Overnights worth it?
I have read through several posts on the topic of overnights in the owners home and what that entails. I understand that it may or may not mean you actually sleepover depending on what your agreement is with the owner. I am having a hard time with the fee for an overnight - especially if sleeping over. For example, an average charge for drop-ins/walks seems to be $15 - for a 30 minute service. An average charge for an overnight seems to be $25 - for a 24 hour service. Staying the night for $25 does not seem to work out to a good return/profit considering the time invested and the loss of other bookings because that 24 period is blocked out. I have seen some charge as much as $60 for an overnight....which sounds better to me, but I fear that would result in a loss of potential clients. I do want to offer the overnight service since I can only offer boarding in my home for already established clients, but I am having a tough time justifying a $25 fee for a 24 hour in the home service for owners. Am I overthinking it?
I agree. I have a 2 week stay coming up w a puppy who needs a lot of care and I'll need to be there all day other than my daily drops ins. So it seems all my time for two weeks will be put into this job and I don't know how to price this fairly because $32 (my current rate) is not really worth 24hrs