Pawdmin for home-based groomers
Pawdmin is built for the solo groomer who works from home. It bills by the hour, lets you raise prices for new clients first, and has clients pick from times you offer, so one person can run a premium grooming business without an admin.
Why home-based groomers need different software
Most grooming software is designed for a salon: many dogs a day, several staff, flat prices by breed or size, and a calendar that clients or a receptionist fill. A home-based groomer has none of that. You groom one dog at a time, you are the groomer and the office, and your income depends on what an hour of your time is worth.
Pawdmin was built by a home-based groomer, Betty Peto, for her own business. It assumes you work alone.
What Pawdmin does for a home-based groomer
- It bills by the hour. A groom is priced from the time it takes and your hourly rate. See hourly billing.
- It lets you raise prices without risking your client list. New clients start on a higher tier while existing clients keep their rate. See client tiers.
- It keeps your calendar private. Clients never see your calendar. You offer times and they pick one. See penciled-in appointments.
- It settles the services and the price first. You build the order, the client approves the estimate, and only then is a time confirmed. See orders before scheduling.
- It books the year. A repeating client can be scheduled every 4 to 8 weeks through December in one pass. See year-ahead scheduling.
- It gives the admin to the client. Clients register, add their dogs, upload rabies proof, sign your waivers and pay in the client portal.
- It shows you the money every day. Booked, ready to pay, paid, tips and dollars per hour. See the Money Meter.
Home-based details Pawdmin handles
- You choose who becomes a client. Client registration can require your approval, or be closed to new clients altogether. This is how an application-only client list works in Pawdmin.
- Waivers are signed before the dog arrives. A document can be required once or on every booking, and a client with an unsigned document cannot book. See documents and waivers.
- You do not need a card terminal. Clients can pay from a link on their phone, or you can charge a card on file. See payments and checkout.
- Your website is included on the Advanced plan. See the website builder.
What it costs
Pawdmin's Basic plan is free and includes hourly billing, tiers, the calendar and checkout. The client portal and reminders are on the Grow plan at $39 a month. See pricing.
Starting from somewhere else
If you are not home-based yet, these pages are closer to your situation: leaving a salon, leaving mobile grooming and switching to hourly rates.
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