How to start a newsletter for your pet business

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If youโ€™ve been thinking about starting a newsletter for your pet business – or you’ve already started one but it’s been a bit neglected – this post is for you.

Email is still one of the most powerful ways to connect with your audience.

Unlike social media, where posts disappear in seconds and algorithms decide who sees what, your email list is yours.

A regular newsletter that your ideal client has signed up for, means you’re able to land in their inbox, start a conversation, and build proper relationships.

In 2025, 376.4 billion emails will be sent and received every single day. Thatโ€™s not slowing down any time soon.

Email marketing offers a return of ยฃ34 for every ยฃ1 spent.

Thatโ€™s a 3,500% ROI – miles ahead of other marketing channels like SEO (1389%), Google Ads (700%), or social media (just 250%).

And 59% say that email marketing influences their buying decisions, with more than half making purchases directly through email at least once a month.

The latest stats on email marketing

When I work with clients one to one, email marketing is something I encourage them to do, and when they send emails, they make sales.

Why start a pet business newsletter?

Social media is fleeting. Posts disappear in a flash and algorithms can make even your best content vanish from your followersโ€™ feeds.

Email gives you a direct line to people who want to hear from you – and gives them a nudge to remember your business exists.

Plus, you can tell richer stories, share your personality, and build genuine trust in a way thatโ€™s hard to do in a caption or reel.

Why business owners put off sending emails and how to overcome them

I did a poll on LinkedIn and Facebook on the reasons why business owners don’t send emails and these were some of the findings.

These were the findings. Over a third, 35% said they didn’t have enough time or forgot, 32% said they didn’t know what to say, 15% said they worried about annoying people, 10% said their list was too small and 8% prefer social media.

Itโ€™s completely normal to feel this way, and the key to a successful newsletter which you can be consistent with is finding a way to create a newsletter that feels right for you.

It is ok to tell people how you can give them more support and ways they can work with you, without feeling pushy. Think of your newsletter as a way to build connection.

The findings from my social media poll

A simple structure to make writing your pet business newsletter easier

If youโ€™re stuck on what to include in your newsletter, try this three-part structure:

  1. A personal story or reflection – Let people know whatโ€™s going on in your world. This could be something youโ€™ve learned, a client win, or a life update that relates to your work.
  2. Something useful – Share a helpful tip, answer a question youโ€™re often asked, or link to a resource like a blog or podcast episode.
  3. A prompt – Let them know what they can do next. Maybe thatโ€™s booking a call, grabbing a freebie, or just replying to share their thoughts.

You donโ€™t need to write loads. Even 200 – 300 words can be enough.

Treat your pet business newsletter like a newspaper or magazine column

When I worked as a journalist, I used to write a weekly column for a man called Peter Price. Heโ€™d ring me up, weโ€™d have a chat about what he wanted to say that week, and Iโ€™d go off and write it.

And thatโ€™s exactly how I want you to think about your newsletter.

Treat it like a newspaper or magazine column. One that people want to read, because it sounds like you, feels real, and helps them in some way.

If you had a deadline each week or month because a magazine was expecting your copy, youโ€™d write it.

You wouldnโ€™t wait until you felt inspired or had something โ€œimportantโ€ to say – youโ€™d get it done.

It’s about making your newsletter a habit.

Whether you email once a week or once a month, be consistent and start treating it like something people are looking forward to, rather than something youโ€™re putting off.

If writing isnโ€™t your favourite thing, or it always falls to the bottom of your list, try this:

  • If youโ€™ve got a VA, ask them to call you each week and say, โ€œWhat do you want to put in your email this week?โ€ You talk, they type. Use a transcription tool and put what you say into AI to tidy it up.
  • If you donโ€™t have a VA, pair up with another business owner and do the same thing. Ask each other what youโ€™re going to say in your next newsletter. Get it out of your head by talking about it.

Never run out of ideas with a content bank

A content bank is a place you put ideas as they come up. If you have a conversation with a client and think it would be a good topic, write it down in a notepad or on your notes, put it in your planner or diary or Trello.

The key is to store it away somewhere so you can go back to it when you’re ready to write your email.

Things to put in your content bank:

  • FAQs your clients always ask
  • Myths in your industry
  • Stories from your week
  • Behind-the-scenes updates
  • Tips youโ€™ve shared recently on social media

Even if you never use all of them, having a bank of prompts gets rid of the blank page.

Want more support with your newsletter?

There is a full ‘How to start your pet business newsletter’ workshop in my Pets Get Visible membership, along with a workbook you can use.

It’s only ยฃ30 a month with no minimum contract.

Youโ€™ll get access to the newsletter resources, plus loads of other training sessions, a monthly coaching call, coworking calls, a member social, and a friendly community of pet professionals all working together to get noticed.

Head here to join us and get stuck in.

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