I Tried the Rover Side Hustle (my thoughts)

Ever since I founded "strollinwithnolan" dog walking in the 5th grade I've always wanted to return to my roots and spend more time with pets. Rover presented the perfect opportunity to do just that.
When my sister introduced me to this app, I knew it was a no brainer - especially since I was working remotely at the time!
In this video, I give my full review and walk you through what my first Rover experience looked like. Ultimately, I think I provide some honest perspective on the potential this app presents and how to best utilize it.
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DISCLOSURE: This video was filmed in June 2021
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  • @sweetvibe
    @sweetvibe8 ай бұрын

    I Work From Home and have doing Rover for over a month. I net a little over $1k/month and am booked till mid December and have repeat clients. I’ve also had to decline jobs. Definitely a need for more pet sitters in Las Vegas.

  • @PilotCristina
    @PilotCristina2 ай бұрын

    I signed up beginning of May and passed my background check on May 5th. 3 days later I got my first booking and almost everyday after I got lots of booking request. I’ve watched 6 pets now and more coming in 2 days. I only do boarding though so I can house more pets. Such an easy job making money and still being able to do other stuff I want during the day. Heck I can even sneak a nap.

  • @jewelcanty4711
    @jewelcanty4711 Жыл бұрын

    I love your videos! Thanks so much for sharing

  • @user-yj6zb9xu1i
    @user-yj6zb9xu1i Жыл бұрын

    dude 33 dollars for overnight is garbage. It can take a while to build up clientele but, dog sitters can make from 40-60 dollars for pop in visits spending just 20 minutes to an hour with an animal and taking it on a short walk/ giving it medication. overnights can go up to 150 dollars per pet. i can door dash for two hours and come away with more than 33 dollars and i dont have to spend time as some well behaved houseguest in some strangers house.

  • @mutanthorrorshow

    @mutanthorrorshow

    10 ай бұрын

    Lol I was like huh?! .. Came right to comments

  • @dicktrickle4197

    @dicktrickle4197

    8 ай бұрын

    Maybe if you live in your car or with your parents and have no bills

  • @nibekus

    @nibekus

    8 ай бұрын

    It depends on your location. Here where I live in a rual part of Florida I spoke with a lady that did UberEats for 2 hours and only made $15. I use Rover as a side hustle. Sure it's not much but adding it to my main income does help.

  • @hersheywalker6447

    @hersheywalker6447

    5 ай бұрын

    @@mutanthorrorshowdog napping Frenchies is where it’s at😂

  • @Sara11614
    @Sara116145 ай бұрын

    I'm wanting to quit my full time job to open a small boarding facility on my property. I'm thinking about starting on Rover just to get my name out there and gain trust in the community. My building, once completed, will comfortably house 5 dogs. I also have a dedicated outdoor/indoor play area. My hope is this app can really help jumpstart my dog boarding business.

  • @thecollegehustle2402

    @thecollegehustle2402

    5 ай бұрын

    This seems like a wonderful opportunity!

  • @alexanderradec317
    @alexanderradec3177 ай бұрын

    this was definitely a nice review from a potential customer perspective i already have trust sadly i wish i could hire you already to dog sit

  • @charlesgillespie3216
    @charlesgillespie3216 Жыл бұрын

    Hey loved the video would you recommend this for a college student coming home for the summer? And also do they allow you to talk dogs for money as well?

  • @terrormacabre
    @terrormacabre8 ай бұрын

    Almost all of my bookings are for pet sitting at my house rather than theirs. I've made $15k through rover this year already. It is work when you have a house full of dogs.

  • @4rebecca
    @4rebecca10 ай бұрын

    thanks for the video - question - if I have more experience with cats than dogs, would it be hard for me to find work caring for dogs?

  • @chloeruth937
    @chloeruth9378 ай бұрын

    as a Rover sitter i would enjoy a video about wag

  • @2Fit4Tech
    @2Fit4Tech13 күн бұрын

    welcome to the club brother it well worth it

  • @alexandragonzalez8182
    @alexandragonzalez818210 ай бұрын

    to check my background it said that there in a fee, rigth? so do i have to pat that fee to be able to be a petsitter?

  • @user-kb9ug6yk4v
    @user-kb9ug6yk4v10 ай бұрын

    Is it possible to sign up for more than one app at once? Also will you still get clients if you have no dog walking experience?

  • @therealmissglamBAM
    @therealmissglamBAM4 күн бұрын

    Interesting! I was hoping it would be more walk focused but you mentioned overnights and long term stays more, so is that what makes up the majprity of the app?

  • @jojob75
    @jojob75 Жыл бұрын

    Yes still worth it but the driving is hard sometimes. And making sure I have everything. Just realized I left my phone charger at home. I make $1,000 plus per week which is great for low income earners like me where there job does not pay much. And plus yes great to do drop ins or house sitting and earn extra income. As long as the pets are happy. You need to be good with cats and dogs!

  • @USMCKong0311

    @USMCKong0311

    Жыл бұрын

    How? I do Rover full time and I only made $1000 last year.

  • @jojob75

    @jojob75

    Жыл бұрын

    By getting new clients and repeat clients. I meant $1,000 per month. Apparently some make over a 100,000 per year. Highest I made was this month. But just barely over a 1,000 because of my work schedule. Maybe I could make more if I didn’t work. What services and what are you charging them?

  • @USMCKong0311

    @USMCKong0311

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jojob75 I do all services but I get boarding requests 90% of the time. I charge $30 a night and take in multiple dogs at one, working nonstop yet I'm nowhere near $1000 per month.

  • @jojob75

    @jojob75

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh ok. Maybe you are not charging enough per dog? You do the whole month? How many pets?

  • @NikkiCCoop

    @NikkiCCoop

    Жыл бұрын

    Yikes

  • @Psyiconics
    @Psyiconics Жыл бұрын

    How long did it take to get your first booking

  • @misterchristopher8857
    @misterchristopher8857Ай бұрын

    We've had two Rover experiences, both were unsatisfactory. The first sitter agreed to stay, visited us, arrived at 6:30am, and after we left for a memorial service in LA, 400 miles away, got a text that she wasn't coming back after saying, "I'm going to get some food for the weekend." The second pet sitting three months later, and she left several days into a 4 day pet sitting, saying, "I'm not feeling well." We discovered she never stayed overnight as agreed, and wasn't there much for the dogs. She apparently was doing 2-3 sits, rather than just our agreed sit. Fortunately, we had a tenant who provided some assistance until we returned. Conclusions are: Hire a sitter who is more mature in age where values of integrity, honesty and commitment are more often to be counted upon. Second, install some nanny cams to see when the sitter is coming and going, how they are or are not treating the pets. Remember, you're trusting a total stranger to be in your home unsupervised. Will they keep agreements, do their job as agreed? You don't know and can't hold them accountable without verification. Protect yourself.

  • @patriciavandevelde5469
    @patriciavandevelde5469Ай бұрын

    Is rover for europe also,?

  • @anthonydaddio4517
    @anthonydaddio4517 Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome too bad I live in a smaller town not really anywhere near a city , so the demand would be a lot less I’d assume

  • @thecollegehustle2402

    @thecollegehustle2402

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably would be significantly less. You can try finding dog sitting jobs on NextDoor too though!

  • @albie3229
    @albie3229 Жыл бұрын

    I am licensed vet tech. I applied and got approved overnight. I set my profile but I think my rates are low for nyc. But I’m new so I am starting low then will slowly increase

  • @grassthenoob6371

    @grassthenoob6371

    11 ай бұрын

    How is it going and if you don't mind can I ask you questions about 'Vet tech' ? I'm lost in thoughts want to know more about the field

  • @albie3229

    @albie3229

    11 ай бұрын

    I have been a vet nurse my whole life. It’s a beautiful field that I sadly burned out in It’s a hard field and depending where you live it’s hard to get into the program. The good thing is that you can take classes online. Pennfoster College is accredited for this. What do you wanna know? As a vet tech you are the nurse of the pet. You deal with a lot depending on where you work. GP is simple diagnostic radiology surgery monitoring nutrition wellness etc If you work for a ln emergency referral place, that’s Harvey duty work with alot of hours and mental /physical exhaustion. The pay is decent but can better fit what we do

  • @tracylarkin7049
    @tracylarkin7049 Жыл бұрын

    I was just approved on Rover earlier this week and already have my 1st booking for an extended dog sitting (not overnight) for late afternoon until early evening. I don't quite understand though why so many have their overnight pricing set so low? I see many listed for under $50/night.

  • @thecollegehustle2402

    @thecollegehustle2402

    Жыл бұрын

    That confuses me too. I think a lot of people are undervaluing their service. They're willing to get paid less, hoping to get more bookings

  • @OBI-KONOBI-ISRAEL

    @OBI-KONOBI-ISRAEL

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s because your a stranger we don’t know from a whole in the wall some of us might just be better leaving our dogs at home unattended then putting them in the hands of a stranger. 👍

  • @Psyiconics

    @Psyiconics

    Жыл бұрын

    How long did it take to get your first booking

  • @LilCraftyNook

    @LilCraftyNook

    2 ай бұрын

    I’m just going to be doing visits and walks so I tried to price those more conservatively because they are at least twice a day. The website gets a cut as well.

  • @DrDIY1
    @DrDIY13 ай бұрын

    It's 50$$$ now

  • @elnurgurbanov6941
    @elnurgurbanov6941 Жыл бұрын

    Can you learn this job me?

  • @DzidicSenad
    @DzidicSenad3 ай бұрын

    Hi, I just signed up for Rover. I want to try something new. I have had many pets. I hope to give something and earn here in Rosenheim (Germany)

  • @deelowco
    @deelowco10 ай бұрын

    I make the customer do the driving unless they want to pay More for me to drive

  • @huuexx
    @huuexx11 ай бұрын

    3:44 10k/yr?

  • @skyking9248

    @skyking9248

    5 ай бұрын

    lol!

  • @priceandpride
    @priceandpride10 ай бұрын

    You’re so dang cute

  • @Meneverius
    @Meneverius2 күн бұрын

    Hmm, I wouldn't let him watch my Huskies. He said he went for one walk a day that was about 20 minutes....... He said Huskies.... Huskies need wat more attention and walkies than that.

  • @KK-np7vk
    @KK-np7vk Жыл бұрын

    20 minutes a day for a husky, what a rip off. It should be an hour a day

  • @namean6624

    @namean6624

    Жыл бұрын

    its a half hour minimum actually, and it can be more cost effective for say an elderly woman who just came out of a surgery and needs multiple walks for her dog per day/month/ etc. the sitters can choose their rates too so you can work with the client.

  • @Gigichew
    @Gigichew6 ай бұрын

    I love a good hustler! you do you :) just dropping by again and wanted to say thank you for making this video! I made an updated earnings video for dog walking and sitting and just wanted to thank you for inspiring ideas! i ADORE rover. i think its so amazing Rover created a wonderful platform for people to have their own business and thats where I am now with my husband! We have a LLC now but we still use Rover as a platform. the only thingg is that I want to be able to scale it because we only have so much space! we capped at 230k last year but with just 2 people and we don't know how to move forward. Maybe i need to get a commerical building and create a doggy haven that way! or start another side hustle =O but ANYWAYS... I make videos on my earnings too so if aynone is interested, pls check it out! and if anyone sees this comment too and if you dont have time, pls subscribe, mute the video, put it on 2x speed or something and give it a like haha thank you!!!!! it helps more than you know!!! always loooking for ways to support other dog owners/lovers and businesses :')