I agree. This was discussed yesterday. See the posts by @LBB and @Romana dated June 6 in this topic: https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/filter-suggestions-for-searching/
@Ben-ProductManager and @ArjunaTHS .
To give a HO a better chance for success with their invitations, consider creating these two searchable fields:
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Location: Sitters can fill in the specific locations (i.e., by state, region, province, UK counties, etc.) where they want to sit. HO can search for sitters who are interested in sitting in their locale.
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Dates: Make the availability calendar crystal clear, just like calendars on airline, hotel or car rental sites. When a sitter opens it on their dashboard, a calendar grid of the entire month should open up. All the dates should be gray or white or a muted color (unavailable by default), including those dates the sitter is already booked for a THS sit, which would have a slash through them. The sitter would be able to highlight those dates when they are available to sit, which could be colored green, blue or some brighter color. Anyone viewing the sitter profile page would be able to view the same calendar. The highlighted days would then be part of a field searchable by HO.