Raising cost on a new request?
I'm new to house sitting but not to Rover. I used to do dog boarding all the time. I just set up my house sitting services and am already in "What was I thinking?" mode.
I just got a request for 5 dogs for 3 nights. The owner's profile also mentions 2 cats, so I gotta ask about that, plus some of the dogs need daily eye/ear drops, nightly diapers, etc. I don't have an additional dog rate. I think I was trying to be competitive and keep things simple. Plus I figured I would be there already, so what's the difference? sigh This is also for the day after tomorrow, and tomorrow is my wedding anniversary, so I was going to spend all day with my hubby. I HATE turning people down in general, but especially since I could really use the money.
What would you do if you regretted the way you set up your profile but someone requests you based on that profile? Do you just raise the rate on them and hope they're ok with it? I'm thinking about raising the rate but giving them a certain percentage off for the inconvenience/confusion. And how much would you charge for 5 dogs and potentially 2 cats on short notice? The average per night is $30-40 around here (additional dog rate is between $0 & $10). I'll probably just say I'm busy tomorrow, and because I can't do a meet and greet, I can't do the stay and change my profile. Still curious about other sitters' thoughts as to what you'd do in this situation (I'm sure it'll happen to me again, lol), and how much you think I should charge. Thanks all! This was one of my more ramble-y posts, lol.