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cagney and emily reviewing our favorite tools for pet business owners

Our Favorite Tools,  Freebies, and Templates

Welcome to Pet Marketing Unleashed's curated list of tools to help you grow your pet business. These tools are ones we use or use with clients and absolutely love.

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A quick note: We may earn a small commission if you use our links to purchase. This doesn't cost you a penny - In fact, it often will allow you to save, too!

 

Enjoy the recommended resources below.

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Free Guides and Templates

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WEBSITE FIXES

9 Fixes to Instantly Attract Clients to your Website

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SEO WINS

Get more Eyeballs On Your Pet Business Website

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BLOG IDEAS

Get Blog Post Topics for Your Pet Business

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BURNOUT GUIDE

Dealing with Burnout? This Guide is a Must-Read!

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SEO COURSE MODULE

Complete Your Foundational SEO Audit

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EMAIL TEMPLATE

Raise Your Pet Biz Pricing with Confidence

GET YOUR WEBSITE WORKING FOR YOU SO YOU CAN ONBOARD DREAM CLIENTS WITH EASE

FREE MASTERCLASS

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'Almost Free'  Biz Templates

Welcome Packet Template for Pet Businesses

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Social Media and Business Card Templates

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These budget-friendly paid resources are here to help you streamline client communication, elevate your business materials, and impress new clients—without a hefty price tag.

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Business and Marketing Tools

EMAIL & BIZ STORAGE

GSuite

Using GSuite is an affordable and efficient way for all businesses to have a professional email address domain and store important online documents, spreadsheets, and more. Plus, almost everything integrates with Gmail! 

WEBSITES

Wix

Wix is a user-friendly website builder that works wonderfully for small pet service businesses. We use it for ALL our website templates and client sites, so our clients can maintain their own sites easily long-term.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Canva

With Canva, you can create graphics from business cards and flyers to social templates and highlight icons. Some of our PMU Shop Templates are based in Canva, like our Welcome Packets, so you can easily customize them to your biz.

EMAIL NEWSLETTERS

Flodesk

Flodesk is a beautifully designed and user-friendly email marketing software that works perfectly for pet business newsletters. Use the code UNLEASHED or the link below to get 50% off your first FULL year of Flodesk! 

EMAIL MARKETING

Kit, formerly Convertkit

If you're on our email list, you get emails from Kit! This platform is truly robust, and has lots of segmentation power. If you want to dig into the depths of true email marketing, Kit is the way to go! They also now offer a free plan to get started!

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ClickUp

We recently made the upgrade to ClickUp, and boy is it impressive. We've been able to automate our client onboarding, streamline our marketing, manage team tasks and create beautiful client portals all from within ClickUp.

SCREEN RECORDING

Loom

We use Loom on a daily basis at PMU. Record your screen, create SOPs for team members, give feedback on projects, and create videos to explain how to use a software or complete a task. Get started for free below.

CART SOFTWARE & COURSES

Thrivecart

Our Shop, affiliate program, and courses all run through Thrivecart! The two best things about Thrivecart? 1. It's a one-time payment and you never have to pay again (no monthly fees!) and 2. The features are so robust it's out of this world.

TEAM COMMUNICATION

Slack

Need an easy way to communicate with your team (whether individually, certain groups, or all of your team members)? Slack is a great free option to get started with chat communication you can use on desktop, mobile, or via an app!

BUSINESS BANKING

Bank Novo

Bank Novo is the absolute best business checking option, especially for those who love Profit First. It's all online, completely free to use, and built for business owners! Sign up for an account and use code 'MikaelaVargas' to get $40 back!

HIGH YIELD SAVINGS

Wealthfront

One of the best things I've done? Start a high-yield savings account vs. a standard savings. You earn a whopping ~3-4% on your savings vs .01%. No catch. Just more savings for you! Get an extra .50% for 3 months when you use our link!

SOLO 401K

Carry

I highly recommend looking into a Solo401K if you haven't already. It's the best and easiest ways to build a retirement as an entrepreneur(plus save on taxes using employer contributions). Check them out and get $100 off below.

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Pet Industry Experts and Partnerships

HIRING EDUCATION

Doug The Dog Guy

If you're looking for help with hiring (who isn't these days?) and struggling with the process, Doug's Pawsitive Hiring Course is my #1 recommendation for you. Use code PMU at checkout to get 10% off.

DOG TRAINER COACHING

The Modern Dog Trainer

Ines' clients get RESULTS. She's truly revolutionizing what it means to be successful as a dog trainer. Choose from her self-paced or coaching programs to grow your dog training business!

PET CARE EXPERT

Prosperous Pet Business

Kristin is a genuine and experienced pet care expert who combines her expertise with positive energy to help you create a life you enjoy. Shop her books, contracts, paperwork, webinars, and more.

PET CARE COACH

DogCo Launch

Michelle brings extensive personal experience into her company, DogCo Launch, which helps pet care companies grow & scale - especially in midday dog walking services. 

PET BIZ MEMBERSHIP

Wear Wag Repeat Society

If you're looking to learn more about community, email marketing, or growing your pet biz, Tori Mistick is your girl! Her membership is THE place to be for building community and online learning.

PHOTOGRAPHY CONTRACTS

The Law Tog

Looking for contract templates for your pet photography business? LawTog has you covered so you can get contracts at a fraction of the cost of hiring a lawyer to custom create one for you!

PHOTOGRAPHER EXPERT

Hair of The Dog

Nicole Begley offers some of the best education, courses, and resources for pet photographers looking to grow and scale their pet photography businesses. I highly recommend checking her out!

WEBSITE CONTRACTS

Your Legal BFF

Did you know you're required to have a Privacy Policy on your website if you collect info via contact forms or booking software? Check out these contract templates to save and protect your site!

BOOKKEEPING

Tiny Paws Bookkeeping

The numbers behind your pet biz should help you thrive, not stress you out! Tiny Paws helps pet pros make sense of their finances (bookkeeping & big-picture $$ strategy) so they can grow with confidence.

Pet Industry Booking Software

PET CARE PROVIDERS

Time to Pet

Time To Pet is a wonderful pet care booking software you can easily integrate into your business. Send report cards, invoice clients, send contracts, message clients, and clients can request bookings and update their info. PLUS, get a FREE 14-day trial & 50% OFF your first 4 months by clicking the below link.

PET CARE PROVIDERS

PetPocketbook

PetPocketbook is an all-in-one platform for pet sitters and dog walkers to manage scheduling, payments, and client communication. Plus, give pet parents their own portal to book services, track visits, and pay online with ease. Get an exclusive 60-day free trial when you mention PMU at the link below.

PocketSuite

DOG TRAINERS

PocketSuite is a mobile and online booking software for dog trainers that allows you to handle automatic scheduling, client information, group messaging, payments, and more all within a single app (and now via desktop as well). Get PocketSuite 60 days FREE by clicking the button below!

Dubsado

PET PHOTOGRAPHERS

Dubsado is truly the best thing since sliced bread. Integrate intake forms on your website, sets up automations for proposals, contracts, and invoices. We use Dubsado for PMU every day and LOVE IT! It's HUGE for automation and time savings. Use the link below and get 20% OFF your first month or year!

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Looking for more?

Learn more tangible and stress-free strategies to unleash your pet business’s potential by heading over to our blog.

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