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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People don't feel comfortable hiring people they consider as "peers" for this kind of thing. It feels awkward because they want it to feel like a hierarchical relationship (employer-employee) and that's a lot easier with a local teen than with a fellow mom. It's the same reason people are less likely to hire a neighbor to clean their house or take care of their lawn. I would try advertising in another nearby neighborhood. I did some babysitting when my DD was an infant and I needed extra cash and that's what I did -- I babysat for families in a suburb adjacent to where I lived. I advertised on nanny.com instead of using local list serves or word-of-mouth. I think it helped the people who hired me to see me as a babysitter and not as an equal.[/quote] +1 you need to target outside your local peer group. [/quote]
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