You've been eating the cost of the drive.
Every long drive costs you fuel, wear, and hours you can't bill, and if you're not charging for it, you're paying for it out of your own profit. Most groomers absorb it silently, one far client at a time, and call it good service. It isn't service. It's a leak.
Maria drove anywhere for her standard price and was quietly losing money on every far client, a year of unpriced distance added up to real income she'd simply given away. (Illustrative example.)
Who this is for
Mobile groomers who drive to far clients for their standard price and never charge for the distance.
By the end, you'll walk out knowing
You'll walk away with a finished plan
What you'll work through
6 short, plain-language lessons — most under five minutes. Read them or watch the slides, at your pace.
- 1
- 2Should you charge a travel fee, and how?5 min
- 3Pricing the client just past your boundary5 min
- 4Calculating a fair fuel surcharge5 min
- 5Communicating distance pricing so it never feels like a penalty5 min
- 6Your distance-pricing system4 min
The toolsyou'll use
Spreadsheets you copy and fill in as you go — yours to keep, unlocked when you enroll.
Your instructor
Ray runs a mobile route and learned the hard way that the money is in the map, not the dogs. He teaches the whole road: choosing and building a van, designing a profitable service area, and running routes that actually pay.
Not happy with the course for any reason? Email us within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.
Everything specific to running a van- or trailer-based grooming operation — the van, the route, and getting (and growing) mobile. Finish all 11 courses to earn the GC-MB credential — the full certification is $399.
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