The PSI Blog

You’ve worked hard to build a solid reputation for your service, and your staff sitters are a reflection of your company and its values. When your employees are truly invested in your company, your clients—and the community at large—will know it. Your staff will be happier…and your business will be more successful!

Creating a video allows pet sitters to quickly establish an emotional connection with their audience and one that is memorable, more than just pictures and text on a website. This post shares seven tips for getting started.

In order to protect your pet-sitting business—and particularly the pets in your care—it is important to prepare for disaster. This post shares a list of PSI's top blog posts with disaster preparedness tips.

Brush up on checking vitals, keeping in mind that ranges considered normal for each species and size vary.  The more familiar you are with an animal’s usual body language, habits and physical characteristics, the more quickly you will recognize something abnormal! 

Getting mentioned in news articles and segments helps spread the word about your pet-sitting business and builds your credibility. But how do you get started? This post shares five tips for reaching out to local media.

Recruiting and retaining staff are some of the most challenging aspects of running any small business, including pet-sitting businesses. Don’t wait until you are desperate for help to begin your search for employees.

As a professional pet sitter, you want to ensure that you regularly post a mix of great content on your social media pages. This post shares 11 types of content you should be posting on social media.

As the need for pet-care services grows, so does the number of articles touting the opportunities to earn extra cash in the gig economy as an occasional pet sitter or dog walker. But is this mindset posing a danger to our pets?

PSI encourages pet sitters to share these tips for pet poison proofing your home with their clients during Poison Prevention Awareness Month.