Start Your Own Pet Sitting Business

Pet owners have to leave their pets alone at home while they go to their office or when go on vacations where they cannot take their pets along. This creates demand for pet sitters who can look after the pets in the absence of their masters. A pet sitter is a service provider who takes care of a pet from the place where the pet lives.
Dogs and cats are common as pets but people are also fond of reptiles, horses, monkeys, snakes and others, so a pet sitter has to have the capability to manage a variety of pet animals. Pet sitting is attractive as well as financially viable. However, considerable planning is required before venturing into pet sitting business.

The following tips can be useful in starting a pet sitting business:

• One needs to fulfill legal formalities for starting a pet sitting business. One should also apply for a license to get government’s permission.
• Charges for pet-sitting should be charged according to different services. So if one keeps pet owner’s house well-maintained while keeping good care of pets, than he/she can be paid more for the extra effort. One’s fee should depend on the number of animals to be watched or if any of them has to be specially handled. For instance, a diabetic dog requires more care than a healthy dog, one should restrain to over-charging.
• A pet sitter should definitely be an animal lover because such job cannot be done if one does not like animals. It is essential that a pet sitter keeps pets engaged and entertained with him. People have variety of pets so one should be willing to look after any pet.
• A person planning to start a pet-sitting business should be knowledgeable. He should be acquainted with all nuances of his business. One should buy business insurance as it protects in the hard days.
• Advertising oneself or the business that one has is very important as this only expands the business. Advertisements can be given in local newspapers or on radio or yellow pages. However pet sitters get their maximum business through word to mouth publicity only.
• Security and appropriate medical facilities should be provided to pets if a pet sitter runs the business from his/her own house. An insurance policy can be helpful in ensuring that a pet is provided with appropriate facilities. Business clients may be interested in knowing about security and medical facilities available for their pets so it is advised that you have a list of various facilities you offer.
• One may design a pet-sitting website and offer online services to clients. Online advertisements can also be used for promoting business. Marketing pet-sitting business effectively is the best way to expand the horizons of one’s pet-sitting business.
• One should keep himself/herself updated and keep enhancing his/her knowledge on pet-sitting. He/she can even hire professionals as helpers in carrying out his/her pet-sitting business.
• A person venturing into pet-sitting business should ensure that he/she is easily reachable. A personal mobile phone or a phone with answering machine can be of great help. In case of answering machine, the person should callback the client as soon as possible.
• People often require pet-sitters when they are going out for weekends thus one should be ready to work in weekend and sacrifice the holidays.
• Time is the key in any business and thus, one should have his/her means of transport to reach to clients soon as possible.

Gradually but consistently pet-sitting is becoming professional and growing fast as profitable business. Join in the business and make money doing something you enjoy.