Everything you need to know about the business of overnight petsitting in the pets home.
Australians have high (and growing) rates of pet ownership and those ‘pet parents’ take their role seriously, viewing their pets as members of the family and going to great lengths to ensure their pets enjoy long and healthy, happy lives.
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The one tool you'll need to get your petsitting business started and running safely for pets and petsitters alike.
This eBook provides the support petsitters and customers are clamouring for, ameliorating physical and emotional burnout amongst petsitters.
This eBook supports owners of petsitting businesses, or those thinking of growing their petsitting services. This book does so by providing a ‘Business-In-A-Box’ approach, with clear and practical business support.
Over 60 pages, 18 templates, get started today!
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
The petsitting industry is currently unregulated, which means there is no minimum standard set for petsitters or customers. Customers are left to conduct their own research of local petsitters, with little to no guidance about what skills/experience/training to look for.
Petsitters are also in the dark, unaware of how to keep themselves safe while also meeting the needs of both pets and pet owners. The end result is neither petsitter nor customer feel supported or heard throughout the process and the needs of both go unmet.
So what is the solution?
This eBook provides a 360 degree view of the petsitting process, providing visibility to both petsitters and customers, with the aim of improving outcomes for pets as well as petsitters and customers.
This eBook reflects the author’s decade-long experience as both petsitter and business owner, providing a ‘business in a box’ solution for everybody involved in the petsitting industry. This 60 page book de-mystifies the whole process, includes loads of practical examples and 16 checklists and templates, making the information easy to follow and apply in practice.
What's covered in the book:
- What is overnight petsitting (in the pets home)
- Who is suited to this kind of petsitting
- Anatomy of a petsitting business
- Going solo or teamwork
- What do customers want
- Time management
- What does it cost to hire a petsitter?
- Record-Keeping
- Financial Management
- Terms and Conditions
- Recruitment
- Advertising, marketing and social media
- Workplace Health and Safety
- The Meet ‘n’ Greet
- Communication throughout the booking
- At the conclusion of the booking
- Peak Seasons
- Tips and Tricks
...and 18 checklists and templates
- Before Employing A Petsitter: for customers
- Duty Statements for petsitters
- Peeparing for a Petsitter- a checklist for customers
- Meet ‘n’ Greet form: for customers
- Meet ‘n’ Greet checklist: for petsitters
- Safe animal interactions infographics
- Email templates
- Record keeping spreadsheet: for petsitters
- Basic workplace health and safety for petsitters
- End of booking checklist
- Expression of interest for petsitters
…. and more.
Don’t start with a blank slate, this ‘business in a box’ will help you skip the stumbling block I encountered when starting out in this business.
Raving Reviews
This eBook provides the support petsitters and customers are clamouring for, and to ameliorate the physical and emotional burnout occurring amongst petsitters.
“Really informative and great examples.”
“Fantastic! I wish I had something like this when I was starting up my petsitting business!”
“Love it! Simple and clear but informative”
Alicia Robb (veterinary nurse and animal behaviourist)
“Excellent and thorough.”
WHO SHOULD READ IT?
The petsitting industry is currently unregulated, which means there is no minimum standard set for petsitters or customers. Customers are left to conduct their own research of local petsitters, with little to no guidance about what skills/experience/training to look for.
Petsitters are also in the dark, often so enticed by their opportunity to earn money by playing with fluffy puppies and kittens they aren’t aware of how to keep themselves safe while also meeting the needs of both pets and pet owners.
The end result is neither petsitter nor customer feel supported or heard throughout the process and the needs of both go unmet.
So what is the solution?
There is a lack of awareness of the role petsitters play in supporting pets and pet-parents. This eBook provides a 360 degree view of the petsitting process, providing visibility to both petsitters and customers, with the aim of improving outcomes for pets as well as petsitters and customers.
This eBook reflects the author’s decade-long experience as both petsitter and business owner, providing a ‘business in a box’ solution for everybody involved in the petsitting industry. This 60 page book de-mystifies the whole process, includes loads of practical examples and 16 checklists and templates, making the information easy to follow and apply in practice.
Australians have high (and growing) rates of pet ownership and those ‘pet parents’ take their role seriously, viewing their pets as members of the family and going to great lengths to ensure their pets enjoy long and healthy, happy lives.
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About Kristen
Kristen Holzapfel has been providing overnight petsitting for 10+ years and ran her own successful petsitting business for almost 6 years, employing up to 15 casual petsitting staff at any time. She lives in Canberra and was petsitting in other people’s homes during the 2003 Canberra firestorm and throughout the 2019/2020 bushfire crisis. This is her second book (following ‘Selfless: a social worker’s own story of trauma and recovery’, which was published in 2016).
Kristen is a Social Worker and has a diploma in Human Resource Management and a Graduate Diploma in Professional Writing. In 2019, her petsitting business was a finalist in the category of Small Business of The Year (as awarded by Rubik3 Canberra Women in Business). She is passionate about supporting local small business and, of course, animals of all shapes and sizes. She has a particular interest in supporting therapy pets and pets affected by domestic violence.
