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Hours....I would ask them what days and hours they are looking for and see if they're a good match. This would also include asking how old the child is to make sure I had a good ratio too.
Rate....I would not flat out say my rate because I do plan to change it slightly depending on many situations (if I'm full, how many hours they need, maybe what age the child is, etc). I don't want to say my rates go from this amount up to this amount because I don't want to explain my "hidden" details of how I set the rate or that would defeat the purpose of creating different rates at my knowledge. I would, however, tell them I'm average on rates around $25/day (If I go with $125/week for example).
Location....I would NEVER give out my address right away. I will always require a person to call.....NOT email. They can initially email me if I choose to advertise that way, but I prefer to speak on the phone to weed out some of the "fake" people. If they refuse or don't call then I will not give out any rates/location details (like in an email I may say give me a call at --------- and I will discuss rates with you). In a phone conversation I would give out the name of the addition/area I live in and we have so many in our city and most people are familiar with them so they would know by that within a mile of where we're located.
Rate....I would not flat out say my rate because I do plan to change it slightly depending on many situations (if I'm full, how many hours they need, maybe what age the child is, etc). I don't want to say my rates go from this amount up to this amount because I don't want to explain my "hidden" details of how I set the rate or that would defeat the purpose of creating different rates at my knowledge. I would, however, tell them I'm average on rates around $25/day (If I go with $125/week for example).
Location....I would NEVER give out my address right away. I will always require a person to call.....NOT email. They can initially email me if I choose to advertise that way, but I prefer to speak on the phone to weed out some of the "fake" people. If they refuse or don't call then I will not give out any rates/location details (like in an email I may say give me a call at --------- and I will discuss rates with you). In a phone conversation I would give out the name of the addition/area I live in and we have so many in our city and most people are familiar with them so they would know by that within a mile of where we're located.
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