You are now an accredited force free trainer. You have set up your business and have just started working with your first clients. You are now excited to develop your brand, build your social media audience, and put some solid foundations in place.
You are now looking to grow your business. You will be thinking about your sales funnel - the journey people take from finding out about you to becoming a paying client - and how you can fill it and move people through it efficiently.
Your audience, client base and reputation are growing steadily. You might be overwhelmed by inquiries, paperwork, and demanding clients, so you are looking for ways to tweak and fine-tune your systems and implement more automations.
You're now at capacity, are well established, and consistently reach your goal monthly income. Worried about burnout, you are now conscious that your time is limited, and so you are looking for ways to help more pet owners without having to work more hours.
You have the training business you always dreamt of. You want to stay ahead of the latest marketing trends and maintain your position as an expert. You are looking for bigger ways to spread the word about force free training and further expand your following.
You want to learn more about business, marketing, social media and time management, but I know you don’t have HOURS to spend watching tutorial videos. These bitesize videos will take you through the essentials so you can get up and running without faffing around on your laptop or phone.
To help you come up with scroll stopping content including fill-in-the-gaps templates for your feed, ideas and audio for Instagram reels, conversation starters for your Facebook Group, and engagement boosting ideas for your stories and lives, so that you can fill your classes, workshops and 121s in no time.
Tech For Trainers members will have access to a private community to talk about all things business, social media, technology, and anything related to the promotion of reinforcement-based training methods. A client-free zone where you can guarantee you’ll be surrounded by likeminded trainers.
Every month there will be one 60-min clicker training session where I'll take you and your fellow TFT members “click by click” through a marketing / time saving / or tech process you're struggling to get your head around. You'll be able to pre-submit your questions if you can't attend live and these recordings will appear in the member's hub.
When it comes to marketing and staying on top of your to-do-list, consistency and accountability are KEY… which is why I host a 40-min get ‘sit’ done sessions every weekday. These co-working sessions will be held on Zoom, with a debrief at the end to celebrate what you've achieved.
Like with dog training, group classes are great but sometimes you just need a little 121 support.
All members will be entitled to book 1 x 40 min calls per month. These sessions will allow you to ask me questions specific to your business admin, tech and marketing strategy.
I've been a member of Tech for Trainers for a few months now, and Victoria is just the best. She's helpful, supportive and will go out of her way to help you in any way she can.
She keeps on top of the latest trends in social media and technology, which is great if you're wanting your training business to grow.
She gives you the confidence you need to get out there and try new social media ideas; for me, it was doing reels which I had been putting off for ages.
Victoria of Tech for Trainers has helped me enormously with my marketing and use of social media.
For me she has demystified the tech and found ways to speed up workflows which in turn has meant I’ve spent less time In the office and more time helping clients.
Having a marketer with a personal interest in positive dog training is indeed a rare find and I would recommend her services to all my fellow canine professionals.
Tech for Trainers has really help me sort through the feeling of overwhelm when looking at what technology and social media is of value to me and my business.
Victoria is really supportive and able to break things down into a format I can understand!
For me, an ethical dog trainer is one who trains without using aversives, correction, fear, pain or intimidation. If you consider yourself to be a balanced or traditional trainer, this membership is not right for you.
If you use any of the following articles / methods in your training, this membership is not right for you.
Prohibited Articles:
Prong or spike collars
Check/choke chains or half-check/choke chains
Electric shock, or high frequency sound or buzzing devices which apply an aversive stimulus such as pain or startle
Spray collars of any kind, whether remote-controlled, automatic, and citronella or water-based or other
Tightening harnesses, i.e. harnesses that tighten around the chest or abdomen when a dog pulls
Cloth or mesh muzzle, or any muzzle that restricts breathing and/or panting (only safe basket muzzles should be used when necessary)
Pet Corrector, Dog Stop or similar devices (sonic devices which release pressurised air, citronella spray or other)
Anti-bark collars of any type
Training discs, or any similar training item designed to startle and interrupt
Any type of water or liquid spray, e.g. citronella
Any commercial or home-made device emitting a loud noise e.g. rattle cans or bottles containing stones
The throwing of keys, chains, sticks, or any other item
Strong olfactory repellent substances, e.g. smelling salts, bite back, chilli (or other capsaicin containing substance), pepper, lemon, etc.
Any other device, training aid or piece of equipment the Academy deems inappropriate or unethical.
Prohibited Methods:
Shouting, growling, or making a confrontational noise, towards a dog(s)
Pinching of ears, feet, toes or any other part of a dog’s body
Jerking of any lead, collar, harness, head collar
Hitting, prodding, pushing, shoving, jabbing a dog
Biting a dog
Pinning a dog down in an ‘alpha roll’
Punitive physical contact of any kind, as well as intimidation or coercion or any action that causes fear
Any aversive or punitive manhandling causing discomfort, distress and/or pain
Once you become a member, every month in Tech For Trainers you will get…
30 social media templates
Access to a library of short tutorials
5 x 40min Get ‘Sit’ Done sessions per week
1 x 40min private Zoom sessions each month
1 x 60-min group Clicker Training session per month
Access to a private Facebook community
YES! In three ways:
You’ll be more confident about and focused on pricing, promoting, and selling your 121s, classes and workshops thanks to the weekly Get Sit Done sessions and support from your fellow ethical dog training professionals.
You’ll have more time to train, work and compete with your own dogs which will help you to showcase your training skills and ‘get your name out there’, thanks to the time management tutorials and monthly social media prompts.
You’ll know how to use technology such as social media to promote your business, email marketing to keep in touch with your regular clients, and online calendars and website systems to streamline client booking, thanks to the monthly Clicker Training sessions.
YES! See previous answer!
Would you like to have more clients?
Would you like to have more time to train your own dogs?
Would you like to charge more?
Would you like to set better boundaries and streamline client communications?
Would you like to offer more online services?
Would you like to have other ethical dog training professionals to discuss ideas and problems with?
Do you feel confident taking your business to its next level?
Yes? Then yes, Tech For Trainers is for you.
One of the main issues I know dog trainers face is finding time to work on their business, rather than in it. But that does not mean I am not going come over to your house, tie you to your desk and make you access the membership materials.
I have created Tech For Trainers so you can earn more money from your ethical dog training business while also finding a better work-life balance.
I want to assure you that I 100% know what it’s like to be a time-poor, self-employed, small business owner with clients to serve, admin to manage, CPD courses to complete, dog training dreams to live up to, and a busy home life.
So, while my background is in PR, marketing and social media, I will be including all my top time management tips, tricks and tools in TFT to help you MAKE more time. I’m all about streamlining, using technology and templates, and focussing time and energy on the activities that will make the biggest difference to the bottom line.
And what I do know, is that if you can take just one thing from the membership each month you will have more than covered your monthly membership fee. Whether that’s a new connection, a tutorial, joining me on a Clicker Training call, getting focused in a Get Sit Done session, or getting a super-speedy solution to a problem inside our member's community.
PLUS you will have access to the tutorial videos for life, so you will be able to dip into those as and when you need them.
You'd think so yes! But Tech For Trainers is a unique membership where your competitors will become your greatest allies and you'll truly learn the value of collaboration over competition.
I've seen some incredible collaborations and friendships formed through my client’s businesses, such as the Gundog Trainers Academy, and I know that the overall passion for ethical dog training will help ignite and sustain an amazing community spirit.
Fellow force-free dog trainers are not your competition, they are by your side 24/7 to cheer you on, share advice and tips, help you in the dark times and celebrate your wins with you.
I offer ethical, force-free dog training…
I offer puppy home visits…
I offer 121 dog training…
I offer group classes and workshops…
I specialise in gundog training…
I specialise in agility and hoopers…
I specialise in scentwork…
I specialise in ring and rally…
I offer online dog training…
I offer anything else related to ethical dog training… ….is this for me?
YES!
If you offer one or a combination of those things you are a dog training professional and Tech For Trainers is here to help you grow your business while enjoying the work that you do (because working for yourself should be a joy, not a chore).
Sole trader, self-employed, partnership, limited business – however you’ve structured your business – if you teach dog owners how to train their dogs using force-free methods, you ARE a professional dog trainer!
While I am confident you won't want to leave, I know this is probably on your mind. I have a simple policy which is that you can leave at any time. The cancellation process is simple and easy to do in your account.