ABN, GST, and BAS: A Pet Groomer's Guide to Australian Tax Basics
ABN, GST, BAS — the acronyms that haunt every new pet groomer. Here's the plain-English guide we wish we'd had when we started. (Not financial advice.)
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Turning One-Off Pet Grooming Bookings Into Loyal Regulars
First-time clients are expensive to win. Here's how Australian groomers turn one-off bookings into the regulars who keep their books full year-round.
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How to Reduce No-Shows in Your Pet Grooming Business
No-shows can quietly bleed a grooming business dry. Here's how Australian groomers reduce them with deposits, smart reminders, and clear policies.
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What to Charge for Dog Grooming in Australia
Your highest-priced groom is probably your worst-paid hour. Here are the starting prices we ship with My Pet Groomer, what they work out to per hour, and how to set your own.
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Mobile vs Salon Dog Grooming Prices in Australia
A mobile groom costs the client around 40% more than the same groom in a salon, and the groomer often earns the same per hour. Our two starter menus side by side, and the three numbers that decide whether a van pays.
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Filling Last-Minute Cancellations in a Grooming Salon
A 2pm cancellation at 9am is not lost money yet. Here is a way to fill it that does not involve texting your whole client list, and what a waitlist actually has to do to be worth keeping.
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Do You Need a Licence to Groom Dogs in Australia?
There's no national grooming licence in Australia — but your council still has a say, and one common add-on service changes the answer completely. Here's how to check yours. (Not legal advice.)
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Charging More When the Coat Is Worse Than Booked
The dog on the table is not the dog that was booked. Here is how to price matting honestly, say it before the clippers start, and record it so nobody argues at pickup.
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Buying a Grooming Salon: What to Check, and How to Get the Client List Out
Most of what you pay for when you buy a salon is a client list living inside somebody else's booking software. Here is how to check it is real, get it out, and load it into your own system without messaging seven thousand strangers.
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