Pawdmin for groomers leaving a salon
If you are an employee groomer planning to go independent at home, Pawdmin is built for the business you are about to start. It sets you up with hourly pricing, control over who becomes a client, signed waivers and a website before your first dog arrives.
What changes when you leave a salon
In a salon someone else sets the prices, answers the phone, books the calendar and takes the payment. At home all of that is yours. The grooming is the part you already know. The pricing, the scheduling and the paperwork are the parts that decide whether the business works.
Pawdmin covers those parts for a groomer working alone.
Start with the right pricing
A new business has no existing clients to upset, so it is the easiest moment to charge by the hour. In Pawdmin you set an hourly rate, give each service a length in minutes, and every estimate and invoice is calculated for you. See hourly billing.
Starting hourly also means you never have to convert later. How to switch to hourly grooming rates explains how to work out the rate.
Choose your clients
A salon takes whoever walks in. A home-based groomer does not have to. In Pawdmin's client portal you can require your approval before a new registration becomes a client. People apply, you look at the dog and the request, and you say yes to the ones that suit your business.
Get the paperwork signed
Without a salon's front desk, the waiver is your job. Pawdmin holds your service agreement and policies, has each client sign on screen before they can book, and keeps the signed PDF. Rabies proof is uploaded by the client the same way. See documents and waivers.
Look like a business on day one
- A website. Pawdmin's website builder is part of the Advanced plan, and your client portal lives on the same site.
- Estimates and invoices. Every client gets an itemized estimate to approve and an itemized invoice.
- Confirmations and reminders. Email and text messages go out on their own. See reminders and messaging.
What it costs while you are starting
Pawdmin's Basic plan is free, with no time limit, and includes hourly billing, tiers, the calendar and checkout. That covers a business with its first few clients. The client portal, reminders and documents are on the Grow plan at $39 a month. See pricing.
One thing to check first
If you are leaving a salon, read any agreement you signed there about taking clients with you before you contact them. Pawdmin cannot advise on that.
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