| People round the globe spend thousands of | | | | business you'd like to run. Decide whether |
| dollars every year on their pets. | | | | you want to offer services or products or |
| | | | both. |
| Popular pet products and services include pet | | | | |
| food supplies, pet boarding, pet breeding, | | | | 2) Get free help and information from the |
| pet grooming, pet yard clean up (waste | | | | Small Business Administration (SBA(dot)gov) |
| removal), pet walking, pet sitting and the | | | | and library books and put together a basic |
| selling of pet retail accessories. And many, | | | | business and marketing plan plus a budget for |
| if not all, of these pet business ventures | | | | your pet business. |
| can be run from home-based businesses. | | | | |
| | | | 3) Start searching for pet and business sites |
| In fact, pet industry pros say that the pet | | | | on the Internet and book marking favorites. |
| business in general is increasing on a | | | | Seek out places with handy business tips and |
| regular basis. And they place the Pet Care | | | | advice, helpful articles, regular ezines / |
| Industry among the fastest growing segments | | | | newsletters and pet information. |
| of home-based business opportunities today. | | | | |
| | | | 4) Also seek out networking sites to book |
| Some important statistics cited include the | | | | mark: forums and chats for home based |
| following: | | | | business owners, for pet store owners, for |
| | | | work at home parents, etc. The goal is to |
| Â- Over 37 million homes in the USA alone | | | | build and grow a network for you self where |
| have at least one dog | | | | you can get help and give back, helping |
| | | | others along the way. |
| Â- More than $33.5 billion is spent annually | | | | |
| in the USA along on pets | | | | 5) Start learning about affiliate marketing, |
| | | | if you don't already have basic knowledge. |
| Â- Over 45% of all households in the USA | | | | Search the topic in your favorite search |
| have more than one pet | | | | engines. Then search for products you can |
| | | | market for other people in your pet niche |
| In short, there's never been a better time to | | | | like name brand pet medicines and foods, for |
| establish and grow a business in the pet | | | | example. One place to sign up for free |
| industry. And what better way to get your | | | | affiliate marketing programs like this is at |
| business in gear than to discover some | | | | Commission Junction at cj(dot)com. |
| tried-and-true tips from someone who's been | | | | |
| there, done that...to help you get started | | | | Don't stop here! Print this info and keep it |
| and grow your own pet business. | | | | in a handy folder. And keep growing your info |
| | | | folder as you grow your business. That's how |
| 1) Research different business opportunities | | | | to make money in the pet business! |
| within the pet niche to see which type of | | | | |