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Finding Childcare Using The Internet
Are you ready to banish the phrase “I can’t find a sitter” from your vocabulary?
Thanks to the Internet, today you can find just about anything using the point and click method in just a matter of minutes…including your next babysitter! Over the last several years the popularity of online babysitter matchmaking services has grown tremendously and is quickly becoming the preferred method for parents to find the perfect babysitter for their family.
In 2001, Genevieve Thiers was a college student in Boston when she had the idea of Sittercity. Through her experience of babysitting for over 30 families to help pay for her college education, she knew that parents were desperate to find trustworthy local caregivers. To spread the word she hand delivered over 20,000 flyers to 12 major Boston-area colleges and had 600 babysitters in the first three weeks. Since then, Sittercity has continued to grow, and now has hundreds of thousands of sitters and serves more than half a million users in cities all across the country.
If you’re a little skeptical (like I was) to try an online sitter service, you can enter your zip code into Sittercity’s “try it now” feature for free and you’ll be surprised how many great choices you have in your local area just waiting to be your next babysitter. You can even find someone for more than just one night as well. If you need help for a weekend, while your on vacation for a week or two, or even a full time nanny, you won’t have to go through the hassle of calling all their relatives or friends hoping they’ll come to your rescue! If you choose to become a member you can sift through as many profiles as you’d like reviewing things like the sitter’s experience, reviews, education, references and even a background check. When you find some profiles you like, you can call or email to set up an interview to find your perfect match!
 Joi Wengert is the mother of three small children and reviews innovative products and services that provide smart and easy solutions for today’s parents.
To help find the right sitter for your family, visit http://www.Top-7-Reviews.com/Babysitting for more information.
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