Are you thinking of starting a dog walking business? You are definitely not the only one. People everywhere are looking for ideas to make money from home and that is why I wrote this article about  starting a dog walking business.

To begin with dog walking can be profitable because there are so many dog owners, chances are high that you can find some customers with in walking distance of your home.

To generate business for yourself decide how much money you need to make it profitable for yourself generally the more you charge the more people you will need to talk to before you find customers who say yes and hire you. So if you live in a depressed area you may need to charge 2 or 3 dollars or if you live in an affluent area you maybe can get 12 to 25 dollars. Look around at this capitalist society and realize that there is someone willing to pay your price.

Lots of stores cater to discount purchasers looking for a deal yet I can go to a mall and find the exact same item for 3 or 4 times as much money and the store making the sale is doing a brisk business. So don't be afraid to ask for enough money to make it worth your while.

Door to door or telephone marketing has always paid off for me when it comes to getting customers. You simply knock on a door when the person answers the door you say " Hi, my name is ____ and I walk dogs for ______ per half hour I was wandering if you'd like to have you dog exercised?" On the phone you can say the same thing.  Only on the phone you say hello this is ____ how are you today? and let the prospect answer the question. You will find that people will respond more warmly to you if you acknowledge them as human beings and not just as a potential income stream.  You will also find out if they can't talk right now and you can move on to the next person. The advantage of the telephone is that I can target affluent areas then drive out to the customer, I can also contact a lot more people using the phone as and save my strength for doing the work.

Once you have a customer the money can be steady, you will repeat the service  daily or every other day. When you are not walking a dog or "the dogs"get back on the phone and get some more clients. Soon you will be looking for an employee to help you out. Your profits will continue to climb as long as you charge enough to cover the cost of your employees, remember the customer has to finance your employee as well as yourself. Remember also there is someone out there wealthy enough to pay what ever you need to charge.