020- New Starts with the House Sit Diva

- Is it right for you? - Take the quiz! - How to check it out? - house sit locally - friends or familY - minimize the unknowns - What platforms! - 50!! - 5-6 really big ones internationally - Trustedhousesitters.com out of the UK - housesitmatch - mindmyhouse - nomador (bi-lingual in English and French) - Housesitsearch.com is free - like the kayak of the house sitting world - Pay vs free platforms? - Think about what kind of experience you want to have - Kelly's first international house sit - cat named Merlin in London - What about my profile? - cover letter - it's a job application - What to look for in a home owner letter - detailed profile! - Red flags? - Whats a reasonable time-line? - as fast as the homeowner will go - Best time to start?? - Over the holidays and summer!! - down side? Airfares are expensive!   As a full-time housesitter and traveler for the past decade, she's learned a thing or two about housesitting and shares her knowledge and experience in her popular book How to Become a Housesitter: Insider Tips from the HouseSit Diva available in soft cover or Kindle at Amazon (http://amzn.to/2hlj7UP) or ebook on her web site (www.HouseSitDiva.com. Before nomading, Kelly reported live from Iraq during the early weeks of the U.S.-led invasion. Her journalism has won several literary awards and has been widely published in anthologies. Lately, she's turned her energy toward helping other writers get their books jumpstarted. Her coaching clients call her "inspiring," and students in her workshops rave about her unique teaching techniques. Learn more about working one-on-one with Kelly at www.JumpStartMyBook.org. Or join her in Cape Town, South Africa, February 1 – 10, 2020, for a magical writing retreat to jumpstart your book! www.JumpStartMybook.org/writers-retreat/   Follow us on: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, & TuneIn Email us at: [email protected] Support Pet Sitter Confessional