What to Offer and What to Charge?
Now that you have the knowledge about what a pet sitter does and you have chosen a business name, it is time to write down exactly what you will offer and what you will charge.
Get out a piece of paper and start writing.
What services do you want to offer?
Do you want to start out with just pet sitting?
Will you offer other services such as:
· Dog Walking
· Pooper Scooper
· Overnight Care
· Taxi Services
· House Sitting
Now that you have written down what you are going to offer, it is time to determine what you will charge.
In my opinion, it is best to charge for your time. Have time slots set up with a rate for each.
For example:
A 15 minute visit is $15; a 30 minute visit is $20 and so on.
This is for as many pets they have in a single household. In my opinion, I don't think it is wise to charge extra fees for more than 1 pet or 3 pets. It turns out being a turnoff for your client when you start to add on more and more fees. If your client has more pets than you feel you can handle in the time slot they request, they would have to purchase a longer time slot.
What services do you want to offer?
Do you want to start out with just pet sitting?
Will you offer other services such as:
· Dog Walking
· Pooper Scooper
· Overnight Care
· Taxi Services
· House Sitting
Now that you have written down what you are going to offer, it is time to determine what you will charge.
In my opinion, it is best to charge for your time. Have time slots set up with a rate for each.
For example:
A 15 minute visit is $15; a 30 minute visit is $20 and so on.
This is for as many pets they have in a single household. In my opinion, I don't think it is wise to charge extra fees for more than 1 pet or 3 pets. It turns out being a turnoff for your client when you start to add on more and more fees. If your client has more pets than you feel you can handle in the time slot they request, they would have to purchase a longer time slot.
Many pet sitters will charge a small fee for administering meds (injectible meds or difficult to handle pets).
A nice up sell is to add on Pooper Scooping. Cleaning up what the dog does while you are there is included, however, you can offer to clean the remaining yard for another small fee.
Next we will be discussing getting a business license.
2 comments:
I do like the way you have framed this particular matter plus it really does give us a lot of fodder for thought.
This was great...I love the pricing structure and we only charge more for more than 2 pets...no reason to nickel and dime people if you want them to trust you in their house!
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