Social Media Tips for Pet Sitters

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Last week I interviewed Joan Fernandez from PetBusinessVA.com and learnt a lot of fresh new tips for using Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to promote a pet sitting business.

It’s funny because I think I originally connected with Joan on Twitter and we have kept in touch on Facebook.

It’s amazing how much social media is growing!  Facebook now has 300 million users - and the fastest growing segment on Facebook is women aged 55-65. So it’s not just for the teens anymore. More than 1.5 million pieces of information including web links, news stories, videos, photos, blog posts, and notes, are shared on Facebook every day.  You can find some other great social media tidbits in this video on Joans blog :

http://www.petbusinessva.com/social-media-revolution/

Some big advantages of using social media marketing include:

1. It’s FREE

2. You can use it to network with peers

3. You can use it to build relationships

4. You can connect with people that you otherwise wouldn’t

Social media can also help you to build closer relationships with existing clients, build credibility, and increase your website traffic.

One of the highlights of the call for me were Joans tips on using Twitter to connect with people looking for pet sitters in your local area.  Joan uses keywords such as pet sitter and her city name to do twitter searches using Tweetdeck,Twellow, and LocalTweeps.com to find tweets from people in her area of Washington DC who are looking for pet sitter recommendations.  A trick I’d never thought of trying before! Joan also introduced us to twitter email alerts using tweetbeep.com using these types of keywords.

At the end of the call Joan also showed us how to save time with social media by using Ping to send updates to you Twitter, Facebook and Linked In profiles. We also discussed cell phone applications that you can use on the go to post pictures of clients pets and new updates.

If you want to hear the entire call and make sure you don’t miss any of Joans valuable tips -  the recording and transcript are now available to download to all Pet Sitting Success Circle Members. I have just given this membership a facelift - including a new name - now the Circle of Pet Sitting Excellence - plus I have reduced the monthly membership to only $9.95 per month so that it is more accessible to everyone.

To become a member and get access to a library of over 12 months of calls, articles and special reports - sign up now at the Circle of Pet Sitting Excellence.

 



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  1. Joan on November 24, 2009 1:22 pm

    Love the new name Danielle ~ Circle of Pet Sitting Excellence :)

    I’m so glad to hear that my tips helped you out.

    Sitters out there…let me know if you have any questions about the call :)

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