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How do I get started?
I am a 14/f and I would really like to start babysitting. How can I find people with kids though who are in need of a babysitter?
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its easy...heres what i did... here are the steps
1. make a flyer with ur name, school, grade, character traits, qualifications, and references on it.
2. walk/get driven around your neighborhood to put them in peoples doors (i did this and someone called me the next day)
==as long as u get one person, they will spread the word, i alsooo babysit for my moms friend so ask around if anyyone knows of anyone,....
GOOD LUCK!
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Make flyers. Put them up at the local grocery stores, Wal-Mart, etc. Save up (from babysitting) and put an ad in the paper if you really want some business. Make sure you have great references. Ask people who you babysit for now if they can refer you to others that need a babysitter. Word of mouth is generally the best advertising. You can also post ads online (craigslist.com in your area). Be careful and don't ever post too much private information (such as your exact address). Good luck!
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If there is a local library in your town, you could be able to make a flyer and hang it up on a message board. That way, when adults come to the library with their kids, they will be able to see your flyer and call you.
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i started with people i know pretty well, like neighbors, and if you do a good job babysitting for them they will sugest you to others and eventually you will be babysitting for alot of people. but you can also put up flyers,or post and add in the newspaper.
hope i have helped
-*- missmad127 -*-
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I made up flyers and put them in my neighbor's mail boxes. I asked my mom's permission first if I could put our telephone number on it.
If a parent says that you can put a number on it, go ahead and make up a flyer and stick them in peoples mail boxes on your street.
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Flyers and peps. Ask whomever babysits!
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I would have your mom or dad ask friends who they know have kids. If you have younger cousins, ask your aunt or uncle if they need a baby sitter.
hope this helps
--*Laura
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Well i suggest asking family friends or neighbors first then you could post in your local paper or you could make and print flyers and put them in mailboxes in your area.I get most of my jobs from referals (parents telling other parents), and also i would suggest taking a CPR or babysitters course the parents always feel better knowing there leaving their kids with someone who took the time to reasearch their job,It's not always a must but it can really make or break a job sometimes, and a little secret babysitting courses arent really that hard.LOL. Also you could try looking in wanted ads, just do some searching you seem smart enough to do whatever you put your mind to.
~ferretlover~
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hey my name is brandy and i think you should post flyers and hand them out to people or put them up where people walk around because my friend told me to do that and it really worked.
HOPE I WAS HELP
Brandy Bell
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If you feel responsibel enough, then get your self out there! try this..
--ask mom/dad/aunts/uncles if they have friends that need help.
--Post flyers around your neighbor hood, telephone poles, news papers, school bulltetin bords, and stuff like that.
--ask people who have kids in your neighbor hood if they ever need any help.
--be open minded. Not just baby sitting. Offer a buisness of maybe Pet sitting? or Cleaning up there house when there at work?
--Ask friends if they have brothers and sisters. My friends hate babysitting there younger sibs, so they ask me.
good luck have fun :]
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post flyers around your community and around where most people drive around and pick a bold color that will pop out to the people. Also, you could hand out flyers to people.
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Make Flyers.
LIke Have it say something like:
Have Kids?
Need a babysitter?
Im here to help!
name
age:14
And phone number
at the bottom of the flyer have the end cut && have your name, && number writen on it so they can tear it off and take it home.
Post them at local grocerie stores, Where i live they post flyers on the polls up and down the street.
Goodluck
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Make flyers and put them in ur neighbors mailboxes. Or you can go to your local grocery store/community center and post a flyer there with your..
Name:
Age:
Number:
and make sure to put like any special AID skills. This will catch ur viewers eye. =] ♥
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what i didnt was made a flyer. it had alot of clipart along with a cute little babysitting poem my sister and i made up and my info on it (name, age, i but reasonable rates, relable, references etc) and i handed the flyers out to everyhouse within like a mile to me literally it was crazy and within a week i only got 1 phone call but it was well worth it and in the end i have had 3 families that reg. babysit for and it really worked out well
and i learned go to every house kids or not because 3 years after giving out those flyers (which was last june) i got a phone call from someone saying they got my flyer a few years ago and wanted to know if i still babysit
here are some quick pointers:
-don't list your last name or address on the flyers first name and number will do
-dont list your rate because you might end up getting more than you expected
- dont expect to get paid more than like $3 an hour per child at first
- dont get mad when people think you are too young, especially if its with their first child, they are as nervous as leaving their child and you will be being their at first
- make sure you have atleast 1 good reference
- don't overwhelm yourself with kids (dont say you can watch 3 kids under 5 even though you know you cant just to get a job)
- always have a reliable friend or relative incase the job is to big (like i take my younger sister when i got babysit my neighbors who have 3 kids under 4)
- dont be afraid to ask questions
if you need more advice just ask.. i love babysit and hope to own my own daycare one day!
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Make fliers with your name, number, location, how much you charge etc. and put them up around your neighborhood and around other neighborhoods. Post them on poles around stores and stuff. If theres a street where alot of children live in, then post alot of fliers around there. And also, word of mouth gets things around too. Tell one friend to tell another and keep the word of mouth going. That's all you need to do.
Hope I helped.
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Posting notices on grocery store bulletin boards would be a terrific way to get your name out there. Also, since a majority of folks are turning to the internet for everything these days, you might also be interested in checking out [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
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Ask around. Really thats the best way to go about it, because not too many people advertise for baby-sitters. Who do you ask? Start off with neighbors that you know have younger children. Ask them if they need a baby-sitter. If they say no, then ask them if they know anyone who would need it, or anyone that you could call and ask. In other words, ask somebody, and if they say they don't need you, ask them if they know somebody else they could ask. I'm sure they would be willing to help by letting you know of people. Neighbors or anyone you see often are great people to start off with, then go on from there. Ask relatives who live close by if they need it or if they know anyone else who does. Hope that helped and good luck.
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Hey, well you can put an ad in a newspaper, or like tell one of your parents to ask someone at their work if they need a babysitter, or tell your teacher if she has a child that you would me more than happy to babysit for them.
Hope I was able to help you out,
Brittany
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What I did, is I checked with the neighborhood kids parents, & see if they needed one. & I put up flyers, at like bulletion boards, at Tops & places like that. I hope I helped!
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Put flyers around local mail boxes, gets you some buisness gaurenteed, if you dont have community mail boxes stick them in everyone one in a col-de-sacs mailboxes or just go around the neighborhood and put them in ones with people you know have kids
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