Eliza Burr, Author at The Pet Business Coach

How to pay your pet sitter and dog walker employees

by Eliza Burr | Nov 27, 2021 | How do I?

Before you hire on that first pet sitting or dog walking employee one thing you need to decide is how are you going to pay them? I’m not talking about how you will physically get them the money; direct deposit, live checks, cash, etc. And I’m also not talking about on...

How to set your Pet Business Pricing

by Eliza Burr | Nov 13, 2021 | How do I?

You’ve decided to become a pet care business owner. That’s great news! Let’s also assume you know broadly what type of pet care service you want to provide. That’s also great news! There are a ton of things to get to on your to do list but one of the most important is...

We are NOT hiring – How to keep employees long term

by Eliza Burr | Oct 15, 2021 | Thoughts to Share

You’ve found and hired a new employee, good job! Maybe it’s your first one, maybe you’ve hired several this go round. You might have had an easy road of it with tons of responses of really qualified candidates responding to your job posting. Chances are, though, this...

Dos and Don’ts for your business this holiday season

by Eliza Burr | Oct 1, 2021 | Thoughts to Share

It’s that time of year again. The crazy busy period between October and January when pet sitting businesses collect a large portion of their annual income. Or is it? This year is going to be a little bit different. Many pet sitters had an amazing summer with more...

Starting Employees Off Right to Keep Them

by Eliza Burr | Sep 17, 2021 | How do I?

Your pet care business is humming along tickety boo and you’ve hired your first employee. In Part I of this training series we focusing on field training, popularly known as shadowing. In this BLOG, Part II, we’ll go a little deeper into our training journey to learn...