Pet Boarding and Daycare Podcast with Dominic Hodgson

Pet Boarding and Daycare Podcast with Dominic Hodgson


Ep. 27 Doggy Daycare Membership Magic: Boost Your Pet Business with Recurring Revenue

July 31, 2024

Are you ready to transform your doggy daycare into a membership-based powerhouse?


Curious about how to add a recurring revenue stream to your pet care facility?


Do you want to move to a subscription model, but don’t know what to offer, what to charge, or how to structure your new membership? 


Then you need to tune in to this edition of the Pet Boarding and Daycare Podcast, because host Dom Hodgson is sharing the proven blueprint for rolling out a highly profitable membership in your Doggy Daycare. This episode reveals how to protect your profits, regulate your income, and lock in customer loyalty with a well-structured membership plan, and Dom also interviews three doggy daycare owners who have successfully introduced a game-changing membership in their facility. 


In this episode, you’ll discover:


Recurring Revenue Secrets: Unlock the potential of membership models to stabilize and boost your income.


Ultimate Membership Makeover: Learn what truly defines a membership and how to differentiate it from mere discount packages.


Psychological Triggers: Discover why positioning your business as a club enhances customer loyalty and engagement.


Profit-Boosting Strategies: Avoid common pitfalls that cut into your margins and hinder growth.


Client Exclusivity: Create an exclusive atmosphere that makes your clients feel special and valued.


Community Building: Foster a sense of belonging among your clients to increase retention and satisfaction.


Effective Onboarding: Implement an onboarding process that transforms new members into loyal advocates.


Marketing Roll-Out: Why you need to develop a comprehensive marketing campaign to successfully launch and sustain your membership model.


Membership Success Stories: Hear inspiring examples from doggy daycare owners who have thrived by rolling out a recurring revenue blueprint.


If you’ve been thinking about adding a membership, but don’t know how to go past simply offering bulk-buy daycare packages, and you want to lock in predictable, recurring income, then this is a must listen.
You can learn more about how to roll-out a membership in your facility by downloading Dom’s FREE guide ‘Doggy Daycare Membership Blueprint’ click here to get the guide now.


If you need a business development consultant to help you create a marketing plan for the next phase of your business growth then Dominic Hodgson can help. To find out more about Dom’s pet business consulting services go to petbusinessmarketing.com


You can subscribe to the Pet Boarding and Daycare Magazine by going to PetBoardingandDaycare.com


Huge thanks to Sarah and Pete Stevens, Pamela Lawrence-Tuelon and Tim Jackson for sharing their membership stories. 


You can find out more about Oakington Doggy Daycare by clicking here


You can find out more about K9 Adventures by clicking here 


You can find out more about Pets2Impress by clicking here 


Episode Time Stamps:



  • 01:30 – Coming up on this week’s show…
  • 02.09 – Highlights from the July issue of Pet Boarding and Daycare Magazine
  • 03.10 – Dog News: Dogs can smell human stress! 
  • 07.41 – Dom’s consulting process insights  
  • 10.19 – How to design a pet business like an imagineer
  • 16.43 – How discounts can backfire
  • 22.00 – Why you should position your daycare as a ‘club’ 
  • 26.50 – Your membership launch  
  • 31.05 – Meet three daycare owners who have launched a membership  
  • 35.19 – Why offering too many perks can cost you dearly
  • 43.36 – How a membership creates community
  • 49.45 – How to get Dom’s free membership report