I find it extremely annoying and weird to get my applications declined without the hosts giving me a chance to have an Interview or have a chat. I found a really good housesit and I was the first one to apply in hopes that I was going to get the sit. The next day, my application was declined without…

[image] Denisa: Why is it so difficult to get the house sits I want? Honestly, because you are almost certainly not the only sitter wanting that particular sit. Don’t be put off, do a few short sits that are not as desirable to you, or others to build your reviews. Keep applying, your firs…

I concur, what is meant to be ours is ours.

I also recently had applied to a sit and was the first one. Fortunately the host was polite enough to respond. and informed me a repeat sitter had responded to their private message. She did however say if it went south she was impressed by my reviews , and experience and would contact me. I try …

As a home-owner, it’s lovely to have more than one good applicant but unfortunately we can only confirm one :smiley: Clearly it’s not polite to decline an application without a message but the THS system does not make that easy. For example, when the home-owner confirms with a sitter, THS automati…

It seems entitled to think that hosts owe us a chat or explanation just because we apply for a sit. And even if they get only one applicant, maybe they decide to pass and go with another form of care. I figure if hosts pass on me for whatever reason, shrug. There are many more sits out there and th…

@Denisa Don’t sweat it!!! You are not alone…see the link. [image] Manners When Rejecting! Sitter Questions, Advice & Chat Just having a slight rant really - been on Trusted for nearly 10 years now and we ALWAYS personalise our applications with the owners names/pet name…

I have over 70 5-star reviews and been doing this for 7 years. Since the pandemic, the site has ballooned, and I was getting declined 3x more than previously. So you’re not alone! And it took me over a year to get my first sit - and that is with over 300 5-star Airbnb reviews, professional site and …

Hi there, home owner here :slight_smile: So firstly, I agree with others that it is rude to decline sitters without sending a note to explain. We ALWAYS send a note when declining an application. Although I did get caught out once though as I had not realised that when I confirm a sit, the other app…

There are many reasons sitters are declined. It could be as simple they don’t like your profile picture or as complicated they want a 28 year old male plumber with experience of grass snakes. Or somewhere inbetween. Don’t take it personally or it will drive you up the wall. Rejection is part of the …

odds are if you want a sit, most people want it too: when i first started, i took a subway ride to the end of the line, and biked another forty miles on top of that to find someone who needed a no review guy. So are you willing to take short/unwanted stays to build your profile? When you say you ha…

Having good reviews and still getting my applications declined!?

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TravelMan 29 April 2024 17:45 14

@Denisa

Don’t sweat it!!! You are not alone…see the link.

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Having good reviews and still getting my applications declined!?

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