368: How to Start a Pet Waste Removal Business: $50 an Hour Part-Time

<p>Is there gold in your backyard?</p> <p>Or, more accurately ... dog poop?</p> <p>Erica Krupin found $1000 a week in hers, with a side hustle that can easily be replicated in your local area.</p> <p>Erica started <a href="https://www.poopinscoopin.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kroopin’s Poopin Scoopin</a>, a pet waste removal business in her spare time, and now has more than 80 recurring weekly customers.</p> <p>With an average price of $15 per customer per week, that’s over $1,000 a week, picking up dog poop.</p> <p>Sometimes it’s the simplest businesses that are the fastest to get started and see some results. Erica just left her day job to pursue this full-time, and with the plans she has in place, it looks like her business is set to continue growing.</p> <p>Tune in to hear how she landed her first customers and markets this business, how she prices the service, and how she delivers on her promises.</p>