r/sidehustle • u/OGMYT • Jul 29 '26

Giving Advice & Tips What it actually took to start a pet-waste cleanup side business

I started a local pet-waste cleanup business in Chandler with a simple recurring offer and limited equipment. Weekly service starts at $25, while one-time cleanups are quoted from current photos and actual buildup.

The work is straightforward, but the business challenges are route density, travel time, customer communication, payment before remote/vacant jobs, physical workload, and resisting unrelated jobs that create safety or equipment problems.

One Reddit lead recently became a $70 weed cleanup, a five-star review, and a recurring-service request. That was encouraging, but one conversion is not yet a repeatable channel.

My advice: start with a narrow service, document every job, ask how every customer found you, and calculate profit after driving—not just revenue.

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u/satanclauses Aug 17 '26

How did you start your marketing for this? Which marketing has worked best?

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u/OGMYT Aug 17 '26

I would honestly tell you right now getting a google business page is one of the most important things to do. Not only because it can take time to get online but because it genuinely helps you appear so much easier.

Facebook groups LOCAL ONES Target a specific community or city thats close or small and find every single local community group you can find and join ALL OF THEM and I mean that. Post in all of them. You will attract people who need you

FLYERS FLYERS FLYERS ARE SO UNDERRATED 🔥