 I have another Nomad job today that you can do from the road to make some extra money and this one is for dog lovers Hey everybody, it's Robin with Creativity RV and welcome to the third installment in my series on Nomad jobs and digital Nomad jobs and I'm excited to tell you guys about this one because I know that we have a lot of dog lovers out there and This one is perfect if you love to travel and also like to spend time with dogs I've been on the hunt for you guys looking for jobs that you can do from the road no matter what your skill set is and a few Months ago, I saw a news article from CNBC and I'll put the link for that below about a couple who was traveling the country in a Van and The woman in the couple made her living by walking dogs with Rover comm since then I've been doing some research to give You guys everything you need to know about Rover comm so you can decide if it's something that might work for you To make some money while you're on the road Rover comm and I'll put the link for them below as well does not just do dog walking They do dog sitting and they also do house sitting of dogs inside their own house So it's not like you just have to you know grab five dogs and walk them and then go to the next place and walk Another bunch of dogs you can do that or you can be a house sitter with a dog or dogs in it Or people will pay you to have a drop-in visit where you come to their house and play with their dog and maybe let them out Every scenario is going to be individual. So let me give you kind of a recap of how Rover works I've called and I've talked to the company about if this is a good fit for nomads and With through all of the FAQs to get you guys the information that you would need that pertains to nomads So basically here's the deal. You have to be 18 or over to work on Rover. You have to be Expecting to file your own taxes. You are going to fill out a W9 if you get your payment by mail You don't have to do that if you get your payment from PayPal But I'll tell you about that in a second and they are going to 1099 you so you have to be prepared to pay your own taxes Obviously, you have to love dogs and you have to be flexible These are all good things for nomads in a second here I'm gonna tell you totally how to apply for Rover what the steps are how to set up your profile and then how You start making money as a nomad But first let me tell you what the pros and cons are of this if you're thinking about doing it as a nomad The downside of working with Rover is that as a nomad You're not going to get the repeat clientele that other people do when they stay in one city You're going to have to start over with new dogs and new clients everywhere you go And you're going to have to be self-motivated the longer that you're in one place the more repeat customers You're going to get so you're not going to get that benefit that the other Rover participants get now Of course what kind of a rig you have as a nomad is going to be a big factor for you So if you have a big class a it might be hard for you to you know Maneuver to people's houses to walk their dogs if you have a tow car That's gonna help if you have a smaller Kind of a rig like a small class C or a B or a van this may be more suited for you So take that into consideration when you're deciding if Rover comm is a good gig for you But here's the upside you can do Rover in almost any city. They're in 10,000 cities and Canada another upside is that you get to choose your own rate So you can put a rate out there that's worth your time And if you don't get the business great and if you do that's great too So as soon as you're on there and people see that you have some reviews and you've got some testimonials on there You should be able to jump into a new city and pick up customers right away Now let me actually walk you through the application and approval process for Rover And then how you can change it to work for you as a nomad so let me start by saying Rover only accepts about 20% of its applicants and This is actually a good thing for their brand because of course people want trustworthy Friendly people to be inside of their home with their pets so just know that you have to get through the application process and You have to have a clean background to work for Rover So here are the steps to actually getting your application in and getting approved Step number one is you want to go to Rover comm and again I'll put the link below you want to start your profile by selecting become a sitter now You choose that if you're going to be a house sitter or a dog walker or a playday person You choose the same thing number two you select get started By the way Rover has a lot of tips and tutorials that help separate you out So your profile is more attractive to their clients So you might want to take a look at that while you go through these next steps an application is going to pop up and You want to fill that out completely don't leave anything out or it can delay your process Then you are going to submit it to the Rover team You get an email in about five days that tells you if you were accepted So once you're accepted you go into the Rover marketplace where clients can see you so take a look up here I'm going to show you guys a series of actual screenshots from the Rover site of Other sitters now they do give you tips like you know have a good photo make sure you get good reviews and Testimonials and make sure that you take care when you fill out your profile so that you're attractive to clients So what happens when you're in the marketplace is that people can actually see you like these people right here? Here's an actual screenshot of some people that are on Rover comm selling their services as a dog walker or Here's another set of people that are putting out their services as a house sitter or a play date person Now here's what's cool about Rover like I said before you actually choose your own rate so the people here that put these rates up those are their individual rates and Depending on which program you select with Rover you are going to take home about 75 to 80% of that dollar amount Now if you are walking dogs, you know, you're gonna have to put the time in you're gonna have to walk a few dogs To make a good amount of money And I'll also say that I found that rates do vary quite a bit by locale So after you're approved by Rover, here's how you work it as a nomad You go back into your profile for whatever city you're going to be visiting and you change the location of your services Based on where you're going to be so if you're gonna be in Phoenix change it to Phoenix, right? And then I would also take a look at the other people that are there on Rover offering their services and take a look at How much they charge because there is a big variety of what people charge at Rover comm But then your profile is going to travel with you So if you go to one city and you get a good review from somebody and they give you five stars Hopefully then that part of your profile is going to transfer over to your new state with Rover comm So if you roll into Denver for example, you go into your profile You change it to Denver you look and make sure that your pricing is commensurate with what you want to make and also with What other people are charging in that marketplace? And maybe you do that a few days before you arrive or a day or two before you arrive depending on what kind of a service You're offering and then you should start seeing Other people in the marketplace that need your services clicking on you and then you start a conversation Once you book a gig with a client their card is actually debited automatically as soon as the booking happens And it goes into Rover comm and then two days after the service is when Rover comm actually pays you now There are a couple of ways to get paid like I said before you can do it by check But that doesn't really work for nomads the other way is through PayPal So two days after you finish the service you will see a deposit of that money in your PayPal account So it's very fast and it's all electronic and so there is no Meeting the customer necessarily and there is no exchange of money Plus if they like your service, they can offer tips which certainly helps out So you guys that's it if you love dogs and you like to walk dogs Or you just want to be a house sitter with a dog or you know While you're going through a town you just want to be able to pop in to have a play date with a dog Then Rover might be a really good choice for you to make a living or make just some extra money while you're on the road I hope you guys enjoyed this video Please do take a minute to stop on your way out and give me a thumbs up And if other people can use it, please share it if you haven't subscribed already Please consider doing so. I wish you all happy travels out there and be free