What is BabysitterExchange?
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Do you have special skills that would benefit your neighbors or
members of your community? Are you interested in saving money, gas and
time? Would you like to exchange services or resources with others
like you, all with the extra benefit of getting to know your community
better?
IT'S EASY! You don't have to join just any community ... you
can create your own and invite others to join!
BabysitterExchange
is the first online community designed to help people just like you
connect with trusted friends, family and neighbors. It is a place
where members exchange tasks for tokens allowing them to get the help
they need when they need it.
BabysitterExchange
is great for any of the following:
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Baby-sitting
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Car-pooling (think green!)
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Errands
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Personal Services
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Pick-ups / Drop-offs
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Home Repair
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Pet-sitting
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Tutoring
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When you need help, simply create a request. BabysitterExchange
will take it from there!
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Learn More -- What are "communities"? |
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What are BabysitterExchange
"communities"?
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Communities are groups of people that support each other. It only
takes one person to start a community and then friends can be added
along the way. There's no limit to the number of people who can be
added to your community -- just remember that you may want to limit it
to people in the same city to make "sharing" easier.
BabysitterExchange
can be a great tool for existing communities and groups, too!
Babysitting co-ops, church groups, parents' organizations,
neighborhoods and condo associations each make a great starting point
for a new BabysitterExchange Community. Once everyone sees how much
easier life can be once you're using BabysitterExchange, everyone will want to join.
Each Community has a "Captain" who is the organizer of the group. This
person creates and manages the community and approves new members.
Some communities may chose to rotate Captains from time to time to
share the responsibility. Captains may even get bonus tokens each
month to take on the role.
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What is
BabysitterExchange? |
What are
"tokens"? |
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What are "tokens"?
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Within BabysitterExchange, "tokens" are a way to make sure
everyone in a community is helping out as much as they are being
helped. As you perform tasks for others, you will earn tokens. As
others perform tasks for you you will "pay" them with tokens. It's
about keeping things fair.
As a new member of a community, you will be granted an equal number of
tokens as predetermined by the Community Captain.
You never have to worry that you're asking for too much as long as
your token balance remains somewhere near where you started.
Token balance running low? Check the request list and help out more
often. Token balance getting high? Take it easy and ask for some help
once in a while.
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What are
"communities"? |
So how do I get
help? |
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So how do I get help?
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To get help you simply open a service request! BabysitterExchange
sends out an email only to those members of your community who you
have authorized letting them know that you need help. The first person
to "accept" your request will get to help you. Once someone accepts, BabysitterExchange
will send you an e-mail letting you know who it is. You can coordinate
however you are most comfortable.
BabysitterExchange
has a unique system for ensuring that your requests are sent only to
those community members who you trust to help with that specific task.
Don't worry. No one will know but you that not everyone is on your
"approved" list for each task.
It's also important that you are not constantly asked to help out with
tasks that you're not comfortable providing. If you are alergic to
dogs, why should you have to see community requests for dog sitting? BabysitterExchange
makes it easy for you to opt out of each request you would like to
avoid. Again, you're the only one who will know.
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What are
"tokens"? |
Can I join more
than one? |
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How many communities can I
join?
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You aren't limited to just one community. Chances are you were invited
to join your first community. If you think BabysitterExchange
can help any of your other groups,
simply create another community and invite those friends.
If you're not comfortable starting new communities, use the "search"
button to find other existing communities in your area and ask to
join.
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So how do I get
help? |
I'm ready! Let's
register. |
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