Should you join my Online Planning Day for pet businesses?

If you’d like to start 2027 feeling like you’ve got all your ducks in a row, and you’d love some space to work things out for yourself, then my online planning day is for you. It’s on Monday 9th November, from 10am to 4pm on Zoom, and it’s for pet business owners of all kinds, […]

Should you buy the Pet Business Content Planner?

In this post I’m talking about why I created it, who it’s for, and how it can help you. The planner is designed specifically for pet business owners to make marketing easier, build confidence and help you stay organised. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by putting your pet business out there, or struggled to stay […]

How to start 2027 with January already planned

How good would it be to start 2027 with January, the most miserable month of the year, already planned out? So you’d know what you’re going to be focusing on, and you can go into the Christmas holidays feeling like you’re in control? And, most importantly, to be able to relax and have a nice […]

Pet business awareness days 2027 month by month

Two cover designs for the 2027 Pet Business Content Planner: one with red and blue stripes, one in navy, both illustrated with dogs, a rabbit, a parrot, a hamster and a chameleon.

Do you get stuck when it comes to content ideas, and find yourself staring at a blank page at the start of every week or month? If so, Pet Business awareness days can be a really helpful way to wave goodbye to the blank page and give you different topics to talk about in your […]

Do pet owners care about qualifications?

“I’ve been told nobody cares about my qualifications, so I shouldn’t talk about them. All clients care about is being able to fix their pet.” I hear some version of this from the pet business owners I coach a lot, and every time I do, it makes me sad. Somewhere along the way, someone has […]

Online coworking and body doubling for pet business owners

Rachel Spencer Pet Business coach

Have you heard about the benefits of online coworking and body doubling when it comes to productivity in your pet business? When you work for yourself, it can be lonely. It’s not like working in a job where you have people to chat to, so quite often you can go a full day without speaking […]

What happens on a pet business planning call

I run The Planner Club, a membership for pet business owners built around one simple idea: plan then do the work. My background is journalism, and I’ve worked in newspapers and magazines since 1999, before training as a Pet Business Coach. The Planner Club is something I created to help clients when it comes to […]

11 things to plan for in your pet business

Are you the kind of person who plans? Or does the idea of making a pet business plan make you feel overwhelmed and less likely to do the thing you hope you’ll make happen. I used to be terrible at planning. I’d set a goal, then get the fear about it. So I’d put off […]

Why connection is the biggest factor in coaching outcomes

Since becoming an accredited coach at the end of 2022, I’ve been part of a community and membership called the Consciously Connected Coaching Collective. It’s run by Claire Bradshaw who I did my ILM Level 5 and Level 7 training with, and each month we have a workshop on a different area of coaching. There […]

What is The Planner Club and should you join?

Running a pet business is full-on, and when it comes to planning, it can feel like yet another thing on your never-ending to-do list. When you run a business you have goals and dreams and things you want to do to keep moving forward, and planning is part of all these things. I started working […]