Take Care Of Your Neighbor’s Pets

One of the best things teenagers can do right now is start their own pet sitting and pet walking business. We all know that babysitting is a popular way to make money but it can be done for dogs and cats around your neighborhood as well.

If you live in an area that has lots of homes, chances are there are lots of families with dogs and cats. When they want to go on vacation, they either have to find someone to take care of their dog or take it to a kennel. Many people would much rather keep their pets at home if they can and would be very willing to pay a responsible teen to make sure the animal is fed and walked.

You Can Do This All Year

The good part about this gig is that it can be done year round as people go on vacation and leave town throughout the year and need their pets taken care of during those times. There might be more demand for it during the summer months but the more families you get to know, the more they will call you year round when they need your help. You can do this after school or whenever you have the time as long as you are able to do a good job feeding, walking, and playing with the animals you are taking care of.

How Do You Get Business?

Any teenager who likes animals can do this if they can find clients and the more friendly you are and the more people you get to know, the more business you will likely get. To find families who might use your pet sitting service, you can start out by periodically walking around your neighborhood. Remember, you need people who live near you so don’t go too far away. Talk to everyone walking their dog and tell them that you are available to help them out. Be friendly, pet their dogs, and make friends with them. Act as honest and responsible as possible because you want these people to call you back later and use you.

Having your own business cards to hand to them works very well so they can get in touch with you later on. You can get 500 Premium Business Cards for $3.99! through that link (you will have to get your parents to order them for you) and make sure you put all the important information on that card. Things like your name, address, phone number, and a brief description of what you can do to help them with their pets will do fine in most cases.

Many communities also have big mail boxes that hold many boxes in one. Make some nice fliers that describe your service and tape them to these boxes for added exposure. If you can find houses that have boxes that are not locked, you can put a flier in each box. Remember, make your fliers as professional as you can because you want people to be interested in calling you which they won’t be if you put up something that is poorly done.

What Should You Charge?

A good way to figure out how much to charge would be to go online and find out how much it would cost people to put their pets in a kennel. You want to then charge LESS than that so that the highest number of people will be interested in using you. People may have all sorts of requests including feeding, walking, playing with, and just looking in on their pets while they are away so you could have different rates for different services as well.

You might have to play around with a dollar rate for a while before you settle on something firm as you get feedback from people on how much they would be willing to pay. You could charge by the hour or by the day or some combination of the two. It doesn’t matter as long as your clients are happy, you are making money, and you are able to do get the job done.

The bottom line is that jobs for 15 year olds are mostly impossible to find right now and starting your own pet care business is something any responsible teenager can do. . If you do well on your first couple of jobs, the families may recommend you to their friends and you may start to get calls from other families. It can work out quite well and turn into a small business for you where you both have fun and make money!

One of the jobs for 15 year olds that is real that they can actually get paid for is shoveling snow. So rather than sitting indoors all day playing video games, teenagers everywhere should be outside (now that the storm has passed) trying to find people willing to pay them for clearing their driveways, walkways, and snowdrifts around their houses.

This is NOT the time to be lazy and some real good money can be made if you go out with your shovel and try to find work. Most schools are off and most businesses are closed down so that means most people are at home stranded and waiting for things to settle down with the weather.

All sorts of people will need snow shoveling help and will most likely be willing to pay for it. Most homeowners probably don’t have snow blowing machines that can take care of this quantity of snow and good old elbow grease from a 15 year old is what they need.

So get out there and take advantage of the situation!

The bad news is that jobs for 15 year olds are still going to be very hard to get because most retailers and restaurants have a policy that you have to be 16 to work for them. It can depend on where you live because in some states 15 year olds can get jobs at places like Subway and McDonalds but in other states you need to be 16.

Grocery stores across the nation are a good bet to hire 15 year olds to pack grocery’s and gather carts. With all the holiday parties and festivities, grocery stores will see an increase of business and should be hiring. Get out there now and start asking your local grocery store if they need part time help.

Private businesses might hire 15 year olds but you would have to find them one by one. In other words they wouldn’t be national chain stores or restaurants but they would be family businesses. So, you would have to physically go around your town or city looking for them and going into each one to ask about a Christmas season job. You probably won’t find any help online to get a job in a family run business.

There could be holiday season jobs you can get around your neighborhood like putting up lights and decorations on houses. Lots of people have lights for the house and yard but they hate putting them up. That is something you could offer to do for pay. Remember that the price you negotiate should include you taking all the lights down after Christmas as well. Don’t forget to charge for that!

If it snows this winter where you live you might be able to make money shoveling snow or doing other things that need to be done in the cold weather. Be creative and think what you can do that other people might want to pay you for. The more ideas you have, the more things you can ask people if they need done.

The second poll is about Snagajob which is probably the best online job site for teenagers of all ages to find jobs for the summer. That is because their specialty is companies that hire out on a part time and/or hourly basis which is what most 15 year olds are looking for.

1) Tutoring – many students need help with their studies and if you are especially good at one or more subjects, you might be able to get some tutoring jobs. What is good about this kind of work is that you can probably do it right after school and it can be quite convenient if you can find other kids who need help. Of course, you will have to find students who have parents that are willing to pay you for it to be a profitable venture.

2) Babysitting – this has always been and probably always will be one of the most popular jobs for 15 year olds and older. The more friends and acquaintances you have at school and in your neighborhood will determine how many possible babysitting jobs you might be able to get. This job would have you working at night but usually not too late so it would have to be OK’d by your parents.

3) Pet sitting / walking – this is another type of job you can get and do after school. Like babysitting, it will mean you need to find people in your neighborhood who have pets and need your help. Rather than take their dogs to a kennel when they go out of town on vacation, many would rather be able to leave their dogs at home. This means you might be able to build up a customer base of people that you pet sit for when they are away. You would have to make sure the dogs are fed and walked which is something you can easily do after school is out.

4) Lawn mowing and yard work – during the warmer months, you might be able to find people who want their lawns mowed and their weeds pulled. With many families having both the mom and dad working, this means less time for them to do the yard work. Other potential clients include seniors who need their yard kept up but are unable to do it themselves. The better the job you do, the more word of mouth customers you will get.

5) House cleaning – similar to yard work, if you are good at cleaning you might be able to get families who need their houses cleaned on a regular basis. You will want to do the absolute best job you can for this as you will be in someones house and you need to build up trust. This is another one of the after school jobs for 15 year olds that you can do well if you have word of mouth referrals.

6) Sell your unwanted clothes and games on Ebay – this isn’t really a job but it is a way to make extra money. You can do this anytime of the day and if you learn how to write the ads for your items and take good pictures, you will be amazed that you can really make money selling some of your unwanted things. You can even take it to the next level and go to the garage sales in your neighborhood looking for under priced things to buy and then turn around and sell them on Ebay.

7) Start a website or blog about something you enjoy – this is something that 15 year olds can do if they have computer and Internet skills. Making money online in this fashion is a long shot but if you are good at writing and start to get a lot of visitors, you can learn how to charge for advertisers and sell affiliate products. Even if you are unsuccessful at making money, you will learn a lot about the Internet and how it works which will benefit you later in life.

It is difficult for fifteen year olds to get real jobs where they get a paycheck because most companies won’t hire you until you are at least 16 years old. Part of the reason for this is because they would have to get extra insurance. This often leaves few choices for young teens (9th and 10th graders) who need money and they are forced to go out and make their own income generating opportunities. I have listed a few and there are surely many more if you use your imagination. After school jobs can be anything you can dream up that people will pay for. Good luck!

There are lots of good job ideas for 15 year olds that you can do or start on your own and of course you can do those whenever you have free time. If you can’t find a “real” job with an employer, you should see if you can get started earning money on your own by doing one of those things.

At 15 years old, you are not allowed to work much during the time when school is going. This means you have to find a part time job that will accommodate the hours you want to work and also the hours that you are allowed to work by law. Of course you can’t work during school so you will need to find a job that is hiring that will allow you to work after school is out for the day. You can work longer hours on weekends so you might be able to find a business that just needs weekend help.

Whenever you go in for job interviews, whether they are for part time jobs for 15 year olds or full time jobs, you should behave in certain ways. Make sure you see my interview tips for 15 year olds to see what you should and should not do.

Finding any jobs for teenagers might be hard in this economy but one place that specializes in both hourly and part time jobs is Snagajob. They have lots of employers that are in retail and restaurants that have job openings like the ones you are looking for. It is free to sign up but you should only do so if you really want a job. Please don’t sign up if you are just fooling around!

First of all, if you are only fifteen, it probably means that this will be your first job. If this is the case, you can’t be picky in what you are looking for because you have to realize that you don’t have any experience. Even if you have had a job before, you still don’t have the kind of experience employers are looking for.

Your first job is merely a stepping stone to your second job that might be better. In other words, before you can run you must walk and you have to take a job at the bottom first before you can get a better job the next time. If you are fifteen, you first job will not be that glamorous or exciting but it will be something you can put on your resume that will hopefully help you get a job you want more later on.

To make things worse, fifteen year olds are considered too young to work by many employers. Although mature teenagers might do a really good job, most employers will not want to take that chance. Any job that might be open for you is going to be a really basic job and you have to be open to that.

If you have a friend or friends who already have jobs, you should talk to them and see if they have any ideas. Often times, they will have the ear of their employer and if they are good workers, anyone they recommend will have a better chance of getting hired. They might also know if or when there might be a job opening because they hear what is going on.

Jobs for fifteen year olds can’t be many things and that includes any jobs that require driving, are dangerous, deal with hazardous materials, and there are certain hour restrictions as well. You should not waste time looking for and applying to jobs that you can’t get or to companies that don’t hire teens that young. Do some research before you start looking and be sure to use your friends and parents to help you.

If you can’t find a job right away, you should realize that getting a job now is tough for everyone and many adults are out of work too. This makes it extra hard to find employers that will actually need work and so your job search could be long and hard.

If you can, you should always think of job ideas for 15 year olds on your own that you can do such as chores, errands, and other things around your neighborhood or city that people might want to pay for. This is the way many  teens earn extra money and if you are creative you might be able to think of something you can do that someone will be willing to pay for. Dog walking is an example of a service you could provide to the people in your area that could make you some spending money.

Whatever you do, try not to get too down on yourself if you have trouble finding your first job. There are many other teens in your exact same situation that are looking for winter jobs and part time jobs. Keep looking and thinking of ways you can get hired or make money and you will eventually find something.

Teens who are looking for jobs are usually interested in working for companies like AMC Movie Theaters, Dominoes, Kinkos, Kohls, AMF Bowling and other places that have might have fun jobs for teenagers. Whether you want to work full time or part time, Snagajob is a great place to start your online search. In fact, once you sign up at Snagajob, you will realize you won’t have to look anywhere else as you can search for available jobs in your area by zip code.

Please note that Snagajob is 100% free but you should NOT SIGN UP UNLESS YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT FINDING A JOB!