Why I'm building Solo Sitter

The short version lives on the homepage — this is the long one.

How I got here

Hi, I'm [YOUR NAME], an independent developer. Before writing any code, I spent weeks in pet sitter communities — Reddit threads, Facebook groups, forum posts — reading hundreds of complaints about marketplace fees, no-shows, and businesses run entirely out of text message threads and paper sticky notes.

The pattern that stood out: solo sitters and dog walkers who'd already left Rover, or wanted to, weren't struggling to find clients. They were struggling to run the clients they already had — scheduling by text, chasing deposits awkwardly, keeping pet details and gate codes in their heads or a notes app.

Why not just use Time To Pet or another existing tool?

The software built for pet care businesses is built for companies with staff — multiple sitters, multiple clients, admin dashboards, per-employee pricing. A one-person operation pays for a lot of software they'll never use, and their clients get stuck creating accounts and installing apps for a five-minute booking.

Solo Sitter is built for exactly one shape of business: a single sitter or walker running their own operation. No staff management, no per-seat pricing, no client app.

How I'm building it

I'm building this with the first 20 working sitters who sign up — talking to them directly, shipping what they actually ask for, and skipping what sounds nice but nobody needs. I share the whole journey publicly: real numbers, real mistakes, no polished highlight reel.

Follow the build on X · hello@solositter.app

Want to help shape it?

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