Word of mouth: tell friends, family, neighbours and colleagues what you offer.

Local online groups: post in local community groups and neighbourhood apps.

Local businesses: leave cards or flyers with vets, pet shops, groomers and dog-friendly cafés, and team up with groomers and trainers to refer clients to each other.

Google: set up a free Google Business Profile, so people searching for a pet sitter near them find you. Ask every happy client for a review.

Referrals: ask happy clients to recommend you. Some sitters give a discount for each new client a referral brings.

Your online profile: a free page about your business, with your services and prices, qualifications, photos and contact details. It's private until you make it public. Go to Menu > Online profile > Details and turn off Hide company profile. Then add your Contact info, Qualifications and Gallery, choose your link in Company URL, and tap Share profile to send it.

Easy sign-up: send a new client a link to add their own details and their pets. See How do I send a client a link to add their own details?

Booking in the app: once they're your client, they can request bookings in the Walkies Journal app. See How do I let clients book with me?

Live updates: clients follow walks live and see updates and photos as they happen. See How do I start and end a walk?

Report cards: send a picture of each walk or visit, which clients love to share. See How do I send a report card?

Easy payments: clients pay invoices by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. See How do I set up Walkies Pay?

Just starting out? See How do I become a pet sitter?

Already have customers in another app? See How do I import clients from another platform?