Market

There is not any dog walking businesses where I moved to. I feel it’s prime opportunity to jump on the idea here. I originally started where I used to live. I would like to do the same thing in my new resident location. I put up fliers everywhere in mail boxes. Any other thoughts? I was thinking about contacting the veterinarians to see if they would be of assistance in referring their clients to me.
Advice appreciated!

Identify your target market, flyers are canvasing everyone and probably a waste of time. You need to find dog owners that are career minded. Vet relationships will help you build credibility. Look at an ad in your local business journal or meet w/ HR at large companies and offer their employees a discount. Offer referal fees to your new clients. Word of mouth will be your strongest plan. Work out an affiliate program with your local pet store. Get a simple 3 page website and trade banner ads.

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 2:50 am and is filed under market trend. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.