How Vicky Gunn swapped the boardroom for Millie’s Beach Huts

Vicky Gunn runs Millie’s Beach Huts and Millie’s Pet Services but just five years ago she was bordering on burnout as a frazzled accountant. She took her Spaniel Millie away for a day out to Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex, hired a beach hut and fell so in love with it she decided to buy one herself. […]

How to ensure your website is PR ready with Kieran Thomas

This week I’m talking to website expert Kieran Thomas about a scenario business owners dream of – going viral. Hundreds, thousands, even millions of people trying to find out about why they do all at the same time and this can totally happen if you’re a petpreneur. Imagine your product or service being mentioned on […]

Aneisha from Scrumbles on what it’s really like in the Dragons’ Den

Were you on the edge of your seat watching Scrumbles on Dragons’ Den when they turned down Deborah Meaden’s offer? Husband and wife team Jack Walker, 32, and Aneisha Soobroyen, 31, were looking for £60,000 investment for a 10 per cent of their pet food brand. It was sooooooo tense. All the Dragons were fascinated […]

What happens when you take a week off social media

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to go off social media for a week? Are you guilty of checking into Facebook, Twitter or Instagram or all three several times a day, or hour even? I hold my hands up – I’m guilty of this. Last Friday I jetted off to sunny […]

Dog Photographer Kerry Jordan’s National Dog Photography Day goes viral

When Kerry Jordan registered National Dog Photography Day as an awareness day in 2018, she never imagined it would go viral. As she spends her days capturing pooches, she wanted to create a day where pet parents could post as many of their photos as they liked. What started as a bit of fun and […]

How to stop your pet business being seen as a side hustle

Does your pet business feel like a side hustle? In my Facebook group, I’ve had a number of people post recently saying they haven’t felt their business is taken seriously. Feeling like what you do is more of a ‘hobby’ or ‘little job’ can be crushing. It eats into your self esteem and chips away […]

Learn from 20 experts in the Empowered Petpreneur series

If you’d like to learn different ways to promote your pet business that won’t cost you a penny you might like to join in the Empowered Petpreneur Series. It’s taking place online over five days next week – July 15-19th. Each day there are four  seminars that you can watch online for free. The series […]

Build Your Audience Through Content Marketing

Regular readers will know I’m all about creating engaging and helpful content as a pet entrepreneur because of how it’s helped in my own business. As a pet blogger, I grew my blog in a short space of time. It featured in the UK Top 10 Pet Blogs five months after launching. With my journalist […]

Expert Social Media Tips from Build Your Audience Live

This week I’ve been in London at Build Your Audience Live, an event run by Janet Murray, a former journalist turned marketing expert. Whatever business you’re in, whether it’s selling products like pet accessories, or a service like dog walking or pet sitting, you need an audience. Obvious, I know, but as we turn to […]

Five easy ways to collaborate on your pet business blog

You know blogging will have a positive impact on your business but how do you keep coming up with ideas? If you want to keep things fresh on your website, then consider collaborating with people and brands offering services and products that complement what you do. These five tips explain how to find subjects your […]