2007-02-23 10:40:09 · 9 answers · asked by Lexi Cook 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
First I would recommend going to a babysitting course near you. And yes you would learn tonns of stuff there. Its 4 hours long!!
To advertise, make flyers and put your name, phonenumber or email, rates, experience with kids, and your age.
Finding Work
To find work when you're getting started, ask around. Maybe your neighbors or others you know have heard of sitting jobs. When looking for wokr, be careful:
*Don't ever advertise. Anyone could take your name or number. Not all people have good intentions
* Don't sit for people you don't know or who haven't been recommended. Babysitting fr strangers you don't know could be risky if you know nothing about them.
*Meet with family before agreeing to babysit for them. Even if you are referred by someone you know, you may not like the situation in the home or attidude of the parents, or you may just not feel right about it. If so, don't take the job.
Above are some helpful tips while looking for a job, I got these tips at my babysitting course.
My Rates
1-2 kids ~ $5.00/hour
Each additional child ~ $1.25/hour
*When you are babysitting a baby under 10 months old, you should ask to be paid a bit more than your regular charge, since you must give more attention, change the baby, feed the baby, and put the baby to bed.
Have fun! Be Safe!
2007-02-27 00:45:58 · answer #1 · answered by Juno ツ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet would be to start small, babysit for cousins, siblings and neighbors, in order to build up a good list of references. Another way to get experience and good references is volunteering in a church or school after school program, or sometimes day cares will take volunteers as well. From there I would take a first aid class. After you have some good experience and references, start asking people you know if they know anyone in need of a babysitter. I would ask your parents, neighbors, family, teachers, and people from church, as well as friends family members. Also making fliers and hanging them around town on those cork boards for free advertising would be a good idea, if you still need more clients. If it gets too big for you try recruiting some friends, baby sitters club style.
2007-02-23 10:48:18 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it rather is a huge thank you to make money. do no longer babysit for only every physique nonetheless. a impressive style of weirdos obtainable. communicate on your father and mom to work out in the event that they understand every physique who desires a sitter that your father and mom have faith. As for finding out the a while to babysit base it on the toddlers that choose babysitting. babies are fragile and young toddlers choose consistent monitoring. i might say your superb guess could be to take a seat for age 5 and up. and you will additionally verify which incorporate your interior of sight scientific institution to work out in the event that they furnish any classes in babysitting. CPR education is a plus too. those training upload on your skills and could allow you to fee a splash extra. Ask around approximately what to fee. Ask others who're already babysitting what they fee. and additionally be certain you understand what to do in case of an emergency like a hearth. i understand a terrible tale approximately this variety of difficulty so understand in case you scent smoke get everybody out, then discover a telephone. do exactly no longer forget that taking good care of anothers baby is a substantial accountability and you will could earn a father and mom have faith. If babysitting would not artwork out you additionally can attempt beginning a canine strolling employer. much less accountability and additionally a lots needed provider. you could stroll canines for the elderly or for the folk who artwork and are not residing house earlier you get residing house from college. For much less then an hour an afternoon you could probable earn everywhere from $30 to $50 money a week in line with canine. I applaud your entreprenurial spirit. solid luck which incorporate your employer!
2016-11-25 19:49:08 · answer #3 · answered by kemmer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn CPR
And just ask if anyone needs help babysitting their kids (maybe neighbors or people from church) and have them fill out a form (with the parents' phone numbers, the address, any allergies, bed times, any favorite toys, etc.) beforehand.
2007-02-23 10:47:22 · answer #4 · answered by Kitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two things you need to learn before embarking on this enterprise. The first is how to take care of children properly, the second is how to manage a business.
When you feel that you have knowledge in those two areas, you will be closer to ready than you are currently.
Do the kids and their parents a favor, learn those two things before experimenting, please.
Best wishes!
2007-02-23 10:47:52 · answer #5 · answered by TygerLily 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may want to call your local red cross, they usually offer babysitting classes and afterwards put your name on a list of certified babysitters that is sent out to different people
2007-02-23 11:35:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be nice if you knew CPR and had first aid training(and certified). Then start out just by word of mouth.
2007-02-23 10:46:13 · answer #7 · answered by stephslittlewomen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds stupid but the only way people are going to really hire you to watch their kid, is if they actually know Who you are.. Word of mouth hun.
2007-02-23 10:47:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
References would be nice.
2007-02-23 10:47:41 · answer #9 · answered by Yvonne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋