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Stop the Rollercoaster [video]
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Christina Schenk-Hargrove
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Pricing, Packaging & Programs: The Strategies that Grew a 6-Figure Training Business [video]
Let's face it — If you're like most dog trainers, some serious guess work went into pricing your services. Watch this recorded discussion about best practices for determining what to charge, what to include for those rates, and how to describe what you have to offer...
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Combating Compassion Fatigue: Being Your Best Self Over the Long Term [video]
Watch this recording of Christina and Andrea Harrison discussing compassion fatigue — including how to avoid burnout and be the best version of yourself over the long-haul. https://vimeo.com/628779464/82bd660a5c
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Is Your Website Working for Your Business? [Video]
Learn how to tell if how hard your website is working for your business... and what to do about it if the answer is "not hard enough." We'll cover looking at your analytics and what makes for a website that leads to clients and sales.
Before Setting Goals for the Coming Year – Take A Look Back
It's the time of year for setting goals. For many of us, the arrival of New Year's Day prompts visions of a new start and ambitious plans. But in order to successfully set goals that will move your business forward, it's important to start by looking back, into the...
Don’t Let Fear Of Failure Hold You Back Next Year
If you have some down time, this time of year can be a good opportunity to review the past 12 months and set some plans and goals for 2023. But, before you go there, I wanted to re-publish this essay from a couple of years ago about reframing failure. Reframing...
Six Signs You Need To Hire An Employee For Your Business
As a business owner, it’s important to understand the benefits and drawbacks of employing trainers and other professionals in your business. Whether you are on the verge of making a hire, or you think you want to do it all yourself, or even if the thought never...
“For Better And For Worse” – Creating A Business Partnership
Did you start out as a dog trainer because of your passion for dogs? Many dog trainers feel so strongly about the human-animal bond that they decide to devote their career (life?) to working with dogs, As a result, their business is their passion, and it's difficult...
Even Out The Ups and Downs of Business Ownership
One frustrating thing about owning your own dog training business is dealing with the inevitable ebb and flow of clients. One day you're drumming your fingers, waiting for clients to call, the next you're booked out six weeks in advance and then just when you least...
The Very First Step To Starting A Dog Training Business
Starting a new business is an exciting time. As a new trainer, you want to get started training dogs, but you know that you need to get your business and legal "pups" in a row, first. But where to start? Should you form your LLC, choose a name, decide what services to...