This sounds like a wonderful idea, Robert. We live in a community of rather affluent people who treasure their pets. I'm sure your services would be needed here.
Where do you live? Lorrie On 01-20, Amani Oakley wrote: > Robert > > Can I make a suggestion which is something I would dearly love to > do myself. Why not house sit for others going on holidays, who have > animals? You could only accept jobs in the near vicinity, so you > could pop back home and check on your babies as needed. You could > also charge different amounts for just dropping in to check on an > animal, getting the mail, taking in the newspaper, and watering the > plants, versus staying at the house. I know that when I go away, > the first and most important thing I have to arrange is care for my > animals. We are lucky to have a cousin who is perpetually out of > work (though quite young) so he is always available and good with > our animals, and we pay him well. > > Nowadays, with the internet as well, it is easier than ever to > market your services. No more do you have to pin an ad on a > supermarket community board, but you can do that too, along with a > distribution of flyers in neighbourhoods near you. > > There is good money in doing this, and what happens is that when > one person uses your services, he/she tells family and friends > about you when they're going away. You also can accept and reject > jobs - you aren???t stuck with a particular commitment - so there's > far more flexibility. > > You're obviously wonderful with animals, so you would be perfect > for something like this. (It is my dream job - I could live > vicariously through you.) > > Amani _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
