Let's talk about job share... Job sharing can actually be a GREAT thing... and you already are probably taking on BIGGER liability in your pet sitting and dog walking business. This episode will give insight into a different way of thinking. Now is the time to be creative, think about how we are going to get our sales up. The big R (recession) is coming (or is it here?) and we have to think differently to achieve more.

Some of you might say, "Insurance companies will not cover you if you job share."

Well, that's FALSE. I reached out to my friends over at Business Insurers of the Carolinas and this is what he said: "I received your phone message. You are absolutely correct that you are still covered by insurance if job sharing. However I typically recommend if you are going to be sharing jobs with a nanny, a neighbor, a teenage son/daughter, or even another dog walker or pet sitter, that you get a release/addendum signed by the owner releasing you of any liability while others are also in and out of the home." The pet business industry has seen many claims involving theft of clients' property, as well as property damage, and injuries to pets. And typically we see them blamed on the insured pet sitter or dog walker. Especially when the person they share the job with does not have any insurance. As a result, we have seen claims denied as there was no concrete proof of who caused the incident. Both situations are not typically ideal, as it increases both liability and the potential for a denied claim if no proof can be established. So, it is certainly fine to job share if the client wishes to increase their liability exposure and do so. I do recommend amending contract language to have the client hold our insured harmless for liability or theft while others are in and out of the home." Do you want to hear how I think you can leverage this to get even more daily dog walking clients?

Biggest Takeaways:

We need to get our sales up (2:24)

Insurance coverage (5:36)

Why you should job share (8:00)

What other liability you are already taking on that is even riskier (8:53)

It is possible (10:48)

Links:

Better Marketing With Bella

Mastermind

Gingr Pet-Care Software

Transcript:

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Hi there, I'm Bella Vasta from Jump Consulting. You might know me from CBS, NBC, Fox, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, or maybe you've seen me speak on stage or read my book The Four Dogs That Every Business Owner Needs. In any case, get ready because you're about to get your hashtag Bella Butt Kickin' in this next episode of Bella in Your Business.

So what do you say? Let's get ready and jump.

Welcome to another episode of Bella in Your Business. My name is Bella Vasta, and today we're going to talk about something that's actually pretty interesting. We're going to be talking all about why you should job share.

Now, before you go and hit skip to the next episode, I want you to hear me out here because I've got two really big reasons today that I want you to think about. We talked about this in a prior episode when we were talking about sales—how to get sales, especially in a volatile market.

You might be a dog-walking company or pet-sitting company, but maybe you’re a dog-walking company that does not want to do any more vacation visits because you don’t want to do weekends or AM and PM shifts. I got you, boo. I understand.