The following article is from TeenMoneyMakingIdeas.Com:In previous articles, we discussed starting a babysitting business as a way for teens and college students to make money. Once you’ve made the decision to go into your own business, however, it is important to let people know about your babysitting business.

You have to figure out ways to get the word around about starting a babysitting job or business. First of all, you should have some flyers made up to inform the public about your service.  Once you have your flyers ready, you need to find appropriate places to post them. It’s not advisable to put up your flyers on the street as you don’t know what types of people are going to read it. It is better to put them up at grocery store’s bulletin boards, shopping malls, recreation centers, family restaurants, even day care centers if they let you. Find places where families visit often like the park. You can personally hand out your flyers to parents in parks and playgrounds. Ask your neighbors and friends to distribute flyers to their friends and relatives.

You can also tell your friends and family to spread the word for you. Word-of-mouth is a quick way of letting people know about your babysitting business. It’s also one of the best forms of advertisements. Also, you can create a nice e-mail and send it to everyone you know and ask them to forward it. You can also tell your clients to tell their friends and relatives about your babysitting services.

Another way to get the word around is by the internet. There are many websites where you can sign up and get clients. One awesome site is www.sittercity.com. You can create your profile for free, list all your qualifications and experience and choose who gets your number. You can also list the times you are available that week, so it’s easier for both parties. Becoming members at such websites immensely increases your client pool and gives you the exposure you need.

You could also advertise your services in your local newspaper. It won’t be exactly cheap but every business needs some investment. Perhaps you can ask your family for an investment or maybe you can do a quick fundraiser to fund this aspect of your business. Plus, if you manage to get a client through the newspaper, you can probably earn your investment back within a week or so.

These are just a few ways to get the word around about starting a babysitting job or business. Can you think of some  others?

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The following article is from TeenMoneyMakingIdeas.Com: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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