Top tips from a home caregiver on how to become an expert
If you are offering your home care services without pay, you will find that there will be a lot of competition for every job available in these tough financial times, but succeeding in landing unpaid home care jobs is not difficult.
First, you need to create a really good home sitter profile that you will put on top home care websites for homeowners to find and take a look at, and you should also have some good references, which can be a problem. if you’ve never worked at home.
But have you ever been to someone’s house and they left you there while they were out? If this has happened to you, believe it or not, you were in charge of the house and they can give you a referral!
You also need some good character references, preferably from professional people like your doctor, lawyer, etc., but maybe you have old school friends who are now in business or a respected profession or maybe your school teachers could give you character references.
Once you’ve completed a half-dozen successful homes and have good references from happy homeowners for each one, you can start charging for your services. Make sure you initially charge somewhere around 50% of the fees made by the home maintenance agencies (just call the agencies as a homeowner and get a quote to find out what they charge, then be sure to cut it down).
Next, set up a very simple website that shows you as a house sitter and also shows your job titles, but keep searching and accepting unpaid jobs to fill in any gaps.
You will find that some people will insist on paying you even though your profile may say that you are not paid, especially if you can get a job where you have been disappointed, and any income goes a long way.
You are not going to make a fortune yet, but what you earn could pay off your daily living costs and leave you with some cash on hand and this, in addition to the extremely low overhead you will enjoy, can ease any financial pressure on you and improve. his life.
Homeowners, like home sitters, not only come in all shapes and sizes, but they also have their own ideas for how they are going to treat you. Some will buy you food and not charge you for utilities, including reasonable use of the telephone. You can’t beat housekeeping for these folks!
Some will not provide you with food and will give you an agreed consumption rate for the utilities you use or charge you for them per month.
Some will want you to post a bond and sign a contract, in addition to paying for your utilities. When it comes to this type of arrangement (I have never posted a bond or had a single contract), you should check the contract very carefully or have it done by an attorney in case it is difficult for you to get your money. back.
Most homeowners don’t want you to sign a contract, post a bond, or pay for utilities (as long as you don’t rack up high fees), which is great, but my advice is that you need something that describes the foundation. of your work, even if it is only included in the emails you have exchanged with the owner.
This is because not all homeowners keep their word; Fortunately, those who don’t are a small minority, and generally homeowners sit down to honor their end of the bargain, become their friends, and will want you to come back again and again.
And so it will become easier and easier to fill your year with housekeeping and once you catch the housekeeping bug, you will find that it becomes a truly enjoyable way of life.
