How to Get Clients for a Doggy Daycare

Doggy daycare is a specialized business that sounds like a lot of fun to run. But without clients, you have no income to keep the business solvent. Finding clients is not so much about loving dogs as it is about understanding people.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Create a comfortable environment. While you may have designed the doggy daycare to meet the needs of your four-legged clients, it's the two-legged ones who'll paying the bill. Pet owners tend to treat their dogs like children, so be sure to add some human comforts to your doggy daycare.

2. Take pictures; it is the best way to show prospective clients what you have to offer. Include your own dog frolicking in the pictures to make the daycare look like fun. Pictures can even attract the attention of dog owners who weren't previously inclined to enroll their dogs in daycare. They'll want their dogs to be as happy as the ones in the pictures.

3. Contact dog owners. It sounds obvious, but you have to spread the word where dog owners congregate. Post signs or pass fliers at your local dog park and veterinarian's offices. When you take your own dog to the dog park, talk with the other pet owners there. Let them know you have openings at your doggy daycare and show them some pictures of the facility.

4. Advertise to two-income households. The most likely clients for a doggy daycare are people who work all day and love their pet enough to not want to leave him home alone every day. Post signs and pass fliers in office buildings.