Originally Posted by melilley:
All of my calls have been from Craigslist. I also have a website, but haven't gotten any calls from it and mine is also a free site. You could put up fliers in libraries, stores etc.. I haven't done that yet, most stores around me don't have a community board. Also you could put a sign in your yard if your community allows you to do so. How did you advertise on care.com? When I went to do it, it told me to put in an hourly rate, but I don't have one. 
I listed as a babysitter and gave the lowest hourly rate they "suggested" but in my description, I said I was a licensed child care provider and had flexible rates and referenced my website for more info. I think most parents realize that as a provider, you are not going to charge $10-$15/hour-just occasional-use sitters do that.