As a babysitter you’re reliable, trustworthy, creative, and in-charge, a parent’s dream, and a kid’s best friend. But you’ve tapped your personal network and you’re still looking for more work, and you don’t know where to get it. It isn’t always easy to find your next job, or to start building up your reputation in a new community if you’ve just moved. However, going online can be a great way to connect with parents looking for childcare providers, especially if you know where to look.
Your first move might be to offer up your services on any old classifieds site, but before you do, consider this: Don’t. You will wind up with requests to sit 20 miles out of town with no transportation, during your school schedule or while you’re busy with another job, and it will be impossible to weed out the dead leads. Before you start applying to online postings or post your profile online, first seek out sites like Sitter.com/babysitter-jobs, and then you have to decide a few things about how you’re going to target and find your audience.
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