Start a Recession-Based Pet Sitting/Dog Walking Service

Dog Walking/Pet Sitting is a popular recession-induced business to start because it's home-based and has low overhead. Now it's not the kind of recession-based business that you are probably going to make $200,000 a year from...but you can make an additional $150 a day or $45,000 a year from starting this type of business. So how do you start a pet sitting/dog walking business during the recession if you think it's a good fit for you?

Step 1) Make a list of the services you are going to provide for your clients. Are you going to just walk dogs or will you take care of cats and scorpions as well? Will you also water the client's plants, take in the trash, give the pet medication, pick up doodoo, and pick up the mail for your client? Decide the answers to these questions before you begin.

Step 2) Set your fee. Pet sitting/dog walking rates per visit vary from $13 an hour to $21 an hour depending on where you are in the United States. Give a discount for a pet owner with multiple pets.

Step 3) Advertise your services. Grass roots marketing for this type of business is excellent. This includes putting 1,000 mailbox flyers on display in upper class neighborhoods, posting flyers on grocery store bulletin boards, having a bullet listing in your weekly community paper, etc.

If you would like to learn more about starting a pet sitting/ dog walking business, check out this 98 page online book on starting this business. Here's the link:

http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/how-to-start-a-pet-sittingdog-walking-business/7286526