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Scheduling Tips for Pet Sitters
August 15th, 2011
During the time we have been pet sitting, we've learned some interesting things about scheduling clients and making visits. Thus, we offer the following tips for pet sitters...
1) Don't overbook. My wife and I work the business togther, most of the time. We've learned that we can handle at most about 6 jobs concurrently (2-3 daily visits per client). Anything more and we won't be able to make timely visits. We turned away business recently because of this rule.
2) Don't stress out when you get super busy. Over the span of a few days we have gone from a one active client to six. Yes, it's not as easy as some might think to get all the visits done on time, but it's not a reason to get freaked out about it.
3) Schedule your visits in bunches for clients that live near each other. We always try to drive to the farthest clients first, then work our way back home. It helps with gas usage and makes things flow easier. It sure beats zig-zagging all over town.
4) Be thankful if you get super busy. Why? There will be times when you are bemoaning the fact you only have one active client or don't have any. Fortunately, we haven't had one free day without at least one schedule visit for months! And it certainly doesn't hurt the bank account!
1) Don't overbook. My wife and I work the business togther, most of the time. We've learned that we can handle at most about 6 jobs concurrently (2-3 daily visits per client). Anything more and we won't be able to make timely visits. We turned away business recently because of this rule.
2) Don't stress out when you get super busy. Over the span of a few days we have gone from a one active client to six. Yes, it's not as easy as some might think to get all the visits done on time, but it's not a reason to get freaked out about it.
3) Schedule your visits in bunches for clients that live near each other. We always try to drive to the farthest clients first, then work our way back home. It helps with gas usage and makes things flow easier. It sure beats zig-zagging all over town.
4) Be thankful if you get super busy. Why? There will be times when you are bemoaning the fact you only have one active client or don't have any. Fortunately, we haven't had one free day without at least one schedule visit for months! And it certainly doesn't hurt the bank account!