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What's one of the biggest industries in the United States today?  Anything to do with pets.  Step into any major pet supply store and you'll be dazzled by no end of inventions to make your life with pets easier and the life of your pet more fun.

This ready-made market represents an online business opportunity for anyone with a creative streak and who loves animals.  The possibilities are endless.  Collars for dogs and cats with unique designs; name tags; handknitted doggie coats for those cold climates; ceramic water and food dishes with unique artwork; pet hampers for the pampered pooch at Christmas time; frisbees painted in your own unique design.  You name it, it will sell!

Your website is crucial.  If you do this bit right, you can run this business right out of your home, mail order. So start out creating a few dazzling samples of your work, have them professionally photographed and display them at your site. Don't rush the website stage.  This needs to be really professional and beautiful.  It will be a reflection of the quality of the work you do on your pet products.  If you don't make the right impression here, you won't make the sale.

Plan on including ready-made products in your catalog but also offer custom work as well.  You can charge much more for custom work and your profit margin on these items will be much higher.

This is a business where word of mouth advertising will be very important.  So create exceptional pieces and you'll find that the word will spread, and quickly.  Get set up to accept credit cards at your site as soon as possible.

You'll be able to find good reciprocal linking partners in this business too.  Look for sites that are dedicated to pets such as pet care, what to look for in a pet, that sort of thing, and negotiate to swap links with the webmaster.