@emmieo I suggest you have chosen to ask family members to help out, rather than that you have had to have them help out.
I’m referring to @Smiley 's recent forum post about linking listings to forum profiles. Had you linked your listing and asked for feedback from forum members, your listing may have been improved to the point that it would have attracted more attention. Or you may have had interest from forum members for the sit. There are ways of maximizing success rates that some choose not to use.