Help for Dog Businesses
DogServ helps trainers, groomers, walkers and sitters, boarding and daycare, vets and rescues with the problem in front of them: a website that needs work, not showing up on Google, reviews that need attention, or no time for video. Websites start at $1,500 plus $99 a month. Tell us what is in the way through the contact form.
Which problem are you trying to fix?
Pick the one that is costing you the most right now, and start there.
- "People cannot find us on Google or Maps." Start with your Google Business Profile: verified, complete, with the right category, hours and service area. Google says local results depend mainly on relevance, distance and prominence, and that complete, accurate information helps (Google Business Profile Help). See SEO and AI search for dog businesses.
- "We have too few reviews, or bad ones nobody answered." Reviews need a steady way to ask and a habit of replying. See review management for dog businesses.
- "Our website is old, hard to use on a phone, or does not say what we do." See web design for dog businesses, with every price and what a site for your kind of business needs.
- "We have no time to make videos or post." See video marketing for dog businesses.
If two of these sound like you, the website usually comes first, because the profile, the reviews and the videos all send people to it.
What you can do this week, for free
Before you pay anyone, a few things cost nothing but time:
- Claim and fill in your Google Business Profile. Add your services, hours, service area and real photos. You cannot pay Google for a better local ranking (Google Business Profile Help), so this is where every local business starts.
- Ask happy clients for a review, with a link or a QR code. Google allows asking; it does not allow offering anything in return for a review (Google's review policy).
- Tell the businesses around you. Vets, groomers, trainers and pet stores refer to each other. Ask whether you can leave cards on their counter.
- Show up where dog owners already are: adoption events, dog parks, local markets.
When those are working and you want more, or you do not have the hours to keep them going, paid help starts to earn its cost.
What it costs
All prices are starting prices. Vets and businesses with several locations are usually quoted higher, because they need more pages and more content.
| Service | Starting price |
|---|---|
| Website | $1,500 build + $99/month (hosting, care and at least 4 new blog posts a month) |
| Google Business Profile management | website + $149/month |
| Local SEO and AI search | website + $395/month |
| Social media | website + $295/month |
| All three together | website + $595/month (6-month commitment), $244 a month less than separately |
| Citation and review cleanup | $150 one-time |
| Review management | from $99/month, or $199/month with other review sites and disputes |
| Video marketing | $79 for one video to try it, then from $99/month for 2 videos a month, or $199/month for 4 |
Every service is delivered by Web Leveling, the web agency Cal Hewitt founded in 2019. The full breakdown, including what changes the price, is on the web design page.
Get listed in the DogServ directory
Every dog business in the DogServ directory is listed free, and claiming your listing is free too. Pro ($19 a month) gives you more room on your listing, and Sponsored ($29 a month at the founding rate) puts you at the top of one category and city page. See plans and pricing.
Dog businesses can also ask to be featured in the DogServ newsletter, free at launch. Ask about a newsletter feature.
Tell us what is in the way
Write to us through the contact form with your kind of business, your city or service area, and the problem you want fixed first. We are Cal Hewitt and the DogServ Team, online only and based in the Houston area. You can also use the contact form.
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