Your Forum profile is different to the profile you have as a member on the main TrustedHousesitters website.
We don’t allow links to profiles or listings in forum topics or posts (see guidelines here), but you can add the link to your TrustedHousesitter website profile or house sit listing in your Forum profile.
The process is slightly different for owners and sitters, so please choose which one is applicable to you!
Top tip: We would recommend you do this on the desktop version as it’s easier that way 
For Sitters:
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Go to the main TrustedHousesitters website and log in to the dashboard. Here you can preview your profile (green block) and copy (Ctrl + C) the URL in the browser bar, ready to paste it into your forum profile. It will look something like this:
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Go to the forum and click on your user icon in the top right corner - this may be a photo if you’ve uploaded one, or a letter in a circle. Click on the “head and shoulders” icon and from the drop-down menu, select “preferences”.
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On the left of the screen you will see a further list. Select “profile” to open up a screen that will show your profile text and other information. You can add a link in the text section and/or you can scroll down to a box labelled “Web Site”.
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Paste the URL you copied earlier (CTRL + V) into this box. If you’ve lost the URL, don’t worry, just go back to your TrustedHousesitters dashboard and copy it again.
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Once you’ve added this link, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of the screen and select the green “Save Changes” button.
For Owner Listings:
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Go to the main TrustedHousesitters website and log in to the dashboard. When you preview the listing, you don’t get the full URL in the way you would with sitter profiles. You will see something like this (without the spaces):
https: // www.trustedhousesitters. com / user / listing / 123456 / edit / listing-preview/
This is just an example for this guide - it’s not the link another person will need to view your current listing. Read on for more!
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You will need to find your listing on the website. Do this using “Find a House Sit” and search for your location. When you see your listing, click on it and then copy the URL (Ctrl + C) from the browser bar, ready to paste it into your forum profile. It will look something like this:
https: // www.trustedhousesitters. com/ house-and-pet-sitting-assignments / france / burgundy/ painblanc/ l / 123456/
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Head back to the Forum and click on your user icon in the top right corner. Click on the “head and shoulders” icon and from the drop-down menu, select “preferences”.
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On the left of the screen, you will see a further list. Select “Profile” to open up a screen that will show your profile text and other information. You can add a link in the text section and/or you can scroll down to a box labelled “Web Site”.
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Paste the URL you copied earlier (CTRL + V) into this box. If you’ve lost the URL, don’t worry, just go back to your TrustedHousesitters dashboard and copy it again.
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Once you’ve added this link, don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of the screen and select the green “Save Changes” button.
Now anyone who clicks on your user icon, will see your link(s) and be able to make contact using a Direct Message by clicking the green “Message” button.
Top tip: If you have already used the "Web Site: field to add a link to a blog or other website, you can paste the URL into the “About Me” section as an alternative.
We all find our own way though.
