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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
The people you want to reach already gather in subreddits, Slack and Discord groups, forums, Facebook and LinkedIn groups and niche Q&A sites, and each place has its own rules about promotion. We find the active communities in your niche, check member counts and recent activity, and read the rules so you know where self-promotion is banned, allowed on certain days or welcome in a jobs or launch thread. You get a list that tells you not just where to go, but how to show up without getting removed.
What is included
- What you getA table of communities with platform, focus, size, activity level, promotion rules in short, how to join and a link with the date checked, plus suggested first posts for the top ones in higher packages, as text you can copy or download as a file.
- Active onlyRecent posts checked
- All platformsReddit, Discord, Slack, forums, groups
- Promotion rulesWhat is allowed and where
- How to joinOpen, by request or invite
- First post ideasIn Standard and Premium
How it works
- 1BriefYou describe the niche and audience
- 2ResearchWe find and check communities
- 3DeliveryYou get the list with rules
What we need from you
Your niche, product or expertise, the audience you want to reach, languages, platforms you prefer or avoid and communities you are already in.
We will ask you:
- What is your niche, and who do you want to reach?
- Which platforms do you prefer or want to avoid?
- In which languages should the communities be?
- What do you want to do there?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicUp to 20 communities$12 | StandardUp to 40 communities$25 | PremiumUp to 70 communities$45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 2 days | 3 days | 5 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Communities | up to 20 | up to 40 | up to 70 |
| Columns | up to 6 | up to 7 | up to 8 |
| First post ideas | No | For top 5 | For top 10 |
| 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
Can you check private groups?
We list them with what is public, such as the description and join rules. Activity inside private groups cannot be checked from outside.
Will you post in the communities for me?
No. We never use your accounts. You join and post yourself, following each community's rules.
How do you measure activity?
By the number and date of recent posts and replies we can see, noted as high, medium or low with the date checked.