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FEBRUARY 2009
Sitter Newsletter
The Best Tip for Earning More Referrals
 

Through Sittercity's referral program, you can earn a $15 Target gift card with each parent you refer to Sittercity.com. You can talk to your friends, spread the word at your place of worship, refer people at the mall -- it all works! But there's one quick and simple way to earn many more referrals without even leaving your home.

Go online.

To get credit for your referral, all a parent must do is enter your username into the promo code field when they sign up. What we've seen savvy sitters do is go online to their own blogs, Facebook, message boards and various forums to post a link to Sittercity.com along with their username, so parents all over then web can get 10% off their registration while you reap the benefits. The best part is that you don't have to keep putting in the effort to refer anyone. It's win-win!




Connect with Caregivers at Playgroups USA

Looking for another way to keep the kids busy this winter? Playgroups USA might be your answer. On this site, you can find the perfect playgroup based on a child's age, ZIP code and time of day, all for free.

In addition to playgroups in over 100 US cities, Playgroups USA also has tons of resources to help you participate in or start your own local playgroup, including tips and etiquette, themes for outings, games to play and much more. Once you've talked to the family you sit for about committing to a playgroup, Playgroups USA is a great place to start connecting with other sitters/families in your local area.

Click here to visit Playgroups USA.
Search Tons of Profiles Across Social Networks

There are literally millions of people signed up on social networks all over the web, so what's the best way to find your kindergarten classmate, your charming ex or the girl from your first internship? Wink.com is a social networking search engine that sorts through tons of profiles so you can easily connect with your past friends.

You can search by a person's name, location, age, gender, interests, school, career, distance from you and more. Wink helps you locate people by quickly scouring places like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Flickr, among others. You can also use Wink.com to update your own listing by managing where you can be found online, editing the photos that may appear and more.

Click here to visit Wink.com and start your search.