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The Caretaker Gazette is a bi-monthly newsletter connecting property owners wanting caretakers and/or housesitters for their property. Homeowners pay to advertise their property caretaking positions, and potential caretakers pay to advertise in their Situations-Wanted section. Subscribers are normally potential applicants or homeowners searching for a caretaker, and pay for their subscription. In addition to the ads, it carries profiles of some caretakers and a Letters to the Editor section. An online version of the newsletter is also available for the same subscription fee, and all subscribers receive email updates every week. Prospective subscribers can check previous listings from back issues online. It is the only publication in the world that covers the property caretaking field. In recent years, positions outside the United States have been an increasing share of the advertised opportunities. The newsletter was launched in 1983 with 200 subscribers. In 1993, when the newsletter had 500 subscribers, it came close to folding when the original publisher retired. The subscriber list and rights to the name were purchased by the current publisher, Gary C. Dunn, who has expanded the readership to 10,000 subscribers in all 50 states and 80 countries, the majority of whom are over age 50.
External links
* The Caretaker Gazette website
References
* Thomas, Paulette. "Leaving Corporate Life For Your Own Business", Wall Street Journal Online, Wall Street Journal, 2004-11-10. Retrieved on 2007-02-14. * Meyerowitz, Daniel. "The Caretaker Gazette", Whole Earth Review, Winter 1994. found online at Findarticles.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-14. * Stich, Sally S.. "Workplace: Paradise", TIME Magazine, 2005-08-16. Retrieved on 2007-02-14. * Archer, Belinda. "Sitting in style", Financial Times, 2006-12-15. Retrieved on 2007-02-14. * Caretaker Gazette. Best of the Web. Forbes. Retrieved on 2007-02-14. * Romano, Jay. "YOUR HOME; Maintaining A 2d Home From Afar", The New York Times, 1999-08-08. * Bick, Julie. "Couples Who Run the House for Others", The New York Times, 2006-10-01.
