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Create a sitter listing on PetCloud with your services, prices and the suburbs you cover, and apply for work on PetCloud's Pet Jobs board, where pet owners post the care they need. You can offer pet sitting, house sitting, home visits, dog walking, doggy day care and more, and you set your own prices. Payments go through a secure Stripe checkout, PetCloud deducts 20% from the payout, and you're paid to your bank account 24 hours after the booking ends. Sitters need a national police check if they'll have access to the inside of a client's home, and many complete PetCloud's Pet Professional Training Course to stand out.

Pet sitters are responsible for all basic animal care while their clients are on vacation or traveling for business. Routine duties include:

• Daily Feeding, putting out fresh water every morning and evening & scrubbing bowls.
• Brushing pets
• Taking dogs on walks, and providing exercise through play
• Cleaning litter boxes
• Additional services may include giving medications, vacuuming up pet hair in the house, or collecting the client's mail or newspaper
• Pet sitters are also responsible for notifying owners and taking pets to the vet if they should become sick or suffer an injury while under their supervision

PetCloud's Pet Professional Training Course, developed with veterinarian Dr Mandy Paterson, covers pet welfare standards, duty of care, local council laws, consumer law, pet first aid and reducing the risk of escape or injury. It's optional, and helps you build the skills and confidence to become in demand in your area.

Sitters on PetCloud set their own rates. As a guide, pet owners on PetCloud pay from $45 to $85 a night per pet for boarding, from $45 a night for house sitting, from $45 a day for doggy day care, from $45 for a home visit and from $30 for a 30-minute dog walk.

Set prices that cover your time, travel, clean-up, fuel, tax and super. You can add value to a booking by offering extras such as dog walks or washing and brushing, and many sitters offer discounts for repeat bookings, multiple pets and long stays to win regular clients. PetCloud deducts a 20% commission from each booking when paying you out.

PetCloud has a Paid Referral Program where you can use your unique referral link to earn money for promoting PetCloud to Pet Owners across social media, and email. Potential earnings could look like an extra $240 per month if you bring on 10 new Pet Owners who book based on an average booking price of $300.

You can offer Extras on your listing such as;

1. Pet Supplies Pick up (Food, Toys, treats, Parasite control)
2. Poo Patrol and deodorising patios and balconies, Cleaning Litter boxes, Fish Tank Cleaning
3. Doggy Day Care & Puppy Desensitisation Period
4. Health check-ups, desexing, teeth descales, vaccination boosters
5. Grooming & Clipping Coats, Nail clips, Expressing Anal Glands, Cleaning ears and eyes, Washing and Brushing, Double Coat de-shed and blow out.
6. Exercise / Dog Walks
7. Pet Sitting, House sitting, or Home Visits
8. Pet Concierge for Weddings
9. Pet Taxi Trips to pre-booked Vet or Grooming Appointments.
10. Dog Training
11. 24hr supervision

Recurring Client Bookings
Recurring bookings are key to being rewarded with a higher placement in search results. We will help you build up your repeat client base.

It is strongly recommended. Public liability insurance will protect your personal finances should you be found liable for something and may be tax deductible. Public liability insurance is affordable, and easy to arrange here.

Step 1. Join free through the website or by downloading the App to your phone. www.petcloud.com.au/signup

Step 2. Get Verified & Trained
All applicants must upload a recent National Australian Police check received in the last 12 months or apply to undergo a new check. Take our Mandatory Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Course

Step 3. Set up your Profile & Create your own listing
Your listing is your very own business web page on PetCloud. You can direct customers to it to read your reviews from past customers, see photos, see the services you offer, and see your prices, check your calendar of availability, and book you.

Step 4. Share your Sitter Listing URL across social media groups.
Request these from our team. Also check out PetCloud Merchandise to look professional.

Step 5. View Pet Jobs on our Pet Jobs Board & Respond to enquiries
Viewing our pet jobs board or respond to private messages from Pet Owners searching their local area for Pet Care Services.

Yes

• Pet sitting means boarding the pet at the sitter's own residence.
• House sitting means caring for one or more pet by a Sitter staying at the pet's own residence (both day and night)
• Doggy day care means caring for the dog at the pet sitter's residence during the day only. The pet gets dropped off in the morning and picked up the same day.
• Cat Sitter means caring for the cat by boarding at the Sitter's own residence (day and night).
• Dog sitting means caring for the dog by boarding at the Sitter's own residence (day and night).
• Dog boarding means caring for the dog by boarding at the Sitter's home (both day and night).

Nothing. They all mean staying overnight at the Pet Owner's home.

Pet Sitting means staying overnight in the owner's home. Pet Sitting is also known as House Sitting. Dog Boarding means a dog comes to stay overnight in your home.

18 years old so that in the event of an emergency, you can safely drive the Pet to an emergency Vet.

Yes. You are able to specify your general availability on your calendar. But once you are booked - a booking is a commitment to honour your word.

Yes. You specify this on your listing.

• Strong profiles show experience, your own pets and clear service details.
• Early reviews and fast responses build trust and bookings.
• [PetCloud to confirm current sitter onboarding steps and requirements.]

• Income scales with availability, repeat clients and services offered.
• Peak holiday demand and city locations pay more.
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