Six-Figure Pet Sitting

Which Pet Sitting or Dog Walking Business Book Should I Read First?

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This is a question I get asked a lot by pet sitters, dog walkers, dog trainers, pet groomers and dog daycare owners: “Kristin, which pet business book should I read first?”

My answer always depends upon where the person asking the question is in their pet business journey.

Before I answer this question for you, dear blog reader, I want to first say that even though some of these book titles below have pet sitting and dog walking in the title, they are all very much relevant and applicable to all kinds of pet businesses!

I’ve had many pet groomers, dog trainers, dog daycare owners and pet photographers all tell me they’ve gained a ton of value from the pet sitting and dog walking titled books!

Also, all book titles are available in paperback format on Amazon. The links below are for the eBooks (and audiobook format – if that particular title is available in audiobook).

Are you starting your pet business OR would you like a step-by-step guide to grow your business by leaps and bounds? Read 30 Days to Start and Grow Your Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Business eBook.

Or listen to 30 Days to Start and Grow Your Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Business audiobook.

Are you feeling stuck in your pet business evolution and need to break through that financial glass ceiling, whether it be six figures – or even well beyond six figures? Read Six-Figure Pet Sitting eBook.

Or listen to the Six-Figure Pet Sitting audiobook.

Are you a pet groomer, dog trainer, dog daycare owner or any other pet professional and want to reach six-figures or even more in your pet business? Read Six-Figure Pet Business eBook.

Are you hiring staff member including pet sitters, dog walkers, pet groomers, dog trainers, dog daycare assistants, admin assistants, office managers or any other person to help support you to start, grow or run your pet business? Even though this book has pet sitters and dog walkers in the title, truly any pet professional who wants to hire -or who wants to get a lot better at hiring- will benefit from reading this hiring book! Read The Hiring Handbook for Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers eBook.

Imagine if you could have access to 20 top pet business and life management experts…in the comfort of your own home? With this Prosperous Pet Business: Interviews with the Experts eBook you can! In this empowering 350-page eBook, Kristin Morrison interviews top pet business experts including Patti Moran (Pet Sitters International), Paul Mann (Fetch! Pet Care), Ian Dunbar, Andrea Arden and many more! Read Prosperous Pet Business: Interviews with the Experts eBook.

I’m currently working on book #6 which addresses one of the biggest pain points in the pet business industry. My new book will be released in late 2020 or early 2021. More details to come soon!

Happy reading, starting or growing your pet biz!

About the Author:

Kristin Morrison started her pet sitting and dog walking company in the mid-90s and it grew to become one of the largest pet care companies in California. Kristin hired over 250 people in the course of running her business for 18 years and when she sold the business, she had 35 dog walkers and pet sitters and 4 managers on staff.

Kristin is the founder of Six-Figure Pet Sitting Academy™ and Six-Figure Pet Business Academy™ which provides coaching, webinars and business products to pet sitters, dog walkers, dog trainers, and pet groomers across the United States, Canada, the UK and Australia.

Kristin is also the host of the Prosperous Pet Business podcast which is found on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also listen to it on the Prosperous Pet Business website.

Kristin is the author of five books: Six-Figure Pet Sitting, 30 Days to Start and Grow Your Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Business, The Hiring Handbook for Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers, Prosperous Pet Business and Six-Figure Pet Business. Her books are available in paperback on Amazon. The eBooks and audiobooks are on her website at: www.SixFigurePetBusinessAcademy.com

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SixFigurePetBusinessAcademy/

Join the Prosperous Pet Business Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/prosperouspetbusiness/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petbizcoach/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/petbizcoach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/SixFigurePetSitting

Podcast:

Prosperous Pet Business Podcast: https://prosperouspetbusiness.com/pet-business-podcast/

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I Need Your Help: Vote For Your Favorite Book + Pet Photo!

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In this photo are some of the Book + Pet Photo Contest winners from the years 2011-2019!

Hi pet business owners,

I need your help but don’t worry, it’s a fun thing. 🙂

I’ve had A LOT of wonderful photo submissions to the 2020 Book + Pet Photo Contest. I need your help to chose the top three photo winners!

Please click here to cast your vote and help me pick the winners.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Voting ends at midnight on Thursday, June 25 so cast your vote now.

Thanks much,

Kristin Morrison started her pet care company in the mid-90s and it grew to become one of the largest pet care companies in California. Kristin hired over 250 people in the course of running her business for 18 years and when she sold the business, she had 35 dog walkers and pet sitters and 4 managers on staff.

Kristin is also the host of the Prosperous Pet Business podcast which is found on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also listen to it on the Prosperous Pet Business website.

Kristin is the author of five books: Six-Figure Pet Sitting, 30 Days to Start and Grow Your Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Business, The Hiring Handbook for Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers, Prosperous Pet Business and Six-Figure Pet Business. Her books are available in paperback on Amazon. The eBooks and audiobooks are on her website at: www.SixFigurePetBusinessAcademy.com

Connect on Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SixFigurePetBusinessAcademy/

Join the Prosperous Pet Business Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/prosperouspetbusiness/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petbizcoach/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/petbizcoach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/SixFigurePetSitting

Podcast:

Prosperous Pet Business Podcast: https://prosperouspetbusiness.com/pet-business-podcast/

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The 2019 Pet Business Book + Pet Photo Contest is Happening Now!

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Want to win a pet business coaching session with pet business coach and author Kristin Morrison?

The 8th Annual Book + Pet Photo Contest is happening now and your entry will give you the chance to win a business coaching session with Kristin – and so much more!

Entering is easy: Take a picture of your pet with one (or all!) of these four books from now until March 31, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post your picture on Facebook and tag Kristin Morrision or post your picture on Instagram and tag Kristin there (@petbizcoach).

Or email your picture to: thrive (at) SFPBacademy.com.

Here are the prizes for the top three winners of the 2019 Book + Photo Contest:

First Prize:
50-Minute Pet Business Coaching Session with Kristin
$250 worth of your choice of Pet Business Products
2 Pet Business Webinars of your choice

Second Prize:
$100 worth of your choice of Pet Business Products
2 Pet Business Webinars of your choice

Third Prize:
1 Pet Business Webinar of your choice

All kinds of pet pictures are welcome including:

 

 


I look forward to receiving your book + pet photo contest entries. One entry per person, please. 🙂

 

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Got a Pet Sitting Business? How to Hire Pet Sitting GREAT Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers (Hiring Made Simple!)

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HiringTeleclassImageHi there pet sitters and dog walkers,

Got pet sitting or dog walking staff members?

If not, do you want to hire some great people this year? Or…do you consistently hire horrible people? (Don’t worry if you do, there’s hope!)

Guess What? Fear Is Normal. If you haven’t yet hired, you may be feeling some fear about hiring. If so, that’s normal when you are new to hiring (and it’s actually a good thing that keeps you on your toes about hiring the right person). But too much fear can lead to bad decisions or (eek!) no decision at all. And without staff you are working 24/7. Not fun.

 

Is Your ‘Picker’ Off?  If you do have staff members, are they GREAT staff members? Lots of pet sitters are just that…great pet sitters. But they have a hard time making the shift to picking the right people and hiring great staff members. And it IS a big shift to go from pet sitter to someone hiring pet sitters.

 

I Had a Bad Picker Too. Then I Made Big Shifts.  I had a lot of fear around hiring pet sitters too (kept me awake far too many nights when I was first hiring!) When I did hire early on, my staff choices were horrible. But then I discovered foolproof ways that made the hiring process nearly painless and helped me hire incredible people. I hired about 250 pet sitters in the 18 years that I owned my pet sitting business.

 

My Favorite Pet Sitting Staff Compliment Ever. The most common compliment given about my pet sitting company was: “I don’t know where you find your pet sitting and dog walking staff but they are ALL so wonderful.”  Ahh….music to my ears.

 

Hiring Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers. Made Easy. I’m excited to share with you proven ways that will help YOU hire great staff too. At the end of this month I’m teaching a webinar that will help you hire wonderful pet sitters and dog walkers. Click for more information and to sign up now for the webinar How to Hire Great Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers.

 

Looking forward to help you hire wonderful pet sitters and dog walkers so you can get a much-needed break (or just get some office work done!)

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The Most Unusual Six-Figure Pet Sitting Book Review I’ve Received…

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I recently got an email with an dog video attachment from Karen Levy, owner of Laughing Pets Pet Sitting and Dog Walking in Atlanta, Georgia.

But here’s the thing: I see so many dog videos that I thought, “Ah, here’s yet another dog video, maybe I’ll watch this one later.”

But I clicked on it anyway and I’ve NEVER seen a dog video like this. It’s 32 seconds of Diesel the Dog….well, you’ll see…

 

 

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Six-Figure Pet Sitting 2014 Book Photo Contest Starts TODAY! Win Big Prizes!

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2013 First Place Photo Winner Submitted by Cindy Chain Johnson of Bed and Biscuit Pet Care in San Antonio, Texas

 

The 2nd Annual Six-Figure Pet Sitting Book Photo Contest is back! 🙂

Here’s how it works (it’s easy):

1. Take a picture of your pet(s) with either on of the books Six-Figure Pet Sitting or Six-Figure Pet Business

2. Post your picture on our Six-Figure Pet Sitting Academy Facebook page or email it to me.

We’ll be picking the winners in June so submit your photo between now and May 31, 2014.

 

 

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Vote for your favorite photo! (Poll ends on May 22)

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Thank you, pet sitters, for submitting your wonderful pictures to the photo contest!

I’m amazed by your creativity and playfulness. It was so fun to have your pictures coming rolling in on the Six-Figure Pet Sitting Facebook page!

Votes will be taken for best picture until midnight on May 22 so get your votes in for your top 3 favorite pictures. Click to see the pictures and to vote on your favorite Six-Figure Pet Sitting book photo now.

 

 

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Six-Figure Pet Sitting Book Review from PetSitUSA.com

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petsitting_cover_lowres_12.22Another review for my book, Six-Figure Pet Sitting.

Thank you, Therese Kopiwoda of PetSitUSA.com for the lovely book review. 🙂

Here it is:

“Six-Figure Pet Sitting: Catapult Your Pet Sitting Business to Unlimited Success by Kristin Morrison of Six-Figure Pet Sitting Academy, covers a wide range of topics to help pet sitters create a successful business. This includes writing a business plan, managing finances, organization techniques, marketing, hiring employees, customer service, and other subjects essential to operating a business. Where Six Figure Pet Sitting differs from other books geared to the pet sitting industry though, is that Kristin also stresses the personal and emotional aspects of operating a business.

In her book, Kristin asks people to dig deep and think about their goals, desires, and aspirations in order to create a business that works for them. Through years of working with professional pet sitters, she has developed exercises to help her clients define the what, how, and why of what they envision as a successful business – as well as a successful personal life. Once they are clear what that means, and what their goals are, she helps them put it all together to create a plan that will enable them to achieve those goals. She essentially takes an all encompassing approach to helping her clients, and her readers, create a better life.

Kristin includes some of the exercises she uses with her coaching clients in her book. Some of them are in the form of action steps such as organizing your office, setting up your bookkeeping, writing a marketing letter, etc. Others are more introspective, and require you to list your successes, failures, shortcomings, what you’d like to accomplish, etc. in your business and personal life. They will require some thought, and will likely challenge you. But if you go through the action steps and exercises as she suggests, you will get a clearer idea of what you want and how to get there.

The goal of Six Figure Pet Sitting isn’t just to help people create a successful pet sitting business – although that certainly is one goal. The bigger goal is to help people create a fulfilling life by building a business doing what they love. I highly recommend it to all pet sitters, regardless of how long you’ve been in business. In fact, even though I’ve owned my own business since 2001, her advice has me changing the way I do some things. And, I might add,  it’s all for the better. Thank You, Kristin!”

Thanks again, Therese of PetSit USA. It’s reviews like this that make all of those nights and weekends I spent writing the book completely worth it! 🙂

And for those of you who are interested in getting the book, it’s available in printed format on Amazon or in eBook format on my website.

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Six-Figure Pet Sitting Book

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I got this email and picture today from Mary O. who purchased my book Six-Figure Pet Sitting a couple of months ago.

Here’s what she writes:

“I had my book on my bed and my cat Chelsea decided she liked it too! Must be a good sign.”

🙂

Thanks, Chelsea, for the two paws up!

And for you humans out there: You can purchase Six-Figure Pet Sitting in printed book format on Amazon or in you can purchase in eBook format for immediate download.

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Heeding the Call of Pain in Your Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Business

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Ouch!

Experiencing ‘pain points’ in our pet sitting business doesn’t feel good.

And yet…

It is often the only way that we will wake up

and pay attention.

Pain points can look like:

-a staff member who really needed to be let go a long time ago yet you’ve been putting it off

-a client who is a royal pain in the arse and you’ve been putting up with them for far too long

-not making enough money to make ends meet, let alone thrive in your business

etc, etc, etc.

So you can either put up with it (which most humans end up doing)

or be proactive and change things.

(Usually this happens when the pain outweighs the numbness of putting up with the pain point in your business.)

Sometimes this takes a while.

And things break down before you wake up in order to make things better.

I encourage you today to heed the call of pain in your business.

It’s there to teach you what isn’t working in order to create a more smooth-running, profitable business

…and a happier life.

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