Hello my dear ones,
I have a general question for homeowners or experienced petsitters:
Unfortunately, I often find myself in a situation where there is either not enough demand or I don’t receive any response to my applications for a very long time. This can be quite stressful as a petsitter. Moreover, receiving a response to an application would be seen as a sign of appreciation. Often, one does not know whether they are being ignored or if the homeowner simply needs more time to make a decision for some reason.
Thank you very much for your feedback! 
Julia
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Hello @Lena_Ria
Your questions have been asked before on the forum so if you do a search you should find answers.
Sitters can see that when we have a few saved searches. I get notifications for sits up to a year ahead, but often it is much shorter. Yesterday’s notifications: one for October 10th, three for mid September.
But I am booked until mid October, and those are sits that had been arranged in June.
How far in advance do Owners post? It varies a lot, but I would guess the median is in the 1-2 months range. Would love to see some statistics from THS analysis on both of your questions.
How long to make a decision? It varies a lot as well. I hear your frustration when you get no response. I wish Owners would be more swift and communicative!
Best of luck to you!
As a sitter when I started I’d look months in advance but now with many sits behind me I’m a bit more laid back and usually look at sits 4-6 weeks out unless a sit comes up in a place on my bucket list. I also get repeat sit and direct message sit requests to think about.
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