The Pet Biz Helper

Loosing a client or customer may feel weird sometimes and then you start wondering…”What did I do wrong? What company will they be using now? What does my competitors have that I don’t?”. When developing your pet business strategy it is very important to identify what your competition is offering. You can then identify an [...]

My Twitter buddy Michael (@petwebdesigner) found this great article on pet-related iPhone applications. If you work with pets or if you own a pet, these apps may help you find a dog park or a vet. These will be very helpful if you travel with your furry friends

Pet Notebook ~ Keep track of [...]

For the past couple of days, I’ve been trying my hardest to wrap up the shopping cart integration to The Pet Biz Helper website and yes…it is taking longer than expected. Everyday this week the word Virtual Assistant (VA) was running through my mind. If I had a virtual assistant she can be doing half [...]

I just received a newsletter email from dogTEC with great advice on what to include in your pet business testimonials. Effective testimonials should include:

Person’s Full Name. And preferably location as well. It’s a matter of believability.
Specificity. “Simon is an awesome dog trainer!” with a full name below and maybe even a small photo of the [...]

In the last couple of weeks, various people asked me about TweetDeck. TweetDeck is a tool that I really enjoy using and it makes my life on Twitter so much easier.
What is TweetDeck?

TweetDeck creators definition: “TweetDeck is your personal browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now, connecting you with your contacts across [...]

I believe in learning something new everyday. I enjoy interacting with people and learning from them. Well, thanks to the social media networking sites, I’ve been interacting with great people in the Twitterverse. Erin Blaskie is one of them and she is amazing! She is young, successful, fabulous and full of fresh ideas. Erin just [...]

Most new companies in the pet biz are small size companies with one, two or maybe three employees tops. For traditional marketing to be effective, you will get involved in the your local community by posting up flyers, maybe posting an ad on the local newspaper, etc. Well, social media can definitely help you out! [...]

To refresh your memory on how to get more clients for your pet-related business…
Strategy No. 1 is Change your Mindset…change your mindset from what marketing used to be to what it is now, believe that you are the expert, believe that your target market needs your services and you are the best one out there providing [...]

As I discussed in my blog entry posted last Saturday, I really enjoyed reading Ms. Babinsky’s report titled How to Get More Clients Online (You can also get this report by clicking on the link located on the right side of my blog page) In this document, Ms. Babinsky makes reference to 5 strategies you [...]

This past week I met Ms. Biana Babinsky, Owner of Avocado Consulting, Inc - An Online Business Coaching and Mentoring company (Check them out at http://www.AvocadoConsulting.com or http://MarketingSalad.com). With the Avocado name in the back of my head (I love avocado or how we call it in my native country aguacate!), I kept browsing through her [...]