Hi @Kell and welcome to THS. As @pietkuip mentioned, it can be a slow start when you are new.
We don’t know what your sitter profile looks like, so it’s possible to ask this forum for suggestions by including a link to your sitter profile in this forum profile (not in a reply, as the moderators will remove it).
How to add a listing or profile link to your FORUM profile
If you are applying for in demand areas, where lots of others apply quickly then it can be harder to make your application stand out.
We built up our reviews by choosing “low applications” sits, typically multiple dogs in rural locations that required a car.
Hope this helps 
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