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You're welcome, they're definitely a game changer!

@@mariasouth7983 hahahaha okay maybe not smell bad but smell “played” LOL

oh no no, not every week. i wish! nov and dec was above average so it brought the average up. but we had slow months too! the reality of being a business owner is that income changes every week =/

ah i'm sorry. this was one of my earliest videos and I wasnt good at explaining. towards the end, i emphasized on holiday rates. Pls check out my other tip videos and hopefully thatll be more helpful than this one XD

@@Soyouwantapet-MKE haha sorta close!!

@@maliknexus omg 😱 that’s so sad!! 😅

oo no before rover's 20% and before taxes so our gross :) i shouldve clarified!

ah sorry. i guess relative to the other months! We have a very high mortgage so that month was rough >_<

@@Marc-dj5fk we don’t just dog walk! :) we have a whole entire business full time both husband and I. It started as just dog walking for me on rover and it evolved about a year later I don’t know about rich clientele :), but we do live in California and comparing other locations, it does seem like the market is higher than other states since californias cost of living is higher. I made another video comparing rover profiles, you can get a good idea of what other states might charge for the same service

@Mark-dj5fk You sound bitter that you’re not making 200k dog walking . Be happy for others dude .

@@NikkiGregory wow I’m sorry to hear that!

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Hi! I think over time you will definitely get a feel on the dog's personality once you meet with the owner and see the dog in person. sometimes the owner's vibe speaks more than the dog, if you know what i mean. You can ask pre- meet and greet questions such as "are there any history of aggression in the past?" but a more subtle way to ask something similar is something like "are there any breeds, personalities or dog sizes that your pup doesnt get along with? What happened?" and itll show that you are careful to ask more questions while you assess. It is totally okay to turn down a dog. a couple hundred bucks is not worth the long term shut down / slow season or stress :( good luck! and i'm glad youre loving rover in Florida too!

hello! I'm in US of A!

@@Gigichew Ha yea I was just wondering because you do so well with your business! Wasn’t trying to give stalker vibes I promise 😂😂😂

@@tanacabana lol no stalker vibes detected!

hehe, my pleasure!

good idea! Thanks :)

@@captainKbobkeeshan ah sorry, one of my first videos and didn’t know much about editing. 😅 thanks for the feedback!

i dont think that is good for them!!!

oh i love that!! Its a good way to advertise yourself and set yourself apart from other types of sitters

thank you! Let me know if you guys want to see more of that. Its always helpful to see visuals!

you will need to advertise on your own. There is a quick copy and paste link you can use for Craiglists under marketing and you can order business cards from Rover too, or make your own! :) put them up on telephone poles, meet people at dog parks. etc good luck!

@@Gigichew what do you mean by copy and paste link for Craigslist? :))

@@helloitislucie4475 oh shoot, I think they changed it. But in the past, you are able to copy and paste a pre-written post you can put on craigslist for your business. But I just checked!! and if you go under promote your business tab, you are able to copy and paste that link and put it anywhere you like including craigslist, Facebook, Instagram, etc.

@@Gigichew thanks for the tips !! 💕 how is your business doing if you’re still at it?

@@helloitislucie4475 you’re welcome! It’s thriving! I was tempted to go off Rover and just stick with my LLC because it is always easier to stick with clients that we know instead of meeting new ones all the time. but I decided to continue with Rover because my husband was telling me that since dogs pass away or they move away, it is always nice to have a platform for people can find us. How’s yours? :)

Thank you so much! It was definitely a leap of faith to consider it a full-time job. And by treating it as such, I think with that mentality it really helped and not hurt the business!

:( ugh i know! The fee is so unfortunate. The rover insurance is REALLY good though. There is also some algorithm that wont work in your favor either. This is to your discretion but some important things to keep in mind :) 1) Rover fees are in there to keep the company going (house always win, as i always say xD) but for good reason. when i didnt know much about Rover yet i had asked my rover sitter this very question thinking he can keep more of the take home. But he said he wantd to stay on rover and i said okay thats fine. And i'm so glad I did in this case because of a freak accident, my dog's foot was broken at this sitters house andRover covered all 6k of his surgery bill and I didnt have to ask a penny from the sitter. This is just my extreme example :) 2) Algorithm: if you get a request and it doesn't get booked, it can count against you if you have too many of those. Theres a % the company will look at. Messages to bookings ratio and it'll affect where you show up on the search I do have an LLC and I do have booking requests from people that didn't come from Rover so for those clients, there is not 20% fee. But i totally hear you on that. It sucks having to see a lump sum but knowing some of it is going back to the company. However, if you look at your tax statement on your profile, you can write that portion off I believe!

@@Gigichew I totally understand. I used to be a dog sitter for Rover in the state of Georgia. And it was this one parent that brought it to my attention of the fees that she was getting hit with. Long story short, I looked into my own scheduling software for dog sitters. And I’ve picked up dog boarding insurance from travelers insurance. I made to move cause my clients got fed up. And I agree with the algorithm. I used to get request for people that was clearly outside of my service area. And there would be circumstances not in my control and I would a ding on my profile for that.

@@Ace_USVI awww that’s a bummer! Sorry to hear that :( I was looking into Gingr when they reached out to me, but I think I’m gonna stay Rover for a while. Have you looked into gingr? :) might be a good fit!

Cats and dogs definitely! I wish I could do cats because with cats, I can definitely scale more in terms of being able to do other things with my time, such as more walking or do house check ins. However, you might need to also think about the possibility of not getting as many dog clients in case their cats or dogs don’t get along and owners are concerned about it. From my experience, I have only had a handful of owners with cats AND dogs, and they ask if I can take their cat as well and I always have to turn them down due to my allergies. I’m sure there are a lot of owners with cats and dogs, but I don’t see any of the cat clients due to my filters. :)

well, we dont ignore them :) we still answer the request but we might recommend the owner to seek a sitter that doesnt do group daycares/ boarding

They really are!!

Thanks! They do! now that we have moved our old clients still come to us even though the drive is 45 minutes for 1 way We offer a drive service for a fee but they’re welcome to drop off to us if they’re willing to make the drive :)

@@Gigichew wow your organization skills must be amazing! How did you manage to do boarding, daycare, drop ins, house sitting and walks just between you and your husband? Also, do you have insta?

@@leechilo it took a while to get a system going to be honest! ahah we dont do anything fancy actually xD just google sheets for daily scheduling and a google doc for calendaring. We found it easier to use that than excel's cells for calendaring. Maybe i should make a video about that... i do have an insta! Its not super amazing but our dog instagram is called chew_buddiespetcare

@@Gigichew awesome! Will be following you for more! Thank you for replying