New listing. No applicants

Hey there,
Don’t panic - you’ve come to the right place for help :smiling_face:

I took a look at your listing for you, and I can see why you haven’t had applicants - you haven’t provided any incentive or compelling reasons for a sitter to want to sit for you. Competition is fierce for listings, and you really need to sell your sit and make it be as attractive as possible. Remember you’re offering a mutually beneficial exchange - what would a sitter be getting out of this? Why should they sit for you? What would they be able to see & do in the area?

Have a read of this blog post to understand why you haven’t gained applicants.

Here are some tips specifically for you.

1: change your title to something that excites & attracts applicants - e.g: ‘explore all Withee has to offer with my dogs.’

2: Change your cover photo to a nice image of your dogs or your local area, not your kitchen.

3: Add more photos (most listings have 20 - 25) that shows more of the house, and the garden

4: Your introduction is very autobiographical
and gives no compelling reasons for a sitter to choose your sit. Describe what’s on offer, straight away. Also starting off with the fact that the dogs have separation anxiety puts a negative spin on your listing, straight away.

5: Your home & location section is very minimal. Sitters want to know where they are sleeping, what your home is like, what amenities they have, what’s to see & do in Owen, how far Owen is from you, (do you live in Owen, or not??) and if they can use your car (you don’t actually mention this but have a picture of cars?)

6: Your responsibilities section is also very minimal and quite vague/ambiguous. Have a read of this thread to see what sitters want to know: What I am looking for in the “Responsibilities” section

Sitters cannot see on your listing how long the dogs can be left for - that tick-a-box information is for THS staff only, so you need to actually write this on your listing. Remember that not leaving the dogs for more than 2 hours at a time is a big deal breaker for many, because we are here for a mutually beneficial exchange, not a paid job. However, what you could do is mention if the dogs can travel in a car with a sitter, to allow sitters more time out and about. If they really don’t travel well, and a sitter won’t have much free time at all, then you may need to consider alternatives such as paid local sitters or services - it isn’t a fair expectation for THS sitters to stay with the dogs 24/7 and not gain the mutually beneficial exchange of seeing a new place.

Hope that helps and good luck!

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