I am new, how do I get clients?

I live in an apartment complex and have a lot of neighbors with pets and a full time job. I'm a college student that take courses online so my schedule is pretty flexible. One day I decided to try out Rover and made a profile but I wanted to target my complex, so I printed off some flyers with the 20% discount along with my info on tear away tabs and posted them in every single laundry room in each building. It took about 2 weeks for my first response but I come to realize not a lot of people know about application services like Rover so it's up to you to get creative! Hope this helps, best of luck. Lucy B.

how do you make new clients and make your own URL?

Also, click on Calendar, and then click Confirm Availability (twice). I do this every day (I'm not sure this is necessary - can someone else comment?), to keep my profile at the top of the search results. This tells clients that your calendar is up-to-date via a banner at the top of your profile in the client's search results. They're more likely to call you if they see this banner because it says you've confirmed your calendar dates/openings.

I agree with everyone as well. Also what helped me as a new sitter was having pictures of me with my friends and other family members dogs that I have been around and spent time with. Also, ask your friends and family to write you a few reviews based on your experience with animals. It helped me a ton and I got requests within my first week of signing up as a sitter.

Hope this helps!

Ok, I get the part of business cards. As far as showing them ur yard and home, interior, exterior. I hand out the business cards along with printed out copies of my home clipped on to them? How does this work.Lol :-) Warmly,

Carlos.marmolejos123@hotmail.com

I am new also. Thank all of you for being supportive of us newbies. You have a lot of good advise and I am going to try as many of the ideas as I can.

Thank you

Sandy

Follow everyone's advice. The clients will come. It took about a month for me to get my first request. Now, I get them weekly. I actually have to turn people down. Keep checking in. Stay active. Fill everything out. Post pictures. Definitely testimonials. It helps. Business cards, flyers, dog parks, Facebook, Craigslist....it will come.

I agree that the profile must be complete. And write down everything about you, your house, your family and your pets...the more information the better. If anything is unclear a client will just move on. Do you have lots and lots of photos? Get a couple of testimonials. Put in the first sentence or first paragraph something about your care that will make you stand out or make someone want to click on you out of curiosity. I know my dog loves kids and dogs and so I would prefer to book her at a home with kids and dogs so don't worry about that kind of stuff...someone will like you, so make sure they know enough about you to make the decision. I agree with posting on Craigslist but make sure that they can only contact you by signing up through Rover. And carrying business cards is a good idea. If you are out with the dogs and strike up a conversation with other dog owners, give them your card. I have done this at the carwash, sidewalk restaurant, etc. there are lots of places to run into other people with dogs. Make sure to create your promo code and include it on your card and social sites like CL and FB. Gotta get your clients that discount! Don't worry, Rover is catching on big time, someone will find your profile. Question: why is it hard to look at other sitter profiles? That should be pretty easy.

Create your custom code and url, include them on your card. A client will go directly to your online profile without having to search. From there they can check out your info/photos. They use your discount promo code if they are new to Rover. You can order cards from Rover.

Hi Cari I had just read your answer and it also helps me with trying and getting clients to book with me. I,ve done some activities on my dashboard and still not much going on. Thankyou

I agree with everything Lindsey said. Also, just be patient, it takes time for owners to find new listings. Hopefully bookings will increase in the summer as more families travel while the kids are out of school. Word of mouth is a great tool. Get the Rover business cards and hand them out to friends and family. Include pictures of your home and yard so that owners can see where their baby will be staying.

I looked at your profile, and one thing I noticed is that you do have children and two other pets. I have learned that some dogs don't get along well with other dogs or children, so some owners are looking for homes without them. Nothing against you, it's just that I've gotten bookings from owners who have told me they appreciate the fact that I don't have other animals. Each owner is different, though.