We are new to THS. We live in Southern Oregon (beautiful area) and have a month-long sit listed. The “invite” function is frustrating. I have tried searching by location, which gives me hundreds of potentials, but when I click on the profiles, many of them only want out-of-country sits. There doesn’…

Inviting sitters rarely works, people are often booked up along way ahead. The best thing is to have a really good attractive advert with good photos and information regarding how long pets can be left, why people might like to come to your area. Then people will apply but you do need a back up plan…

Welcome to the forum @Eliza-Ashland . No you are not missing anything . As you have discovered- the “invite a sitter” function is badly designed and not fit for purpose . In general , it doesn’t work for hosts or sitters . The way to get sitters on THS is to post an attractive listing and sitters …

Hi Eliza, As others have already stated, inviting sitters is a low rewards exercise. Invites are like trying to sell your home or rent out on Airbnb by sending out invites to potential buyers/renters. You MIGHT get a nibble but most likely not. The typical way HOs find sitters is that they publ…

May I just add a balance to the advice not to bother with inviting sitters? - As a sitter, I’ve only received two invitations to sits. One was unfeasible because of the dates and distance (but I was still flattered!). The other turned into one of the best experiences of my life; I sat there three t…

Hi Eliza The ‘invite sitters’ feature would seem helpful in theory but in reality it really isn’t. This is especially the case for countries or particular regions that have a large number of members. The location that many sitters list is not necessarily where they are looking to sit, it may just…

Welcome to forum, @Eliza-Ashland ! You’ve had good advice already, I second that. If your listing is the listing I think it is, there are some issues. In general, there’s information missing that sitters look for. Say something about why I should want to visit your area, and why I should want to …

Echoing on Fledermaus’ reply, since receiving several reviews, most of my sits have been arranged by invitation. I am in the US. I have friends who are HOs on the site, one currently has a sitter from the UK, and all three have had plenty of international applicants. It may depend on location, but…

Hi, Eliza; I’m also one of the sitters who tends to take invites more often than some others…we all have different reasons & ways we use the service. But I do think you’re less likely to get a hit on a blind invite for such a long sit, unless there’s something very compelling about your location or …

[image] Garfield: The most important, I think, is that the daily schedule really doesn’t permit the sitter much/ any time to explore the area. That means that you have a very limited available pool of sitters that could be interested, as many use THS to travel. It seems one can barely leave the …

Inviting Sitters - Need Guidance

Owner Questions, Advice & Chat

Maggie8K 6 August 2025 10:50 5

If you’re not getting applications from sitters, you might want to share your listing here for feedback on how to improve it. How to add a listing or profile link to your Forum profile!

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