The Pet Sitter Blog
Expert insights on pet care, the pet sitting industry, and building a pet sitting business.
The Pet Sitter Goes Global
Signups are now open worldwide. We built and proved The Pet Sitter in Melbourne — real sitters, real bookings, real invoices. The software a sitter runs their business on has no city limits, so from today, neither do we.
By Graeme Rycyk
How Much Did I Earn Last Month? Now You Can Just Ask
There is now an AI business assistant on your sitter dashboard. It reads your own earnings, clients, schedule, invoices and reviews — and the help centre — and answers in plain language. It is read-only: it can tell you anything, and change nothing.
By The Pet Sitter Team
If You’re Not Paying, Are You the Product?
How our permanent Free plan is funded, what our analytics choices mean, and which everyday tools and data exports you can use without paying.
By The Pet Sitter Team
The Pro Plan and the Founding 100: What You Get
What Pro adds to Free, how the annual founding offer works, and where to check current upgrade availability. Start with your clients and upgrade when the tools earn their keep.
By The Pet Sitter Team
The Pet Sitter vs Traditional Pet Sitting Marketplaces: An Honest Comparison
How does The Pet Sitter compare to traditional commission-based pet sitting platforms? An honest look at the differences in pricing, features and philosophy.
By Graeme Rycyk
How The Pet Sitter Keeps Your Pet Safe: Our Trust and Safety Approach
Trust is everything when you hand over your pet. Here is how The Pet Sitter manually reviews sitter profiles, protects bookings, and keeps trust signals clear.
By Graeme Rycyk
Why We Built The Pet Sitter
After years as CTO of Pawshake, I saw firsthand how 20% commission fees hurt pet sitters. Here's why I built a platform where sitters keep 100% of their earnings.
By Graeme Rycyk