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Hiring A Pet Sitter

June 21, 2008 Tega Cay Pet Nanny No Comments

Many pet owners are considering hiring a pet sitter versus taken their pets to a kennel these days. Keeping the pet at home while you are away is less disruptive to your pet’s daily routine. So what do you look for in hiring a pet sitter?

Look for a professional sitter and not someone that considers pet sitting a hobby or a quick fun temporary way to earn money. Does the pet sitter have any type of pet care training or medical training. Is the sitter bonded or insured? Does the sitter have references you can contact? These are just a small sample of things to consider when hiring a pet sitter. For more information PetsitUSA.com has a good article on The Professional Pet sitter.

Here are some suggestions when you do hire a pet sitter:

If you have a dog or cat you may want to make sure your pet is wearing a collar with an identity tag;
Leave sufficient food and other supplies to cover the time you are away plus a few days extra in case you are delayed getting home.

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Petnanny Supports Fort Mill Elementary School Carnival 2008

June 2, 2008 Tega Cay Pet Nanny No Comments

So the Pet Nanny delivers Pet Nanny hummer rides at the Gold Hill Elementary School carnival March 2008. Fun times had by all when the Tega Cay Pet Nanny provided her Hummer for off-road adventure. Student comments included “the Jeeps and the big hummer were fun but the Pet Nanny Hummer was Awesome”. We took an off road course down the access road to the school and across the construction sight and back again. This was a great time had by all. Next year will be even better. Thanks to all who volunteered and especially to the kids.

How To Promote The Petnanny Business

May 24, 2008 Tega Cay Pet Nanny No Comments

Michelle and Scott have done many things to help promote Michelle’s Petnanny business but have they gone too far?.

Michelle has installed signs on her Hummer 3. They have created signs to place in strategic traffic locations in of our area. I have been feverishly updating Michelle’s web site.

By the way you are seeing this post on her new improved website and blog system. Michelle now has a reservation form built into her blog to help you and Michelle manage the many pet sitting reservation requests.

So last night we had dinner together and discussed other ways to promote Carmen’s and Michelle’s businesses. Scott jokingly talked about putting the Petnanny on the huge water tower behind their house which towers over the Tega Cay area. So when I woke up this moring, here is what I saw looking at their backyard.

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Marketing is for The Dogs!

May 9, 2008 Tega Cay Pet Nanny No Comments

Marketing a small local business takes a lot of work. There are many bumps in the road when trying to market your business that limits what you can do.

Michelle Shirley started a pet sitting business last year called the Petnanny. She has tried many things to get her name out. Real estate type signs certainly do the trick but where do you put the signs? Tega Cay like many cities now days have sign restrictions that limit where you can put signs and when unless your a politician running for office.

Michelle and her husband Scott initial bought a pile of real estate signs. They religiously put out signs every weekend and took them down before Monday. They placed signs in and around the Baxter, Fort Mill, and Tega Cay area. Slowly they began seeing their sign inventory dwindle. The signs were being taken by various people. Their guess was city staff or just angered citizens who don’t like signs.

Finally Michelle was able to make a reciprocal ad arrangement with the Sunoco K Won Mart at the corner of Highway 160 and Gold Hill Road. The picture above is the sign that now sits daily at the convenience store with a fair amount of traffic passing by daily. Michelle and Scott say thanks to the K Won Mart for helping out.

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