Payment protectionDetails
- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Market overview: dog grooming salons in a mid-sized town
Competitor comparison
| Competitor | Format | Full groom, medium dog | Online booking | Opening hours | Extras | Reviews (avg / count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waggy Tails Salon | Salon, town centre | £52 | Yes | Tue–Sat 9–17 | Teeth cleaning £8 | 4.8 / 312 |
| The Groom Room | Salon + daycare | £58 | Yes | Mon–Sat 8–18 | Daycare £28/day | 4.6 / 190 |
| Pawfect Cuts | Home-based groomer | £40 | No, phone only | By appointment | — | 4.9 / 64 |
| Fluff & Buff | Salon in pet store | £45 | Yes | Daily 10–18 | 10% off pet food | 4.1 / 141 |
| Silver Coat Spa | Premium salon | £70 | Yes | Wed–Sun 9–16 | Blueberry facial £12 | 4.7 / 88 |
| Valley Mobile Grooming | Mobile van | £60 | Form, reply in 48 h | Mon–Fri | — | 4.3 / 37 |
Sources
| Competitor | Where the data comes from | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Waggy Tails Salon | Website price page; map listing reviews | 08.09.2026 |
| The Groom Room | Website; social media price post from August | 08.09.2026 |
| Pawfect Cuts | Social media page; price confirmed in a reply to a public comment | 09.09.2026 |
| Fluff & Buff | Pet store website, grooming section | 09.09.2026 |
| Silver Coat Spa | Website price list (PDF) | 09.09.2026 |
| Valley Mobile Grooming | Website; map listing | 10.09.2026 |
Key findings
- Price range for a medium dog is £40–70, with most salons at £45–58.
- Only one mobile competitor, and it does not work weekends and replies to bookings slowly. Three of its 12 most recent reviews mention waiting for a reply.
- Instant online booking is standard for salons; phone-only booking is now the exception.
- Weekend capacity is thin: only 2 of 10 competitors take bookings on Sundays.
Opportunities for Tidy Paws
- Position as "the salon that comes to you, including Saturdays", priced at £58–62, near the mobile competitor but with instant booking.
- Target owners of anxious or older dogs: 9 reviews across competitors mention stress from waiting rooms.
Honest limits
- Prices are list prices; discounts and size surcharges may differ in practice.
- Review counts reflect public listings on the dates checked, not total customers.
- No data on revenue or market share is publicly available for these businesses.
Client: Tidy Paws, a mobile dog-grooming van planning to launch in Ashford Vale (pop. ~85,000). Standard package: 10 competitors, 8 criteria. Excerpt below shows 6 of them.
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
Choosing an agency or contractor starts with a shortlist, and most lists online are paid placements. Tell us the project, budget, location preference and must-haves, and we find agencies and studios whose own portfolios show similar work, then check team size, services, published rates or minimums, client reviews on independent platforms and how they take briefs. You get a list of candidates worth a call, with the reason each made it.
What is included
- What you getA shortlist table with services, similar portfolio work, location, team size, published rates or minimum budget, review score with link, how to request a proposal and a fit note, as text you can copy or download as a file.
- Portfolio matchSimilar work they have done
- Budget fitPublished rates or minimums
- Independent reviewsScore and link per agency
- How to engageBrief form, RFP email or call booking
- Fit noteWhy each one is on the list
How it works
- 1BriefYou describe the project and budget
- 2ResearchWe find and vet candidates
- 3DeliveryYou get the shortlist
What we need from you
What the project is (a website, a video, a fit-out, a marketing campaign), budget range, timeline, location or time zone preference, languages, and agencies you have already spoken to.
We will ask you:
- What is the project, and what should the result be?
- What is your budget range and timeline?
- Where should the contractor be based, or in which time zone?
- Which agencies have you already ruled out?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicUp to 8 candidates$12 | StandardUp to 15 candidates$25 | PremiumUp to 25 candidates$45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 2 days | 3 days | 5 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Candidates | up to 8 | up to 15 | up to 25 |
| Columns | up to 7 | up to 9 | up to 11 |
| Questions for the first call | No | Yes | Yes |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Are any of these paid placements?
No. We have no deals with agencies, and the list is built from their public work and independent reviews.
Can you write the brief or RFP for them?
Not in this order. A brief for a freelancer or agency with scope and acceptance checks is a separate service.
Do you check licences for building contractors?
Where a public licence register exists, we link the entry we find. Confirm it yourself before you sign anything.