Hi @Suebeehb welcome to our community forum and to TrustedHousesitters thank you for joining as and for your great introduction and your questions you will find great feedback from our members.
You can add your profile link to your Forum Profile … here’s how How to add a listing or profile link to your FORUM profile
Regarding contacting owners … there’s a conversation about this here >>
https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/contacting-owner-in-advance
There’s more excellent information on the website blog … Blog | TrustedHousesitters.com
Welcome again and enjoy connecting with our members from around the world …
Angela and the Team