different. Simply leave a comment below…

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Raising Awareness and Supporting Pets in Need

Topics: Petsitter, Pet Sitting Business

Pet sitters have a super opportunity to both raise money for shelter pets in need and raise the profile of their business by getting involved in the Wishbones for Pets project in the coming months. This is a project that I've been aware of for a few years now - but this year I finally have time to get fully involved - it will be my first year of participation - and I'd love you to join me! Wishbones for Pets is a fund raising project especially for pets sitters that started in 2004, where each year pet sitters collect…

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How To Find Local Pet Sitting Clients on Social Media - Free Webinar

Topics: Petsitter, Petsitting

Exciting news! This Tuesday night APSE is sponsoring an entirely free webinar that is open to pet sitters everywhere. We are bringing you access to a very succesful blogger and social media coach Laura Roeder. To give you an idea of what she does best, as Laura puts it on her Twitter page (with almost 10,000 followers) - "I love creating fame for you and your biz! NO, not like people magazine, like being #1 in your field." Laura is an incredibly successful social media marketing expert who has agreed to put together a "no cost whatsoever" webinar exclusively for…

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