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PSI offers simple strategies to help you land your first 20 pet-sitting clients and establish a strong foundation for your business. Learn how your pet-care business can grow through community relationships and online marketing combined with the excellent service.

As a business owner, you already know how powerful goal setting can be for your business. With the hectic holiday rush over, have you taken time to sit down and determine what you want your pet-sitting company to achieve this year?

Community members use Nextdoor to notify their neighbors of virtually everything—from a suspicious vehicle in the area to their favorite local service providers, including pet sitters and dog walkers. For pet-sitting and dog-walking businesses looking to take advantage of promotional opportunities available through Nextdoor, there are some limitations you should be aware of.

Networking with fellow pet-care business owners can contribute to the success of your pet-sitting business or dog-walking business. In this post, PSI shares four ways you can network with fellow pet professionals.

As a professional pet sitter it’s important to be aware of what you’re saying to your clients that are coping with pet loss. It can be incredibly easy to say something to your client that will trigger his or her grief, which you may regret later.

As a professional pet sitter, you'll be better prepared to decide if you want to offer rabbit-sitting services and will have a better understanding of the questions you should ask before deciding to accept a particular rabbit assignment if you familiarize yourself with rabbit-care basics.

Pet Sitters International issues an open letter to pet owners who do not use professional pet sitters. Pet owners, learn why "saving a few dollars" on pet care can have costly consequences. 

How to you handle pet owners who call last minute to book your pet-sitting services? Professional pet sitters share their tips for responding to these clients.

Pet sitters and dog walkers are targeted by a variety of scams. PSI has compiled this list of the common scams sent by email or text to pet sitters and dog walkers.