effective ways to market my dog walking and poop pickup business

**agfelds** · 08-26-2009 01:42 AM

local business looking for effective and affordable marketing techniques

**inle** · 08-26-2009 01:55 AM

May I know what marketing campaigns have you done?

**agfelds** · 08-26-2009 01:58 AM

none yet. still in the pre startup stage. i was pondering starting this business

**inle** · 08-26-2009 02:09 AM

So I assume you got some sort of business plan or at least a marketing plan?

**agfelds** · 08-26-2009 02:28 AM

yes. i was thinking of just classified ads in local newspapers and an ad on craigslist. any other suggestions

**inle** · 08-26-2009 03:05 AM

Good that you are doing something..
At the same time, what you are doing is not a plan but some quick fix, scratch-the-surface fire fighting "strategies" that you hope to hit something for your business..

Let me know if you are serious about looking for long term solutions & strategies that can calculate the rate of success & measure the sales & profits that will be coming in..

**Dannybranded** · 09-09-2009 11:23 AM

I would have dog clothes made. Just cheap tiny thin t-shirtsin bright colors with all of your businesses contact info on them. I would then give them away at Kenels, vets, and dog parks.

**hazele** · 09-09-2009 11:55 AM

Honestly with something like this I would go simple and old school, put flyers in doors and around dog parks, do coupons, go to a few vet offices and ask if you can leave maybe a flyer or whatever information that you have. Also don't forget the power of work of mouth, a few dog walkers in my area have websites so maybe you should look at a few sites.