Posted on Sun, Mar 04, 2012 @ 01:06 PM
We have reached a big milestone here at Power Pet Sitter - Power Pet Sitter has scheduled its 1,000,000th petting sitting / dog walking appointmnt! This is a huge milestone. It represents millions of individual pet visits to hundreds of thousands of pets by hundreds of pet sitting companies.
When we started Power Pet Sitter, I often wondered when (or if) we would ever pass this milestone. Well it took us six years to get to 1,000,000 but there is a good change we could see 2,000,000 by the end of next year. Wow. Tremendous growth and a great validation of our business model to provide the best pet sitting software in the market built by people that are actually pet sitters. This combination of "eating our own dog food" has allowed us to provide the functionality that pet sitting businesses need above and beyond what a generic "scheduling program" will ever be able to provide.
What did the 1,000,000th pet sit look like? Well on January 2, 2012, Liana Sanders, the owner of Side Hill Sitters, in Fort Collins, CO, recieved a last minute pet sit request for a "30 Minute Drop-in" visit for Goose, a one year old Cheasapeake Bay Retriever mix.
Liana Sanders and her client Goose.
The appointment was schedule with Power Pet Sitter and Liana was the person who completed the visit. The rest is history.
Liana started Sidehill Sitters after pet sitting for family and friends for years and she decided to expand to a full business in February 2010. She has been with Power Pet Sitter since the beginning. She has expanded from 2 sitters to 6, including one dog runner. They provide pet sitting, dog walks, dog runs and overnight stays in two cities and their surrounding areas. Liana is currently the only sitter to be NAPPS Certified in her area and she is planning on getting her Pet Tech Instructor Certification next month so that all of her sitters can also become certified without having to travel. Sidehill Sitters has around 150 current clients and is constantly growing. They really emphasize going the extra mile by having fantastic communication with the owner, having sitters with amazing animal experience, providing a library of animal related books, supplying all of their clients with emergency window clings and refrigerator magnets, and being available at any time to discuss and help with any pet problems her clients may have.
As of today, we are at 1,075,214 and counting.....See you at 2,000,000!
Posted on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 @ 09:53 AM
We really enjoyed the NAPPS 2012 Annual conference in Las Vegas. We were able to meet many of our Power Pet Sitter users and it was great to share all of the benefits of using pet sitting software to the attendees. We enjoyed putting a face with a name and I think all of our clients enjoyed meeting us and "Catherine". Catherine is like the Oprah of Power Pet Sitter! It was great to see Gus Elfving of Pet Peeps in Washington D.C.. Gus is one of our original users of Power Pet Sitter and he is always good for comic relief.
We met Kristin Morrison of Six-Figure Pet Sitting and listen to her great presentation. If you missed her talk, you can watch it here. Kristin is one of our first users of Power Pet Sitter back in 2006 and has used Power Pet Sitter very successfully to grow her business. Kristin wrote a great article on her blog titled the #1 Pet Sitting Business Tool that is Helping Me Travel for Two Months.
We bought a signed copy of her book which is a "must read" for anyone who wants to start or grow their pet sitting business. It was really motivating and a good read. You can order the book online or get an eBook on her web site.
Our vote for Best Dressed Pet Sitter was Isabel Alvarez with Wag the Pack...also a great supporter of Power Pet Sitter. Isabel was awarded the 2012 Business of the Year award winner. Congratulations Isabel!
We loved all the good dining and did a little gambling, but did not win! See you next year!
Posted on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 08:59 AM
Come by our booth at the 2012 NAPPS Annual Conference and Small Business Forum in Las Vegas January 27-29! We would love to meet you and discuss how Power Pet Sitter can help you grow your business in 2012.
We have a lot of exciting updates to Power Pet Sitter planned for 2012. Come give us your feedback and let us know what you need to make this your best year ever.
See you in Vegas!
Posted on Thu, Jan 12, 2012 @ 04:23 PM
Use technology to differentiate your business
Project a more professional image by using technology. An up to date website that allows your clients to schedule online and update their client information online will set you apart.
Don't be chained to the phone or a desk
Busy walking pets? Are Cients calling you when you are out and you are taking notes on a scratch piece of paper, hoping you remember to enter it in your date book? No more! Link Power Pet Sitter to your web site and get your clients to schedule their services online. All email confirmations can be personalized with your name and company information. Clients feel like they know you and feel more connected to you. New clients can find you on the web and request service allowing you to grow your business 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Do you know who your clients are?
There is no better way to prospect for new customers than to first understand your current customer base. Knowing where your current customers live, what vets they use, and what services they like the most will help you focus your marketing efforts. One example of this it to spend some time marketing to the veterinarians that the majority of your customer base frequent. Take some time to visit that vet office, drop off a business card and mention that several of the clients in that office are also your clients. Additionally, find the zip codes you do well in and the ones you don't and market accordingly.
Call your customers to action!
You have worked hard to get your clients to your website. Now make the most of it and ask for their business. Have a button prominently positioned on your website that lets them "SCHEDULE NOW" and let them schedule online.
Power Pet Sitter is the industries leading pet sitting software company. Power Pet Sitter has clients in the US, Canada, England and Australia. Power Pet Sitter is owned and operated by the owners of two of largest pet sitting companies in Atlanta, Georgia. These companies use over 100 pet sitters and service over +3000 clients in the Atlanta metro area.