Frequently Asked Questions
We started as a blog with pretty much no design knowledge but the willingness to learn whatever was needed to communicate our mission and develop our own voice. Our purpose became to consistently post the type of content that we ourselves were searching for online, which was different from what other blogs were offering at the time.
Instead of writing “about” dogs, we leveraged our love and appreciation for them as the angle through which we would approach topics that interested us and expressed our opinions. We were glad to discover that those articles were the most well-received among our audience and we are happy that their success has lasted through time as we evolved from a blog into a dog magazine.
Every blogger has something to say and ideas to share, usually with the intention to help shape a better world. Blogging was not only an efficient tool for delivering our message, but also a transformative journey for each one of us.
Our magazine quickly became a space for experimentation, active learning, and collaborative work. Cosmodoggyland became like a “lab” where we could create our own opportunities instead of waiting for them to come to us.
We figured that others may be looking for something similar, so we decided to create tools that others could leverage to create their own opportunities.
We wanted to offer every animal lover a platform to create, learn, develop their creative spirit, and collaborate with people who share their values. There are more and more people interested in working in the pet industry, and most of our readers have the traits that make them a perfect fit for those jobs.
To help them find their own transformational journey, we added a Business section to our Magazine. However, business ideas and tips are not enough without the tools to make it possible. So, we introduced the Academy and a trilingual platform to enable our audience to acquire the necessary skills to achieve their goals and add more value to the world.
Learning has been key throughout this journey. It allowed us to combine different tools into an all-in-one digital platform and solutions beyond the magazine. There is no single school program that offers such wide range of education, so we had to rely on self-directed learning to find the right tool to achieve each of our projects’ goals and then learn how to use it. This involved a constant search for resources.
We feel we would have spent less time and money trying to achieve our goals if we had been able to count with our Academy. So, we built a learning platform with courses, programs, and guides for meaningful and efficient learning.
We believe that nature’s intelligent design is efficient. Following the same pattern, we think that learning is a tool for achieving a measurable objective in the fastest and most cost-effective way. Our Academy‘s approach allows people to learn only what is relevant to their project and use digital tools to make it happen.
There are lots of free and low cost resources in the digital world, and we encourage people to learn how to leverage them to complete their projects. Any endeavor, no matter how big or ambitious, can always start with a little knowledge and a small budget. However, nowadays, pretty much every project needs to have a digital aspect to it. We encourage our students to have an online presence and our platform is made just for that!
Our articles are not a word-for-word translation. We create and write them in different languages and adapt the content to the different cultures. It is therefore not a translation but rather a transcreation localized to different markets, and written with SEO in mind.
By approaching multilingual copywriting in such a way, we ensure the content keeps cultural adaptation in mind while still being relevant to international audiences. That is why our content is a resource for language learners to practice and test their reading comprehension in a real-world application, with culturally relevant language and formulations instead of just having a word-for-word translation.
Since we know language learners often read our content in their target language and then in their mother tongue so they can pinpoint the areas that they need to work on (vocabulary, conjugation, etc.), we have included some reading comprehension and intuitive games to encourage self-betterment and curiosity as well as downloadable resources to help homeschoolers.
There are many ways to do this. It will really just depend on your ability to write in a second language, and obviously, your budget.
When we first started blogging, we had two blogs, one per language, and each one was on a different blogging platform. Since we reproduce every article in English, French, and Spanish, we do not translate articles. We rather write in each language and adapt the content to the different audiences.
However, this was not easy from a technical aspect. We’ve had to learn a lot about web design and development to finally create a webpage that could support our three languages while being compatible with the other functionalities of our platform.
No! We’ve lost time and money trying to find the right plugin, until we decided to go with a more basic and intuitive way. Most solutions for multilingual websites use automatic translation, so in many cases the content loses its quality and gives a bad impression.
If you are a brand, we do not recommend adding another language to your website unless you can ensure that the content is adapted to convey the same meaning and maintains flows well, so that your message is not “lost in translation”.
We’d love to do it in future, when we can properly evaluate the quality of content in an additional language besides English, French, and Spanish.
Our magazine evolved into a comprehensive online marketing platform for pet businesses. Through LinkingPaws, our partner pet marketing agency, we offer digital tools and turnkey solutions for pet pros and entrepreneurs looking to grow their business online.
With tailored packages and monthly plans for blog and social media content, we engage dog and pet owners effectively while optimizing your marketing budget. Our social media management, SEO-optimized content, and email marketing campaigns, including attractive email newsletter templates, ensure consistent customer engagement. Our more than a decade of experience in the pet industry has allowed us to design customizable website templates and package them with relevant content and digital tools, like online booking and chatbot, that simplify tasks and enhance productivity and customer service.
We also provide online media outreach to boost brand exposure and website ranking, connecting you with various audiences through our extensive network. Whether you need branding, automation tools, or specialized content in areas like luxury travel or wellness, we have the expertise to elevate your pet business.
We are always happy to tell our readers about new products and services that can improve their lives as well as the lives of their pets and families. We created a space in our platform where organizations, professionals, and brands can get noticed, by listing their mission or brand as well as their animal-related organizations. Click here to learn how you can be added to and featured on the list.
As long as your idea or project is aligned with our values, we are happy to help you find your path towards your goals. Our platform offers numerous resources, tools and services that you can benefit from.
Explore our Work With Us page and feel free to contact us to tell us more about your project.
If you email us at info@cosmodoggyland.com with a link, we’ll be happy to consider it.
Yes, we manage other publications, and produce content, newsletters, social media posts and online courses for others blogs and websites. We also work on web design and development projects.
Be true to yourself. Write often. Offer compelling content and high-quality photographs. Your blog will feel authentic and stand out from other blogs when you try to write your articles with your audience in mind. Make sure your site is clean and easy to read. Give your opinion. You can access our step-by-step guide blogging for beginners.
We value collaboration in many ways. If you have a great story that you feel should be shared with our audience, please visit our Work With Us page and tell us about your idea.
Of course! If you reference our work, please make sure to let us know the article and publication where you are referencing us, and we will be happy to mention it on our site.
Of course you can! Many teachers are using our content in their in-person classroom as well as on virtual ones such as Google Classrooms, as a language resource. Since dogs and pets are often a topic of interest for learners of any age, it can help make learning much more enjoyable.
Go to our Work With Us page to explore ways we can collaborate and how teachers can benefit from our platform
Please note that we only reference publications that respect nature and provide only cruelty-free, non-invasive solutions, and we only reference studies that we feel “make sense” to us and align with our values.