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	<title>Pet Sitting Business Tips and Tools - Start and Grow Your Own Pet Business</title>
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		<title>Can Blogging About Pets Become a $10,000 a Month Business?</title>
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With demand for pet products growing the potential of starting a blog about pets is huge.  If your blog solves a problem for which pet owners are looking for a solution then you will attract a loyal readership, and you can market related pet products as an affiliate and make commissions on each sale.  


A great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Top Tips to Design Effective Business Cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many comprehensive marketing strategies miss one very important, albeit small, tool to build a business.  A business card is an absolute essential.  You never know who you’re going to meet in line at the grocery store or out on a hike with your family.  The world is small and a business card can make all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cloning of Pets - Would you Clone Your Cat or Dog?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I read an article online about a new service offered to pet owners in South Korea.  Owners who just can&#8217;t let go of their favorite dog now have the option of having them cloned.
This is something we have joked about in our family - my step-son Andrew has suggested the cloning of our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Market Your Pet Business - Pet Communities, Press Releases, and Events</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a great call with Leslie from Pawsible Marketing last night. Leslie began her specialty pet marketing consulting business on the advice of a friend.  She found that she loves working with pet business owners as it fits with her love of pets and is a fun business.
She now works with pet business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get More Customer Referrals for Your Pet Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A happy customer is a valuable marketing opportunity.  Unfortunately the folks businesses usually hear from are the unhappy customers.  The challenge is to motivate happy customers to spread the word about your pet business.  Here are five great ways to get more customer referrals.
1. Get Happy Customers
The first thing you need to get customer referrals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Business Marketing Teleseminar - Get Your Marketing Questions Answered For $7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Next Tuesday July 15th at 7pm CT I will be interviewing pet business marketing expert Leslie May - CEO of Pawsible Marketing.  No matter what type of small business you have or want to start, one of your most important tasks is marketing your business to attract new clients. 
There are so many options including advertising, networking, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingwithpets.com/pet-business-interviews/pet-business-marketing-teleseminar-next-tuesday/</link>
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		<title>How to Create a Pricing Strategy for Your Pet Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pricing your services is perhaps one of the most anxiety filled steps in building a successful pet business.  Too low and you’re not taken seriously, too high and no one can or will afford your services.  It’s a wiggly tightrope to walk.  Here are three steps to help you stay balanced and find the perfect [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingwithpets.com/pet-business-tips/how-to-create-a-pricing-strategy-for-your-pet-business/</link>
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		<title>Pet Sitters International State of Industry Survey Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year I participated in PSI&#8217;s State of the Pet Sitting Industry survey and today I received an email with the early results. The information about pet sitting clients can help you tailor your marketing efforts to attract more ideal customers.  Here is your sneak peek!
This year’s survey was conducted exclusively online. PSI conducted the survey from April 9, 2008, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingwithpets.com/pet-news/pet-sitters-international-state-of-industry-survey-results/</link>
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		<title>How to Be an Environmentally Friendly Pet Owner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When examining what you can do for the environment the simplest answers are often right at your feet.  Those furry little creatures we love so much, our cats and dogs, offer a truly great way to not only do our share to improve the environment but to give them better care.  Here are five things [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Safety Tips for a Fun 4th of July</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of us will be taking care of pets this weekend as customers travel for the forth of July.  Most cities host fireworks and if you are in a rural area you may have friends and neighbors who launch fireworks in their backyard. If you have pets that are afraid of thunderstorms, the garbage [...]]]></description>
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