Understanding THS

[Samox24]

Hello @Claudia-Patricio and a very warm welcome to the Community Forum

Firstly congratulations on your listing. If you would like to receive further applicants once you have received 5, and to unpause, you will need to decline any applicants that you deem unsuitable. Although not mandatory it is good etiquette to send a message with your decline.

I have attached a couple of threads you should find helpful

Etiquette for Declining Applicants

What’s the suggested etiquette for declining applications? Is it ok to just decline an application that is not a good fit? Or should you sent a short note first thanking them for applying, etc.? Once you confirm a sitter, are the other applications automatically declined?

Conclusion Of Pausing Application Test - Updated Post

Hi All , We’ve been testing the functionality of one-off pauses over the last 6 weeks, and believe that this change will improve your experience on the platform. We also believe that this will improve communications and help speed up the application process, and help more of you become successful. We fully understand the concerns expressed by sitters applying to popular international sits and assure you we will monitor the situation closely. This new functionality will only affect a very…

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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…

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