New Owner/PP To Group Seeking Advice

[Ali2023]

Hi I have recently joined, when you post a request for published dates do you also need to send out invites to individual sitters?

[Samox24]

Hello @Ali2023 and a very warm welcome to the Community Forum

No you do not need to send out invites to individual sitters, of course you can though if you have seen certain sitter/s that you would like to invite to complete your sit.

For reference, you can also add your TrustedHousesitters profile on to your Forum profile by following the attached link, should you wish. This will then enable others to offer you helpful advice and feedback and will also give your listing extra exposure!

How to add a listing or profile link to your FORUM profile

It’s important to firstly understand that your FORUM PROFILE is different to the profile you have as a member on the main TrustedHousesitters’ website. We do not allow links to profiles or listings in forum topics or posts (see guidelines here), but you can add the link of your TrustedHousesitter website profile or house sit listing in your FORUM PROFILE. The process is slightly different for owners and sitters. Note - We would recommend you do this on the desktop version as it’s easier to ma…

If you are unsure how to do this, or if you have any questions at all, do not hesitate to ask, we are all more than happy to help.

Also, remember you can use the spyglass symbol at the top of the page next to the TrustedHousesitters logo and search for any questions that you may have as they have most likely already been answered on here and of course if not then please just ask!

[Danandnan]

@Ali2023 while it’s certainly not necessary to send out individual invites, if you’ve seen a sitter that you feel real good about, you should consider sending an invite. Even if they have marked your sit as a favorite, it’s purely a matter of chance and timing that they would get in the first 5 applications before it’s closed. If you feel strongly about a sitter, I think you should.
Dan and Nan

[Smiley]

Hi @Ali2023 and welcome.
There has been a lot of discussion on your question in the forum. If you search ‘Inviting sitters’ you will see some posts. Here’s one I”ve found:

Inviting Sitters

Hello - new here as an owner but just wondering if you can invite more than one person to do a sit. We are short on time to find someone and some people don’t even read their email or they read it and don’t respond. How exactly does it work when you invite a sitter - if they accept your invite is the sit confirmed automatically. Just not sure how it all works yet - any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

[Silversitters]

Welcome @Ali2023 if you have made your listing PUBLIC all sitters will be able to see it and apply .