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Tips for Running a Dog Training Business (Patreon)

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2024-06-18 19:58:17
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Content

In this month's 60 minute Deep Dive we're talking about starting and running a dog training business! I know a lot of my members are also dog professionals, so this hour is packed full of tips and considerations for running your own training business.

Topics include:

  • The story of how I started and ran 3 different dog training businesses and what I learned from doing so

  • Tips for maximizing you brand/reputation

  • Why you shouldn't take every case that comes your way

  • Why you shouldn't sell lessons

  • How to support your clients (good for clients and your business!)

  • Tips for in-person training sessions

  • How to protect your time away from work so you don't burn out

  • Why other trainers aren't your competition

  • Tips about your online presence

  • Business logistic tips for efficiency and cost savings

  • Lifestyle tips as a small business owner

Plus I'll answer a few Patreon member questions!

If you run your own business or are thinking of running a business, this Deep Dive webinar will save you time, money, and heartache!

Comments

Windy

How do I ask you a question about something not related to this subject.

DOGGY•U
>>141213914

Hey Windy! The place to ask an off-topic question is for the live Q&A. You can check your welcome note (membership tab) for specific instructions on submitting a question. The Q&A date is typically announced the first or second week of the month. There will be a post that announced the date of the Q&A and Deep Dive, as well as a call for questions. You will submit your question in the comments. Hope that helps!

Amanda Mcalexander

How has being on YouTube been for you? Is it hard? A lot to run? Stressful? Etc, I’m a trainer and Kansas and wanting to expand my business and have been thinking about starting YouTube videos of my training to help people and expand my clientele

DOGGY•U
>>141286301

Overall it's hard. But it's also really rewarding, and not so hard that I don't enjoy it. People have been generally so nice to me, and they get a lot out of the videos which is really rewarding on a scale that I couldn't reach in person. If you haven't checked out my video on what I make on YouTube, definitely check it out as it will give you a bit more insight: https://youtu.be/24kFpqy_eNE Quick off-the-top-of-my-head list of pros and cons: Pros: - flexible schedule, location independent - ability to work around my disability - reach and ability to help more people - builds a lovely community - ability to make working with my dogs part of my business model when previously they were sometimes on the back burner - part of a larger web of income streams now that I've been doing it a while - fun creative outlet (you REALLY have to enjoy editing) - if your goal is to drive people to your business it can be really helpful Cons: - yeah, it's really stressful the majority of the time - you work pretty much every day of the week either answering comments, getting content etc. - it's hard to have an off switch and I had to implement a lot of behavioral things to help me with this. - you are in service in some ways to the algorithm which can be challenging if it changes - building a mailing list is really important in case social media changes. - the work is constant - it's best to put out videos once a week and that is just a lot mentally to do and to know you need to keep doing. it's hard to get ahead of it. - emotional rollercoaster. Sometimes i work really really hard on something (especially training videos) and it flops, sometimes i put no time into a short, and it skyrockets. It's really unpredictable and hard to separate yourself/your mood from outcomes that you don't have a ton of control over - people can be really mean/judgemental sometimes and it's hard to forget some of the comments even when you get 50 nice comments to 1 mean one. You're out there. As small a creator as I am, people still have lots of opinions and they're not afraid to share them. - it's just you doing all the things so you need to learn SEO, marketing, video editing etc. all on top of dog training. And also, I wouldn't trade it for anything right now. It's kind of like a "choose your hard" scenario. There's aspects that are hard and also I love what I'm doing and I'm grateful to be doing it. If I won a million dollars, I'd still do this. Hopefully that's helpful!