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You have finally decided to take the plunge and start your own babysitting business. Now even though you are the owner, you have to set a few regulations. If you want to start a babysitting business, you will have to decide and setup a lot of guidelines for your business to be successful. First, you have to decide the hours you want to work. Do you want to work only weekdays or just weekends or both? This should be decided after looking at your other priorities such as school. You should be clearly able to tell parents that you can’t work weekdays because of homework or other responsibilities, if this is what you’ve decided.
Another thing to consider if you want to start a babysitting business, is the rates you are going to charge. I discuss that more here: How to Start a Teen Baby Sitting Business. The rates depend on what the current rates are in the neighborhood you work. It usually is $7-$9 per hour depending on the area you live in. Your rates could be higher if you have prior babysitting experience, especially in a daycare or if you have babysitting certification (see Making Money With Teen Babysitting Qualifications). It also depends on the number of babysitters available in your area. If there is a surplus of babysitters, you may need to keep your rates competitive and not very high. You could also charge a flat rate such as, $30 for four hours or such. You also have to decide the time you want to work. Are you willing to baby sit till late in the night or do you want the parents to be back by a certain time? These are all things that you will need to decide.
If you want to start a babysitting business, you also have to decide about transportation. Do you need someone to pick you up or will you make arrangements with your parents to drop and pick you up? Walking is never a good idea at night – even if you house is just a few streets away.
Also, if want to start a babysitting business, you need to have a plan for advertising and letting people know about your new babysitting business. And as a backup plan, you need to have a list of places you can register your services as a babysitter so you can get jobs. In future posts, we’ll be posting a nice list of sites where you can register for babysitting jobs in your area. So stay tuned!
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About Amber: My name is Amber and I'm the Editor of TeenMoneyMakingIdeas.Com. As a teenager, I started making money when I was 13 years old. I had all the typical jobs that teenagers have such as working in fast food joints and retail stores. At 19, I formed my own cosmetics company. And shortly after that I started my own import business. Now I'm earning money online. Join me as I discuss all the ways I've discovered for teens to make money. Read more about me here. |
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Iam looking to babysit children at my home and if anyone needs any babysittin please e mail me at the above address i have plenty off experince with kids and adore kids
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You mean you’re interested in articles on how to make money from crafts?
Hi my name is Kelly. I’m interested in starting after school baby sitting jobs.
this website helped me a lot with mine and my cousin’s babysitting service. THX!
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hey wats u!!! I'm getting ready to start a new babysitting buisness but how much should I ask for per hour? Please help :p
Hi Peace Chick, most sitters charge around $6-8 or $7-9 per kid per hour. It depends on which area you live in. Maybe you can try asking around so you will know the average. Also ask adults and moms and see how much they are willing to pay for babysitting. With some sitters who have certification and know serious stuff like CPR, they can charge up to $10 per hour. Hope that helps!
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Great that you’re advertising your baby sitting business, jade, but it’s not a good idea to post your email in public.
Okay well im 17 yrs old and my dad wants me to get a job …. but i like to go out on the weekends sometimes with my friends so i thought i would start a babysitting business me and my sister and a very close friend would all be working in and i need some help on where to begin any thoughts would help a whole lot thxs
You sound way cool. You can find a bunch of ideas here: http://teenmoneymakingideas.com/category/home-based-business-ideas/make-money-with-babysitting/