Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Clayton Bourges. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Clayton , thanks for joining us today. We’d love to have you retell us the story behind how you came up with the idea for your business, I think our audience would really enjoy hearing the backstory.
If my memory serves me correctly we started Spring/Summer of 2019. We started by sharing local pet photos on social media Instagram/Facebook/Twitter etc.
Then we thought it would be a great idea to start a local website where local pet businesses can showcase their local pet service while pet owners can have a website where they can showcase their pet as well as connect with other pet owners and pet services.
One of the voids locally is that we saw both pet owners and pet services didn’t have a centralized local place to connect.
Think of it as a local Yelp meets Facebook for the DMV area pet community.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
I am originally from New Orleans Louisiana. I moved to Northern Virginia in 1986. I went to George Mason University for Undergrad and Howard University fro Graduate School.
I got into the pet industry sort of by accident. Like most people I crack up at silly pet videos on the various social media platforms.
I saw that a lot of people locally were posting various photos and videos of their local pet. I know over the past several years people locally refer to the Washington DC area to the DMV area.
So I thought it would be cool to build a community called DMVPets.
What type of services do i provide?:
DMVPets is a local pet community for the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Market. Our goal is to be a bridge between the local DMV area pet community and local pet services.
Think of us as a local Yelp! For Pet Services in the Washington D.C. area. On DMVPets.com you can create a professional business profile page for your local pet service. In a matter of seconds, you can connect with THOUSANDS of pet owners across the DMV area.
If you are a pet owner you can search from a wide range of pets services across the DMV area as well as connect with other pet owners who are right in your back yard. We specialize in showcasing local pets in the DMV area as well as showcasing local pet businesses in the DMV area.
We set our approach is our localized approach. There is more of a connection with our community since many of our members are stationed right here in the DMV area. We are proud we have been able to connect with so many people across the DMV area. We have helped to connect pet owners with other pet owners in the DMV area.
Our DMVPets hashtag has been used over 45,000 times. Which is unbelievable! I would like the readers to know that we are excited about how far we have come and we are even more excited about how far we can go.
We would love for you to connect with us. If you are a local pet owner you can create a Free DMVPets profile for your local pet. And if you are a local pet business you can create a business profile page for your local pet business. You can also follow us on various social media platforms. Instagram: @DMVPets Twitter: DMVPets and Facebook: DMVPets
We also have a private Facebook Group which is the “DMVPets Facebook Group”.
Are there any books, apps, podcasts, or blogs that help you do your best?
I am a sucker for Audible and a good TedTalk. I pretty much rely on my faith and I listen to other successful business-minded individuals no matter their background.
Pricing:
Bronze Plan $15 a month
Silver Plan $25 a month
Gold Plan $35 a month
I am most proud of building a platform where local pet owners can connect with local pet services.
Where do you think you get most of your clients from?
Word of mouth and the local DMVPets community sharing the various content we post or repost.
How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?
I think because our brand and company is local and because we feature mainly local pets people really identify with that. This is contributed to our success tremendously.
Contact Info:
- Website: DMVPets.com
- Instagram: DMVPets
- Facebook: DMVPets
- Twitter: DMVPets
- Other: We also have a local Facebook Group. The group is called “DMVPets Facebook Group”. Another Article that was written about our company:https://voyagebaltimore.com/interview/hidden-gems-meet-clayton-bourges-of-dmvpets-com/
Image Credits
Alva Bourges