Good suggestions all!
Personally I’m not thrilled about the new 5 applicant limit for HOs before the listing is paused. It pushes sitters to quickly apply for sits without taking serious time to consider if it’s right for both parties. I’ve been seeing sits go up and then get paused after what seems like 5 minutes!
It might speed up the time between HOs posting and a sitter accepting, but that doesn’t mean it’s an ideal connection or that either party is going to have the best possible experience - something which is key to encouraging long-term use of this service!
It would be better to see a feature that suggests a HO pause and review after a certain number of applications, rather than doing it automatically.