Minding Your Dog Business: A Practical Guide to Business Success for Dog Professionals - Brossura

Boutelle, Veronica

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1929242743 ISBN 13: 9781929242740

Casa editrice: Dogwise Publishing, 2010

Riassunto

Get ahead of your competition—and stay there!
Setting up and running a successful dog-related business is an achievement in itself, but building a business with staying power that can succeed over the long run is the ultimate test for a dog pro. dogTEC's Veronica Boutelle and Rikke Jorgenson new book will help guide you as you work to build your dog business, whether you are a trainer, a dog walker, a dog sitter, or a daycare owner. Of special interest to many of you dog pros will be the up to date information on the latest in marketing technologies and techniques as well as how to manage your business during economic downturns.

Learn:
-How to develop your business for long-term financial security and personal fulfillment.
-How you can become more comfortable and effective at selling your services.
-What the smartest, easiest, least expensive ways to market yourself are. Should Google Adwords, Facebook, and Twitter be part of your marketing plan?
-How to level out the scheduling-and-revenue roller coaster of seasonal fluctuations.

In straightforward language, sprinkled throughout with humor, Veronica and Rikke show you how to make choices that are right for you in an ever more competitive market A truly great resource for dog pros.

What dog trainers are saying about Minding Your Dog Business
Veronica and Rikke hit the bull's-eye in their emphasis on clarity and plain English in all client dealings, and sophisticated, up-to-the minute business strategies. There is an ah-ha moment sometimes several on every page.
Jean Donaldson, The Academy for Dog Trainers, author of Culture Clash, Mine!, and Dogs Are From Neptune

Without a doubt the most useful compendium of marketing and business development advice available for dog professionals. Practical, easy-to-read, insightful and innovative an essential read for anyone who wants to be a successful dog trainer.
Dr Ian Dunbar, veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and author of How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Veronica Boutelle, MA Ed., CTC, is the former Director of Behavior and Training at the San Francisco SPCA. Through her business, dogTEC, she teaches sold-out seminars and consults one-on-one with dog professionals. She writes a column for the “APDT Chronicle of the Dog” and is a sought-after speaker at conferences and dog training schools across the country. She lives with her husband and two dogs surrounded by wildlife in Sixes, Oregon. Rikke Jorgensen, MA English and Comms, is a communications consultant and writer with a background in high-end advertising. She consults on communications and marketing strategy, and writes articles, newsletters, columns, and Web copy. She lives with her computer surrounded by restaurants and art galleries in San Francisco, California.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

Setting up and running a successful dog-related business is an achievement in itself (one addressed from A to Z in Veronica Boutelle’s first book, How to Run a Dog Business—Putting Your Career Where Your Heart Is) but the real test is to build success and growth for the long haul. This book will tell you: · How to develop your business for long-term financial security and personal fulfilment. · How you can become more comfortable and effective at selling your services. · What the smartest, easiest, least expensive ways to market yourself are. · How to level out the scheduling-and-revenue roller coaster of seasonal fluctuations.In straightforward language, sprinkled throughout with humor, Veronica and Rikke show you how to make choices that are right for you in an ever more competitive market.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Dogwise Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1929242743
• ISBN 13: 9781929242740
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 144