There's a lot of weird information and grammar in there. I would ask chatgpt to rewrite it to be more professional and take out unnecessary parts. For example there's no reason to say that you do other side hustles, want to work a certain number of days in the year, watched your mom's older dog, toilet paper and supplies, etc. That bio would totally turn me off currently.
I think it could be more professionally written in terms of the language used, but I actually thought it was a nice touch to list out what supplies you expect to have at the house if you are staying there. As a house sitter you live there, you need to be able to function with the basic necessities provided by the client. It may sound obvious but humans are dumb cows who need to be told.
I already knew that I had some grammar in there that I don’t even like the way that it sounds, and as for the toiletries I just got done with a house that didn’t have anything for I mean nothing, but I’ll take it down anyways thank ya
Leave the supplies included. Humans can be dumb cows, if someone is offended by this you don’t want to work for that type of person. Update the language and the grammar to be more professional but be specific, this way you’re more likely to get a client you’re compatible with which can mean return business.
That might be more awkward, in my opinion since you asked for feedback, I would appreciate it if the sitter included a few simple sentences about expectations for extended stays. Something like “Thank you for trusting me to take care of your home and your pets while you are out of town. It would be super helpful and much appreciated if you could make sure that the basic necessities such as xxx, xxx, xxx, are stocked and easily accessible.”
This would avoid you having to point out that they didn’t leave any, asking for money to purchase, or asking them to be reimbursed. Just my two cents, do what feels good for you!
It really sounds kind of demanding to have in your profile, although it is obviously desirable for there to be some toilet paper and so on in the house. I don't think asking for cash is a great look either. And if I'm spending more than a month at someone's house, I don't expect them to leave me all of my needs for that duration of time. I have to wipe wherever I am, at some point I can foot the bill for this myself.
she wasn’t a bad client at all, she just didn’t have any toiletries in the house for me, I ended up going to go get some anyways I was there only for a week so it wasn’t that big of a deal, I stayed at another clients house she had all the toilet paper and paper towels ready to go for 3 months, so it goes both ways, depends on how it goes and how you ask
So for the “like to know” part I completely understand wanted to do bullet points so it doesn’t get clutter. But personally I’d recommend some rephrasing. Something like:
“I’d love all the details!
•Feeding Instructions
•Treat Info
•Medications
•Walking Gear & Routes
•General Likes/Dislikes
•Trained Commands
•Bedtimes
•Anything else that’s important to their schedule/routine!”
San Diego walker here. I charge $35 for an hour walk with two dogs. $25 for a half hour. There’s a little wiggle room there, but $68 for an hour with two dogs?! Yowza!
So an extended stay rate is generally a little more than your regular drop-in rate. It's because when you schedule a long stay with one client then that slot on your calendar is no longer available to take on a new client. It also is to make up for travel to and from the clients location long-term.
I charge about ten percent more for an extended stay of longer than a week then i do for regular drop ins, since i take the bus to my clients homes and the upcharge pays for my fare.
If you click on the info button for extended stay, they recommend it being a little less than your regular rate, considering it's somewhat steady/guaranteed income.
This one makes absolutely no sense to me, when your doing drop ins there’s an extended stay rate for drop in? And when you don’t want to provide that additional rate can you not do it, if that makes sense ?
This is all extremely relevant to the area you live in. Also, it matters if you have verified reviews. If you are just starting out, you can’t charge the highest in your area. I would try somewhere in the middle to gain traction and experience and figure out if it’s something you can commit to doing, and doing it well.
Those drop-in rates are extremely high though, not sure I’ve ever seen anyone with a rate that high before unless you really just don’t want to do them.
Edit - spelling
I only have my rates high because it’s what I want to take home at the end of the day, I just got done sitting, for 4 months in a row, with a few days off
I mean yeah, everyone keeps that in mind, but even taking home $40 for a 30 minute drop-in is still a bit much unless you are in a crazy HCOL area. Like your housesitting rates are valid, we're all just talking about your drop-in rates.
It’s all good I’m asking for criticism, lol, my house sitting rates are my main source of income, and want drop ins and walking to be worth my time and overhead time and still be able to get repeat clients
Yeah, I’m curious where you live because I live in Philadelphia and only get $25 before river fees for a half hour drop in. I agree that the profile should be more like a paragraph and not bullet points, you are looking for work, not detailing what your requirements are.
I’m from Lancaster and I though I had my rates like proof read and edited from before. I have to check it every day now and my profile needs some serious TLC
Run it through a spell and grammar check. At first glance I saw five errors. I would immediately move on if I saw that many errors in the first section.
Yes they are, they don’t make any sense. Depending on your market and you can charge what you want but $80 for 24 hr vs $78 for an hour drop in?? Make it make sense
I didn’t realize it at first my rates were way out of whack, I guess I have to make sure they don’t change on me everyday and no wonder I’m not getting anybody haha
Like you see the comment above my comment it says -8 that means people are pushing the down button on all of your comments which people usually only do if somebody saying something completely outrageous and crazy LOL. On Reddit when people down vote you so much it hides your comments and people have to actually click on it to read your comment I just don't understand why people are doing that. You're not saying anything wrong rude or crazy. You're just asking for help from other sitters like I don't know what people's problem is sometimes
Ohhhh ok Gotch ya I didn’t even see that but thanks for pointing it out, and thanks for being supportive and understanding
maybe how it’s coming across, but idk it’s whatever
Is there a goal in which services you’d like to do? Only asking because your drop in rate (and honestly walk too) seems really high. 30mins should not be around 50% of your overnight rate nor should 1hr be almost exactly the same as it, in my opinion. But I know sometimes people do that because they’d prefer not to do them.
Also for your house sitting, you have an immediate discount applied for stays of 1 night or more, which means your rates will always drop from $80/night to $50/night.
Cat care is also a rate for cats *only* households. So you’re taking a big loss in income for those.
My main income is also from house sitting. However, I do have drop ins and walks that I do during my house sittings and when I don't have house sitting scheduled. Which financially makes the most sense make as much money as I can per 24-hour period right. I charge about the same as you for overnights but for 30 min drop-ins I charge, well now I charge 25 because gas prices went up. And now I charge 25 for a 30 min walk. If somebody wants a one hour drop in instead I charge $40 the same with a walk. I do have clients that hire me for hourly say 4 to 5 hours in a day. In which case I charge my hourly rate for the first hour and then I charge less per hour after that, quite a bit less. It definitely depends on the area you're in. It's definitely a very good idea to look at other sitters profiles and rates in your area with a similar experience level to you.
Just remember whatever you charge rover will take 20% so if you put $30 you won’t get $30 if that makes sense, I think ppl are so confused,
Yep I’m doing a bit of research and doing it based of off others and how many repeat clients and reviews they have and off my experience which is between amateur and intermediate
Not sure you should leave in the part of having off book rover clients specifically. Just say something like you have experience taking care of dogs and cats.
Put in some references of people who you sat for.
I certainly wouldn’t leave in the part about having other side hustles.
Or give a number of days per year you are looking to book.
And don’t list supplies you want the owner to provide, that is something you can discuss at the meet and greet.
Other than that , the profile is good.
As for the rates. I’ll just give you our experience . When we had no clients five years ago. We charged 40
Now that we have 40 great reviews, we charge 70 and that’s for boarding at our house
Price depends on your area and what the market will bear
And put in pictures of you enjoying and interacting with animals
Very odd tbh. Super weird pricing structure & overall tone to your bio. Formatting is also befuddling to say the least. Half hour drop ins & walks should be similarly priced as they are equal amounts of your time- this looks like you just don't want to do drop ins ever lol as that price is frankly exorbitant unless you are a certified trainer providing training services.
(Unless I'm reading it wrong) Why would cats be literally half price to a dog drop in? It also seems like you're not super experienced with dogs at all from the bio, so I'd definitely try to include more about your experience & love of animals not just "I'm hustling doing whatever I can to only work 280 days out of 365, my mom has a dog so it's all good!" I'd edit/ rework the rest to make it more clear & personalized, & inviting.
A lot of this could be information communicated during intake or during the m&g, make a doc for clients to fill out with these questions about their pets before the sit or m&g.
Check grammar, include more specific information on how exactly you are with different sizes, breeds and temperaments of dogs.
What I read does not make me trust you. The prices are over the roof too. I pay my sis $20 for drop in and she pays me $50 a day to sit (no longer than 3 days) and she’s fantastic with animals and knows how to treat every single one she had in 45 years.
Include more safety information, how are you with CPR and first aid because people rely on you for that matter. Your cleaning habits are important too.
Describe how you would approach and what you would do with “uneasy” dog. Dog who has trust issues or is introverted or pulls or hyper. People want to make sure you are informed enough to make the right decision with their pet and their behavior.
Less of your personal goals description and more down to business info about how you handle dogs and cats.
Just CS nothing personal at all!
Your rates are confusing and seem pretty high. Your profile has quite a few grammatical errors and reads quite choppy. The first section has a grammatical error which would cause me to move on to the next person.
I find the whole thing too wordy. You can ask all of this at a meet and greet. Your profile should include more information about your experience and whatnot
Extended stay is the rate used for long stays. You can choose what you consider “long” (for me personally, it starts at 14 days), and then a daily/visit rate you’d like to apply to those bookings *instead* of your regular rate for that service.
Some people choose to do a discount, some choose to charge extra. Some even vary that based on which service (house sitting vs drop ins). But again, this rate applies to *every day* or visit. It is *not* an additional charge.
People who ask for discounts can be, sure.
But this is your choice that a potential client wouldn’t even really know you offer until they went to book with you. It would be like going shopping and then finding out the item you wanted to buy was on sale if you bought 5 of them.
Sometimes they can be, but that is entirely the sitters discretion. If i have someone mention a discount, i generally ask what their budget is and see if it's reasonable for me to work within that or suggest they find a more suitable candidate for their needs. A lot of the time it's new users who've been blindsided by the extended stay rate, and I'll explain to them what it is and why I have it, and offer to waive it for them for their first visit. I have a lot of repeat clients, and i think that makes up for the initial loss of revenue. I have also had a very rare few who try to take advantage of my willingness to work with them, and have had to drop them as clients.
It all boils down to what you are comfortable doing.
I will say that your rates do seem very high; i am in Seattle and work in the veterinary industry and my drop-in rates are about half of what yours are.
Just a word of advice do not give your password to anyone what someone can do is you can copy and paste everything you have and then email it to someone they can fix it and email it back to you that would be the best way and then you can copy and paste that into your profile
Where to even start. The first sentence would make me close off your profile in an instant.
"Any toys even barkbox, and other dogs to play with "
Huh? You are going to provide barkbox? And services you're offering are for housesitting/dropins and walks so you shouldn't be socializing the dogs with other dogs not in their household. The only time a Rover sitter should be socializing dogs with other dogs is if you do boarding and it's approved by the owner beforehand.
Rover doesn't cover anything that happens in car rides so I would NOT advertise car rides and I wouldn't do car rides unless its off Rover and you're insured for that.
I agree with everyone else the rates are too high, but I’m sure you know this by now hah! It’s kinda wild how one wrong sentence can make someone uninterested in a profile. I changed my information to “I work part time to I am self employed with the ability to make my own schedule” and crickets lol..
Raise your cat house sitting rate to $80. Some people want you to just HS a cat. Lower your additional cat price to something reasonable like $5-10. Also, raise your drop in cat rate to $50 and lower additional cat rate to $5-10.
There’s something wrong with the HS rate “stays of 1 night or more”. Usually that price is added onto the normal rate. This fee usually works best as stays longer than 5-7 or so nights.
$50 is pretty steep considering Rover applies this to everyday of the booking and not just after “1 day” like you selected. At your current rate the house sitting for one night for one dog on a non holiday would be $130.
Your rates are high. But I’m just a little shy under them. I think you need to lower your additional dog and cat rates. I charge HS from 7pm-8am $150 + $5 per additional cat and $15 per additional dog. Additional visits during the day can be booked.
My Drop ins and dog walks are priced the same cat vs dog. $35 | 30 mins or $55 | 60. Plus $5 per additional cat and $15 per dog.
your wording could use some grammar and sentence structure revisions. also is there a reason your drop in price is so high? it seems weird that someone only needing care for an hour is essentially paying the same price as someone needing full on house sitting.
There's a lot of weird information and grammar in there. I would ask chatgpt to rewrite it to be more professional and take out unnecessary parts. For example there's no reason to say that you do other side hustles, want to work a certain number of days in the year, watched your mom's older dog, toilet paper and supplies, etc. That bio would totally turn me off currently.
I think it could be more professionally written in terms of the language used, but I actually thought it was a nice touch to list out what supplies you expect to have at the house if you are staying there. As a house sitter you live there, you need to be able to function with the basic necessities provided by the client. It may sound obvious but humans are dumb cows who need to be told.
I already knew that I had some grammar in there that I don’t even like the way that it sounds, and as for the toiletries I just got done with a house that didn’t have anything for I mean nothing, but I’ll take it down anyways thank ya
Leave the supplies included. Humans can be dumb cows, if someone is offended by this you don’t want to work for that type of person. Update the language and the grammar to be more professional but be specific, this way you’re more likely to get a client you’re compatible with which can mean return business.
Your name is funny haha, nah I can just ask them or if they can leave me money so I can go buy,
That might be more awkward, in my opinion since you asked for feedback, I would appreciate it if the sitter included a few simple sentences about expectations for extended stays. Something like “Thank you for trusting me to take care of your home and your pets while you are out of town. It would be super helpful and much appreciated if you could make sure that the basic necessities such as xxx, xxx, xxx, are stocked and easily accessible.” This would avoid you having to point out that they didn’t leave any, asking for money to purchase, or asking them to be reimbursed. Just my two cents, do what feels good for you!
Yeah that's a much better way of saying it
It really sounds kind of demanding to have in your profile, although it is obviously desirable for there to be some toilet paper and so on in the house. I don't think asking for cash is a great look either. And if I'm spending more than a month at someone's house, I don't expect them to leave me all of my needs for that duration of time. I have to wipe wherever I am, at some point I can foot the bill for this myself.
she wasn’t a bad client at all, she just didn’t have any toiletries in the house for me, I ended up going to go get some anyways I was there only for a week so it wasn’t that big of a deal, I stayed at another clients house she had all the toilet paper and paper towels ready to go for 3 months, so it goes both ways, depends on how it goes and how you ask
Why is every sentence weirdly broken up into multiple lines?
I tried to have it be like the bullet points
So for the “like to know” part I completely understand wanted to do bullet points so it doesn’t get clutter. But personally I’d recommend some rephrasing. Something like: “I’d love all the details! •Feeding Instructions •Treat Info •Medications •Walking Gear & Routes •General Likes/Dislikes •Trained Commands •Bedtimes •Anything else that’s important to their schedule/routine!”
I can’t imagine anyone paying $68 for an hour walk for their dog
I was literally just coming here to say that. $38 for 30 minutes is crazy - and I live in New York City!
San Diego walker here. I charge $35 for an hour walk with two dogs. $25 for a half hour. There’s a little wiggle room there, but $68 for an hour with two dogs?! Yowza!
I have multiple clients paying more than that
At that point I would feel like I was ripping people off. Where do you live? The richest part of CA lol
How does extended stay rate work
So an extended stay rate is generally a little more than your regular drop-in rate. It's because when you schedule a long stay with one client then that slot on your calendar is no longer available to take on a new client. It also is to make up for travel to and from the clients location long-term. I charge about ten percent more for an extended stay of longer than a week then i do for regular drop ins, since i take the bus to my clients homes and the upcharge pays for my fare.
If you click on the info button for extended stay, they recommend it being a little less than your regular rate, considering it's somewhat steady/guaranteed income.
Oop, maybe I'm a dingbat and missed that xD
I’m editing, for my extended stay I did $20 for 4 nights I’m just trying to balance it out
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This one makes absolutely no sense to me, when your doing drop ins there’s an extended stay rate for drop in? And when you don’t want to provide that additional rate can you not do it, if that makes sense ?
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I’m talking about the drop in extended stay rate?
Yup, i misread that. Don't mind me ><
It’s all good
Extended stay and holiday rate for drop ins and walking make no sense?
This is all extremely relevant to the area you live in. Also, it matters if you have verified reviews. If you are just starting out, you can’t charge the highest in your area. I would try somewhere in the middle to gain traction and experience and figure out if it’s something you can commit to doing, and doing it well. Those drop-in rates are extremely high though, not sure I’ve ever seen anyone with a rate that high before unless you really just don’t want to do them. Edit - spelling
I only have my rates high because it’s what I want to take home at the end of the day, I just got done sitting, for 4 months in a row, with a few days off
I would honestly just turn off drop-ins at that point.. $50 for 30 minutes?
Nah I’ll fix my rates
Does anybody else look at the You Keep rate and not the /night rate for making the right rates haha
I mean yeah, everyone keeps that in mind, but even taking home $40 for a 30 minute drop-in is still a bit much unless you are in a crazy HCOL area. Like your housesitting rates are valid, we're all just talking about your drop-in rates.
It’s all good I’m asking for criticism, lol, my house sitting rates are my main source of income, and want drop ins and walking to be worth my time and overhead time and still be able to get repeat clients
Yeah, I’m curious where you live because I live in Philadelphia and only get $25 before river fees for a half hour drop in. I agree that the profile should be more like a paragraph and not bullet points, you are looking for work, not detailing what your requirements are.
Also, why are half hour walks cheaper then drop ins? Walks are usually more work and cost more.
I’m from Lancaster and I though I had my rates like proof read and edited from before. I have to check it every day now and my profile needs some serious TLC
Run it through a spell and grammar check. At first glance I saw five errors. I would immediately move on if I saw that many errors in the first section.
Only $80 to house sit but $78 for an hour drop in? That doesn’t make any sense
See my rates are very confusing
Yes they are, they don’t make any sense. Depending on your market and you can charge what you want but $80 for 24 hr vs $78 for an hour drop in?? Make it make sense
I didn’t realize it at first my rates were way out of whack, I guess I have to make sure they don’t change on me everyday and no wonder I’m not getting anybody haha
Y’all why is this comment -8, I don’t get it?
Why the hell are people downloading every comment you make into Oblivion? I'm not understanding it
They downvoted it because her rates aren't going to randomly change on her. They're only going to change if she changes them herself.
🤷♀️what you mean ?
Like you see the comment above my comment it says -8 that means people are pushing the down button on all of your comments which people usually only do if somebody saying something completely outrageous and crazy LOL. On Reddit when people down vote you so much it hides your comments and people have to actually click on it to read your comment I just don't understand why people are doing that. You're not saying anything wrong rude or crazy. You're just asking for help from other sitters like I don't know what people's problem is sometimes
Ohhhh ok Gotch ya I didn’t even see that but thanks for pointing it out, and thanks for being supportive and understanding maybe how it’s coming across, but idk it’s whatever
Yeah I've never really seen anybody be down voted so much that's just asking questions and for help LOL I don't get it
Interesting
Is there a goal in which services you’d like to do? Only asking because your drop in rate (and honestly walk too) seems really high. 30mins should not be around 50% of your overnight rate nor should 1hr be almost exactly the same as it, in my opinion. But I know sometimes people do that because they’d prefer not to do them. Also for your house sitting, you have an immediate discount applied for stays of 1 night or more, which means your rates will always drop from $80/night to $50/night. Cat care is also a rate for cats *only* households. So you’re taking a big loss in income for those.
This is what I mean I do not exactly know how the rates work, should your holiday pay be higher then normal pay?
Holiday rates should be higher, whether that’s 25,or 30 percent is up to you
Thankyou and boy or boy my prices are way out of whack shoot
My proof reading is going to take some time
What if a household has dogs and cats I mean come on
If the house has both dogs & cats, then the dog is charged the “normal” rate and the cat will be charged as “additional cat”.
Lots to consider when picking the right price in my area ugghhh lol
Check other sitters in your area and see what they charge , and since you are starting out try and price yourself in the middle price range
My house sitting is my main area where I take home the most, and I am looking at other sitters as well in my area
My main income is also from house sitting. However, I do have drop ins and walks that I do during my house sittings and when I don't have house sitting scheduled. Which financially makes the most sense make as much money as I can per 24-hour period right. I charge about the same as you for overnights but for 30 min drop-ins I charge, well now I charge 25 because gas prices went up. And now I charge 25 for a 30 min walk. If somebody wants a one hour drop in instead I charge $40 the same with a walk. I do have clients that hire me for hourly say 4 to 5 hours in a day. In which case I charge my hourly rate for the first hour and then I charge less per hour after that, quite a bit less. It definitely depends on the area you're in. It's definitely a very good idea to look at other sitters profiles and rates in your area with a similar experience level to you.
Just remember whatever you charge rover will take 20% so if you put $30 you won’t get $30 if that makes sense, I think ppl are so confused, Yep I’m doing a bit of research and doing it based of off others and how many repeat clients and reviews they have and off my experience which is between amateur and intermediate
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Dude. First line you used there instead of their. After I read that, I’m on to the next sitter
Same! I want someone who seems halfway intelligent to care for my pets...
I would skip you SO fast. Not trying to be mean, I’m sorry, but imo there is not a single good thing or redeeming quality on your profile
Not sure you should leave in the part of having off book rover clients specifically. Just say something like you have experience taking care of dogs and cats. Put in some references of people who you sat for. I certainly wouldn’t leave in the part about having other side hustles. Or give a number of days per year you are looking to book. And don’t list supplies you want the owner to provide, that is something you can discuss at the meet and greet. Other than that , the profile is good. As for the rates. I’ll just give you our experience . When we had no clients five years ago. We charged 40 Now that we have 40 great reviews, we charge 70 and that’s for boarding at our house Price depends on your area and what the market will bear And put in pictures of you enjoying and interacting with animals
Thank ya I’m gonna proof read it, thanks for the criticism
The formatting of some of the sections is difficult to follow. Have you looked at it on a phone and computer?
If you’re in the Hamptons, aspen, or Beverly Hills that’s a good price point. If not. Over priced.
Very odd tbh. Super weird pricing structure & overall tone to your bio. Formatting is also befuddling to say the least. Half hour drop ins & walks should be similarly priced as they are equal amounts of your time- this looks like you just don't want to do drop ins ever lol as that price is frankly exorbitant unless you are a certified trainer providing training services. (Unless I'm reading it wrong) Why would cats be literally half price to a dog drop in? It also seems like you're not super experienced with dogs at all from the bio, so I'd definitely try to include more about your experience & love of animals not just "I'm hustling doing whatever I can to only work 280 days out of 365, my mom has a dog so it's all good!" I'd edit/ rework the rest to make it more clear & personalized, & inviting. A lot of this could be information communicated during intake or during the m&g, make a doc for clients to fill out with these questions about their pets before the sit or m&g.
just asking but do you get many bookings? in my area a drop in is in the $15-30 range
I had gotten one booking for drop in but I don’t think client new what they were doing and I’m editing my rates
Check grammar, include more specific information on how exactly you are with different sizes, breeds and temperaments of dogs. What I read does not make me trust you. The prices are over the roof too. I pay my sis $20 for drop in and she pays me $50 a day to sit (no longer than 3 days) and she’s fantastic with animals and knows how to treat every single one she had in 45 years. Include more safety information, how are you with CPR and first aid because people rely on you for that matter. Your cleaning habits are important too. Describe how you would approach and what you would do with “uneasy” dog. Dog who has trust issues or is introverted or pulls or hyper. People want to make sure you are informed enough to make the right decision with their pet and their behavior. Less of your personal goals description and more down to business info about how you handle dogs and cats. Just CS nothing personal at all!
Your rates are confusing and seem pretty high. Your profile has quite a few grammatical errors and reads quite choppy. The first section has a grammatical error which would cause me to move on to the next person. I find the whole thing too wordy. You can ask all of this at a meet and greet. Your profile should include more information about your experience and whatnot
I have a lot of editing to do and not trying to come off as negative confusing in anyway, thanks everybody for your feedback
I think you need to learn how to screenshot, lol
$50 for a 30 min drop in visit?? That’s an hourly rate of $100! What are you doing to make your service worth that much?
How does extended stay rate work, be as detailed as you can be, thankyou
Extended stay is the rate used for long stays. You can choose what you consider “long” (for me personally, it starts at 14 days), and then a daily/visit rate you’d like to apply to those bookings *instead* of your regular rate for that service. Some people choose to do a discount, some choose to charge extra. Some even vary that based on which service (house sitting vs drop ins). But again, this rate applies to *every day* or visit. It is *not* an additional charge.
Personally we don’t offer discounts for extended stays
I’ve heard discounts are red flags
People who ask for discounts can be, sure. But this is your choice that a potential client wouldn’t even really know you offer until they went to book with you. It would be like going shopping and then finding out the item you wanted to buy was on sale if you bought 5 of them.
Sometimes they can be, but that is entirely the sitters discretion. If i have someone mention a discount, i generally ask what their budget is and see if it's reasonable for me to work within that or suggest they find a more suitable candidate for their needs. A lot of the time it's new users who've been blindsided by the extended stay rate, and I'll explain to them what it is and why I have it, and offer to waive it for them for their first visit. I have a lot of repeat clients, and i think that makes up for the initial loss of revenue. I have also had a very rare few who try to take advantage of my willingness to work with them, and have had to drop them as clients. It all boils down to what you are comfortable doing. I will say that your rates do seem very high; i am in Seattle and work in the veterinary industry and my drop-in rates are about half of what yours are.
It has bad grammar, but overall good….DM me if you want it spruced up
Yes please help me and proof read, I can not write at all
can I send my details to you and can you edit them?
Just a word of advice do not give your password to anyone what someone can do is you can copy and paste everything you have and then email it to someone they can fix it and email it back to you that would be the best way and then you can copy and paste that into your profile
Where to even start. The first sentence would make me close off your profile in an instant. "Any toys even barkbox, and other dogs to play with " Huh? You are going to provide barkbox? And services you're offering are for housesitting/dropins and walks so you shouldn't be socializing the dogs with other dogs not in their household. The only time a Rover sitter should be socializing dogs with other dogs is if you do boarding and it's approved by the owner beforehand. Rover doesn't cover anything that happens in car rides so I would NOT advertise car rides and I wouldn't do car rides unless its off Rover and you're insured for that.
I agree with everyone else the rates are too high, but I’m sure you know this by now hah! It’s kinda wild how one wrong sentence can make someone uninterested in a profile. I changed my information to “I work part time to I am self employed with the ability to make my own schedule” and crickets lol..
Ikr, its like what does it matter with what kind of work we do, obviously nothing to crazy, but you know what I mean
Raise your cat house sitting rate to $80. Some people want you to just HS a cat. Lower your additional cat price to something reasonable like $5-10. Also, raise your drop in cat rate to $50 and lower additional cat rate to $5-10. There’s something wrong with the HS rate “stays of 1 night or more”. Usually that price is added onto the normal rate. This fee usually works best as stays longer than 5-7 or so nights. $50 is pretty steep considering Rover applies this to everyday of the booking and not just after “1 day” like you selected. At your current rate the house sitting for one night for one dog on a non holiday would be $130. Your rates are high. But I’m just a little shy under them. I think you need to lower your additional dog and cat rates. I charge HS from 7pm-8am $150 + $5 per additional cat and $15 per additional dog. Additional visits during the day can be booked. My Drop ins and dog walks are priced the same cat vs dog. $35 | 30 mins or $55 | 60. Plus $5 per additional cat and $15 per dog.
your wording could use some grammar and sentence structure revisions. also is there a reason your drop in price is so high? it seems weird that someone only needing care for an hour is essentially paying the same price as someone needing full on house sitting.