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09-04-2007, 7:54 PM gegege Joined on 05-25-2007 AZ Along for the Ride help me plz  want to start babysitting again, i stopped! Im only 13 , 14 in january, i live in apartments.. i need some extra cash cause my fam is broke! i need room stuff and some clothes and shoes.. we might move in febuary to a house so! ya..   i need advice, on how to get started and some flyer ideas..PLEASE HELP   i chargde $8 an hour and an extra $1 for every additional child    Report

09-07-2007, 4:47 PM alicat637566 Joined on 08-25-2007 Be nice - I'm new! Re: help me plz I think 8 dollars an hour is a little costly. Try 5 or 6 dollars an hour to get more customers. Find out where the locals go often and hang flyers up there. make the flyers catchy, try neon and highlighters....or try making the words pop out by taping the letters on! Make sure the words are big, maybe print the flyer on a computer so that you seem more professional. Hand out pamplets at school, ask the principal if you can make an announcement, hang flyers on bulletion boards. As for when you are babysitting, the first time is judging time. If you didnt do a good job the first time, chances are that they won't want to hire you again or tell other people not to. So make a good impression. Try to find out what the kid likes before-hand so that you have activity ideas. Go to the dollar store and buy some little toys and games, use about 10 dollars, you'll earn the money back and the kids will probably like it. Hope this helps!    Report

09-13-2007, 6:55 PM amber_wild_fire Joined on 07-20-2006 Super Sitter!! Re: help me plz gegege i think that 8 is a little much.  you might want to start out with $6 an hour plus $1 an hour for each additional child.  I don't know if you would want neon it lookslike you are a little young try to make classy, professional ones. no matter what school you go to you are not going to get people on anouncements.  if you are in an elementry the kids would hear it not parents, and if you are in high school they are your age.  they wouldn't let you do it anyways. you might want to post it in the staff lounge if you can.    Report

09-27-2007, 4:36 PM iluvshoes1993 Joined on 09-24-2007 Along for the Ride Re: help me plz I don't think $8 is a very good price.  You should know that a lot of people can't afford to pay that much.  I'm 14, and I charge $3.50 an hour.  But I work extra extra hard.  I play with the kids, I make sure they have so much fun that they will go on and on and on about it after I'm gone, and I also make sure the parents come home to a clean house.  Then if they can afford to, they're usually impressed enough to pay me MORE than I charge!!    Report

12-11-2007, 2:45 PM booboo5 Joined on 12-11-2007 Be nice - I'm new! Re: help me plz what i do is i dont have a cost because i dont want the parents to think i charge to much so i just say whatever cost they think would be best and it works for me    Report