Episode 284 - Juggling a Pet Sitting Business, Conference Organising and Adopting Seven Children, with Jessica Milam
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Release Date: 02/13/2023
Episode 345 - How to Automate Your Pet Business
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Does your website sucks and you don’t know how to fix it? Are you sick of running ever faster on the social media treadmill trying to promote your business, and it’s exhausting? Do you need to add automation to your business, but are you crap with technology and don't know where to start? Then it's time to tune in to this weeks special episode which shares the audio from Dom's recent 'How to automate your pet business' webinar. Tune in to discover; Secret #1 - Why your website is a leaky bucket and how to fix it Secret #2 - How to build an email list of hot prospects...
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Episode 344: The Seven Deadly Pet Business Website Mistakes
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Is your pet business website a waste of digital space, that FAILS to bring in new clients? Every few years do you spend thousands on a brand new shiny website, but your results NEVER improve? Is your website failing to attract and convert ideal clients, and are you clueless about what a 'good' website should look like? You aren't alone... Most pet business websites are an overwhelming 'hot-mess' that confuses and overwhelms a website visitor. They have too many buttons, too many options, and not enough structure and focus, which means most of the dog owners (and...
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Episode 343 - How to Get Media Coverage to Help Position You as an Expert Pet Professional
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
This weeks guest is expert reactive dog trainer, Nick McMechan. Nick grew up near Edinburgh where spent a childhood walking, or being walked by, his own and his neighbours dogs. He graduated from university, and after a number of different jobs ended up in retail. During this time he got into dog training as a hobby, and this led to him competing in working trails with his dogs Lady and Max. Max developed some reactivity issues which forced Nick to learn more about dog behaviour, and eventually qualify as a trainer himself. In January 2019 he took redundancy from Boots,...
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Episode 342 - The Perfect Pet Business Marketing Funnel
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Is your pet business website a waste of time? Is it merely a collection of pretty pictures and pixels, that is failing to convert website visitors into clients? Is a lack of structure on your homepage sending website visitors into the arms of your competitors? You aren't alone. Most pet business websites DON'T do the job they were designed for, which is to bring YOU more business. So, in this episode Dom shares how you can turn your leaky bucket website, into a funnel that attracts ideal clients, convinces them of your expert status, collects their contact details,...
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Episode 341 - How to Build a Six-Figure Side Hustle Dog Training Business with Adam Delderfield
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Most dog trainers struggle to get and keep clients, so they end up with a revolving door of customers that leads to a feast and famine business with no stability or structure. This eventually leads to overwhelm, burnout and a low income operation, that does little more than pay for their dog training seminar habit. That is definitely NOT the kind of business that this weeks guest Adam Delderfield has built... Adam has a niched 'puppy' training business that has upsells, cross-sells, and even continuity income with an online 'club' that his puppy clients graduate to.. Tune in as he...
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Episode 340 - How To Give Your Pet Business An Iron-Man Upgrade
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's the early bird ticket offer for Dom's flagship event of the year, IMPACT 24! The Pet Business Success Summit. Over one magical weekend in June, the worlds leading pet business coach, Dom Hodgson himself, will share the Seven Super Hero traits that will take your business from ordinary to extraordinary. Superpowers like; Superpower #1. Super Strength: Command the Top-Dog Position with Premium Pricing Banish the bargain bin mindset and reposition your services from 'nice to have,' to must-haves, for the discerning pet owner who is looking for...
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Episode 339 - A Pet Business Newsletter Masterclass
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Do you struggle to stand out from the ever growing competiton? Are you tired of unsuccessfuly promoting your service on the social media hamster wheel? Would you love to discover a better (and secret) way to connect with dog owners in your town? Then you are in luck because this weeks episode is a pet business newsletter special, and I'm speaking to four different pet business owners who have transformed their business with the addition of a paper and ink promotional tool, A.K.A a newsletter... Tune in to discover; How to gather content, curate articles and publish...
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Episode 338 - The Pet Business Authors Roundtable
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
Have you ever wanted to write a book? Do you envy pet professionals who achieve author status? Are you REALLY good at what you do, but you struggle to stand out from the crowded competition? Then you are in luck because in this weeks show I'm bringing together four pet business owners who have all written a book to help them grow their pet business. You'll hear from dog trainers Natasja Lewis and Meera Jethwa, dog daycare owner Tim Jackson and little critter specialist Lucy Hawke. All of these people put an expert stamp on their business by writing and publishing a book...
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Epsidoe 337 - Dom's Pet Business Productivity Reset
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
One of the challenges of running and growing a pet business empire is the constant need to 80/20 your activities so you are always putting most of your efforts into the business critical tasks. And in my coaching and consulting work I spend time helping the business owner identify the crucial activities they SHOULD be concentrating on. Anyway, in the last four weeks I found myself not being as productive as I usually am, so I had a reset and rearranged my priorities and my shedule. In this 'behind the scenes' episode, I talk through how I got back on track with my business...
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Episode 336 - How to Thrive in the Pet Industry with Arden Moore, America's Pet Health and Safety Coach
The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast
This weeks guest is a master instructor in pet first aid, she has written 27 pet books, she is a fear free speaker, and she has the longest running pet podcast in the world. It's the one, the only, Arden Moore! Arden grew up North West Indianna with her three siblings. She graduated with a degree in communications and enjoyed a successful career as a journalist before she dove into the pet industry with all four paws! Since has made an incredible impact in the industry as a podcast host, author, speaker and teacher. Tune in to discover; Why Mom knows best! How some...
info_outlineThis weeks guest is one of the busiest pet professionals I've ever had on the show...
Jessica Milam is the CEO of Fur Services Fur Pets, a thriving pet sitting business in Aubrey, Texas. She also runs a Sign Gypsies franchise, is on the board and plays a big role in the Texas Pet Sitters Conference, and in November 2021 she and hubby Chris adopted seven children!
Born in an entreprenuerial family Jessica was great at maths at school, and ended up using those skills doing accounts and systemising her dads air conditioning business.
She had dreams of starting her own boarding and daycare facility when she finished her degree and bachelor's, but a lack of funds meant
Jessica took the unusual step of starting and growing a pet care business whilst at the same time working full time for her dad. A motorcylce injury forced her to take a step back, and it was then she decided to go full time with Fur Services Fur Pets.
Since then the team has grown dramatically, they just celebrated their best year ever, and won Naaps Pet Sitter of the year 2022.
In this packed episode you will discover;
- Why it's a total trip working in the business with hubby Chris, but why you also need clearly defined roles when you work with family members.
- The unusual benefits that happen when you start a pet business, whilst also working in a full time job
- How to ride the wave of scaling up with staff and letting people go as demand for services changes over the seasons.
- Why there's always an opportunity to start a pet business even if you have no experience, and no money!
- What an organisational team looks like for a national pet sitting conference
- How Jessica survived for nearly six months with hardly any sleep as they adopted a family of seven children aged 6-13!
And much, much more...
Tune in now to find out more about Jessica's amazing story tune in now!
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