What is a fair asking price.?

Question

I responded to this babysitter needed add & need to know what a fair asking amount is. I am BLS/CPR certified. I am a fulltime student & mother of a 1 year old.

Anyway here is what the ad said:

I need someone to care for my son overnight while i work, I am a single mom with no family here I have a 7yrs old son, I work Sunday nights thru Thursday night 10:00pm to 6:30am at Mayo Clinic Hospital.

I just need some one to watch him for those hours, you dont have to provide breakfast or dinner for him he will be fed before i drop him off and breakfast when he is picked up, I am willing to pay weekly, bi-weekly or monthly, if you can help me out please email me at .........

Answer 1

£6 per hour.

Answer 2

How much is your time worth? Even though the child is sleeping, do you think you will be able to sleep well while he is there? Have him over the first couple of nights at 7PM to get to know him and make him comfortable with you, so  he will feel safe sleeping at your house. You are better off to start with $125.oo a week, and over time if you feel that you are over charging the mother, you can charge her 100. a week and she will feel extremely grateful ( hopefully) She is a single mother. Do a month trial with her to see if it works for both (all 3) of you.

Answer 3

I agree about 6 or 7 dollars a hour

Answer 4

Well, daycare feed for here in Maryland for school age children are around $145 a week...  however, thats during the day care.. so I would suggest $75-$100 a week.. however, you need to think things out...  First of all, is her son gonna be ok sleeping in a strangers house...  what if he has night mares?  What if he flips out?  This will affect you, as well as your little one...  Like me, I sleep in my birthday suit.. you cant do that if you have someone elses child in your home, lol...

Answer 5

So the 7 year old would be staying at your home.  Assuming you have a bed/room available for him and you're not doing anything other than being there in the event something happens (i.e. he doesn't need to eat or be bathed or dressed etc), I think you need to take that into consideration as to your price setting.  Different markets dictate different 'fair prices' - so you need to also take that into consideration.  Having your certifications is a plus too by the way.

Might not have answered your question too specifically - sorry about that!

Answer 6

since it's overnight and you don't have to provide meals, but I'm sure you would if they child requested. I'd say $100 a week.  The child is going to be sleeping through the night at that age. But definitely do a trial period for at least two weeks.