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- 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
An award badge on a website or a pitch deck helps trust, but only if it comes from a credible programme and you enter before the deadline. We find industry awards, startup and design competitions and regional business prizes that fit your company or product, and check each one's categories, eligibility, entry fee, deadline and past winners. Pay-to-win schemes that hand an "award" to anyone who pays are flagged and left out.
What is included
- What you getA calendar-style table of awards and competitions with organiser, categories that fit, eligibility, entry fee, next deadline, what entrants submit and a source link with date, sorted by deadline, as text you can copy or download as a file.
- Fitting categoriesNot just the award name
- Eligibility checkedAge, size, region, product stage
- Deadlines in orderSo you can plan entries
- Fees and effortWhat an entry costs and needs
- Credibility checkPay-to-win schemes left out
How it works
- 1BriefYou describe the company and wins
- 2ResearchWe find and vet programmes
- 3DeliveryYou get the deadline calendar
What we need from you
What your company or product does, industry, country, company age and size, achievements you could present, budget for entry fees and the months you could prepare an entry.
We will ask you:
- What does your company or product do, and where?
- What could you present in an entry?
- How much can you spend on entry fees?
- Is the goal press, credibility with clients or investors?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicUp to 15 programmes$12 | StandardUp to 30 programmes$25 | PremiumUp to 50 programmes$45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 2 days | 3 days | 5 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Programmes | up to 15 | up to 30 | up to 50 |
| Columns | up to 6 | up to 8 | up to 10 |
| Entry tips per programme | 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
Will you write the award entries?
Not in this order. You get the list with what each entry needs; writing the entry text can be ordered separately.
How do you spot pay-to-win awards?
Signs include no judging panel, no published criteria, a winner in every category who pays for a trophy package, and unsolicited "you have won" emails. Such programmes are left out.
Do you cover awards for individuals too?
Yes, for founders, designers, writers or researchers, if you say so in the brief.