Re:The economics of dog walking
by cgriswald on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @01:56PM
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> The value I deliver as a passionate dogsitter is probably worth several hundred dollars a day.
You'll find that while owners like the things that you're offering, they're not generally willing to pay for those things. At a certain price point, they'll just turn around and find someone else or even use a boarding facility. The ones who are willing to pay the rates you seem to be talking about are going to want you to stay in their home. If you add training and grooming, you can start seeing higher rates; but only because you're selling more services directly. For just boarding, even with lots of out-kennel time and photos? Almost certainly not. You may not realize it, but outside of Rover, those are pretty typical. Source: Even with lots of past trust built up, our clients have a cap they're willing to pay that is less than "several hundred dollars per day."
You'll find that while owners like the things that you're offering, they're not generally willing to pay for those things. At a certain price point, they'll just turn around and find someone else or even use a boarding facility. The ones who are willing to pay the rates you seem to be talking about are going to want you to stay in their home. If you add training and grooming, you can start seeing higher rates; but only because you're selling more services directly. For just boarding, even with lots of out-kennel time and photos? Almost certainly not. You may not realize it, but outside of Rover, those are pretty typical. Source: Even with lots of past trust built up, our clients have a cap they're willing to pay that is less than "several hundred dollars per day."