Do you have rules your life AND your business by? Are you ruthless about enforcing these rules and do you communicate them to your clients?  Most pet business owners have no rules (and no spine) so they end up making bad decisions that negatively impact their future growth and mental health. After 13 years in the industry Dom has created a non-negotiable 'set-in-stone' list of rules that lead to pet business success for any service based pet business owner, and in episode 346 he shares the first five;  If you constantly get side-tracked by pointless tasks, and you have no fundamental ..read more

Does your website sucks and you don’t know how to fix it? Are you sick of running ever faster on the social media treadmill trying to promote your business, and it’s exhausting? Do you need to add automation to your business, but are you crap with technology and don't know where to start?  Then it's time to tune in to this weeks special episode which shares the audio from Dom's recent 'How to automate your pet business' webinar. Tune in to discover;  Secret #1 - Why your website is a leaky bucket and how to fix it Secret #2  - How to build an email list of hot prospects that see ..read more

Is your pet business website a waste of digital space, that FAILS to bring in new clients? Every few years do you spend thousands on a brand new shiny website, but your results NEVER improve?  Is your website failing to attract and convert ideal clients, and are you clueless about what a  'good' website should look like?  You aren't alone... Most pet business websites are an overwhelming 'hot-mess' that confuses and overwhelms a website visitor.  They have too many buttons, too many options, and not enough structure and focus, which means most of the dog owners (and potenti ..read more

This weeks guest is expert reactive dog trainer, Nick McMechan.  Nick grew up near Edinburgh where spent a childhood walking, or being walked by, his own and his neighbours dogs. He graduated from university, and after a number of different jobs ended up in retail.  During this time he got into dog training as a hobby, and this led to him competing in working trails with his dogs Lady and Max. Max developed some reactivity issues which forced Nick to learn more about dog behaviour, and eventually qualify as a trainer himself.  In January 2019 he took redundancy from Boots, and s ..read more

Is your pet business website a waste of time?  Is it merely a collection of pretty pictures and pixels, that is failing to convert website visitors into clients?   Is a lack of structure on your homepage sending website visitors into the arms of your competitors? You aren't alone. Most pet business websites DON'T do the job they were designed for, which is to bring YOU more business.  So, in this episode Dom shares how you can turn your leaky bucket website, into a funnel that attracts ideal clients, convinces them of your expert status, collects their contact details, so y ..read more

Most dog trainers struggle to get and keep clients clients, so they end up with a revolving door of customers that leads to a feast and famine business with no stabilty or structure.  This eventually leads to overwhelm, burnout and a low income operation, that does little more than pay for their dog training seminar habit. That is definitely NOT the kind of business that this weeks guest Adam Delderfield has built... Adam has a niched 'puppy' training business that has upsells, cross-sells, and even continuity income with an online 'club' that his puppy clients graduate to.. Tune in as he ..read more

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's the early bird ticket offer for Dom's flagship event of the year, IMPACT 24! The Pet Business Success Summit. Over one magical weekend in June, the worlds leading pet business coach, Dom Hodgson himself, will share the Seven Super Hero traits that will take your business from ordinary to extraordinary. Superpowers like; Superpower #1. Super Strength: Command the Top-Dog Position with Premium Pricing Banish the bargain bin mindset and reposition your services from 'nice to have,' to must-haves, for the discerning pet owner who is looking for something ..read more

Have you ever wanted to write a book? Do you envy pet professionals who achieve author status?  Are you REALLY good at what you do, but you struggle to stand out from the crowded competition?  Then you are in luck because in this weeks show I'm bringing together four pet business owners who have all written a book to help them grow their pet business.  You'll hear from dog trainers Natasja Lewis and Meera Jethwa, dog daycare owner Tim Jackson and little critter specialist Lucy Hawke.  All of these people put an expert stamp on their business by writing and publishing a book ..read more

One of the challenges of running and growing a pet business empire is the constant need to 80/20 your activities so you are always putting most of your efforts into the business critical tasks.  And in my coaching and consulting work I spend time helping the business owner identify the crucial activities they SHOULD be concentrating on.  Anyway, in the last four weeks I found myself not being as productive as I usually am, so I had a reset and rearranged my priorities and my shedule.  In this 'behind the scenes' episode, I talk through how I got back on track with my business cr ..read more

This weeks guest is a master instructor in pet first aid, she has written 27 pet books, she is a fear free speaker, and she has the longest running pet podcast in the world. It's the one, the only, Arden Moore! Arden grew up North West Indianna  with her three siblings. She graduated with a degree in communications and enjoyed a successful career as a journalist before she dove into the pet industry with all four paws! Since has made an incredible impact in the industry as a podcast host, author, speaker and teacher.  Tune in to discover;  Why Mom knows best! How some unexpecte ..read more