I just got one that said, “Hey, are you available [dates]?”
A two-day sit 15 hours’ drive away.
Thanks Timmy, will do 
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My best one just said “Please read”
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Hi @MichelleV - your home and pets look lovely. I agree you definitely need a couple of pics of the bedroom(s) available to your sitters. Also, as you have a large house would you consider allowing a family of sitters stay? There seems to be quite a few really great sitters that travel with their children. This would be something that would stand your listing out from the majority. If you think this is something you would consider I think there is a ‘family friendly’ tag that you can add to your listing
Good luck!
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Ha! Oh my.
Hi all
I am a new user and just wondered whether I now invite people from my local area or do I simply just sit back and wait for people to contact us? Our holiday is approaching really fast 
Thank you in advance
Michelle
When your listing is not getting results attracting the sitter needed is it best just to message sitters on the site or message AND “Invite Sitter”? Does Inviting a Sitter close the listing from other sitters or obligate you to them? We have had a few successful THS experiences but am still confused as to the protocol on this. Thank you
Yes, you can invite sitters and your ad will still be open to all. Before you invite them check their availability calendar (if it’s been updated that is) otherwise it might be a waste of your time. It’s also nice to personalise the invitations rather than just sending a general one to all headed ‘Dear sitter’, which will take longer but might make a difference.
Good luck!
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You can definitely invite sitters without it closing your listing as you are inviting them to apply, not confirming them as sitters.
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New owner here and wondering…is it best to wait for sitters to apply OR best to just go ahead reach out and invite specific sitters found by searching?
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Hello @Martha2Dogs2Cats … I’ve moved your question to this similar thread started recently where you’ll hopefully get more helpful feedback from our members. All the best, Vanessa and the team
I would say at first sit back and wait for sitters to apply. This is because sitters looking will be actively looking and so are likely to find you if your listing meets their criteria, location/pets/length of stay etc. You have a far higher chance of securing a sitter this way.
If, after a week or so you have had no applications then it may be a good idea to be more pro active and start to send out some private invites. Ideally to sitters that have 'liked’saved/loved your listing in the past or you could also do a search of local sitters that you feel may be a good fit for you. Some of these may not be actively looking at the moment but an invite from you might be enough to get their interest.
It is also a good idea to add your listing to your forum profile so that sitters on this forum can take a look, and maybe even offer advice on how you could improve it if necessary . details of how to do this are on the link below.
Good Luck
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Thank you, Colin! Sitting tight then for a bit.
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makes you wonder what are people thinking?
@MichelleV welcome to the forum. You might want to take a look at Angela’s top 10 tips & tricks on how to be successful with your listing(s). I see you’ve also had some great feedback from forum members. Hopefully, if you follow the suggestions, you’ll hear from some great applicants.
Please don’t reject those who have no reviews as we all had to start somewhere. If their profile looks good to you, and perhaps you chat with them and feel comfortable, then go for it.
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