Comments on: [Audio Interview] Pet Sitting Business Owner Reveals Method of Hiring ICs

By: petsittingology

petsittingology — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:00:34 +0000

Hey Carrie,

Excellent point and suggestion. I will surely make a note of this and see if I can get the ball rolling on this one.

You're right, it would be a wonderful follow-up interview to this one.

By: petsittingology

petsittingology — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:59:14 +0000

Vicki,

I just got word from Sarah that she is tied up tending to some personal matters, which prevents her from responding directly at this moment.

She will try her best to reply when she can… Thanks for your question…

By: petsittingology

petsittingology — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:57:25 +0000

Hi Vicki,

Thanks for the kind words, and great to hear you enjoyed the interview! I plan on making the interviews a regular series here, with the focus on different topics. (If you have any suggested topics, just let me know.)

By: petsittingology

petsittingology — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:00:34 +0000

By: petsittingology

petsittingology — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:59:14 +0000

Vicki,

I just got word from Sarah that she is tied up tending to some personal matters, which prevents her from responding directly at this moment.

She will try her best to reply when she can… Thanks for your question…

By: petsittingology

petsittingology — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:57:25 +0000

Hi Vicki,

By: TrimmerCA

TrimmerCA — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:17:19 +0000

Great interview Josh! Thank you! I wonder if you've ever considered interviewing a pet sitting company who does not use IC's but hires employees? IC's may not be right for every company and it would be nice to hear both sides of the story!

By: vickiholt

vickiholt — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:34:17 +0000

One question for you Sarah: If your clients communicate directly with your ICs, how do you manage the scheduling and payment?

I find that when clients communicate directly with my ICs, they also book jobs directly with them. Does that happen with your clients too? If so, does the IC notify you of a new booking with the client, and then you bill the client and have the client pay you?

By: vickiholt

vickiholt — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:29:37 +0000

Sarah and Josh, that was the best on-line pet sitting interview I've heard anywhere. Josh, the questions were good and kept the interview on track and covering all relevant topics. Sarah, your information was invaluable to sitters wanting to do ICs right.

I've been using ICs for several years successfully, and had learned most of the legalities correctly, but have been stymied over the recruiting and hiring process. Thank you for such concrete process suggestions. This was time very well spent!