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What Matters Most in Google Reviews for Dog Groomers?
If Searching Sally is anything like 88% of consumers, her final choice will rely on Google Reviews. This will be good or bad news for you depending on how your reviews are currently tracking, but we’re here to help!
Exactly WHO are our Clients?
We’re people pleasers and puppy pleasers, but how do we find a balance between the two? And more importantly, which comes first?
The Ethics of Matting
Have you noticed a few posts lately on social media where groomers are announcing how they ‘dodged a bullet’, or ‘had a lucky escape’ because they turned away a client with a matted dog?
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