Your profile is all about 'selling' you and your house sitting services to prospective homeowners and very likely these homeowners will also be parents to fur babies!

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You are having to convince the homeowner that they can entrust you with the care of their home and animals.  So, what do they want to know?

• That you can be trusted

• That you are honest

• That you will treat their home with respect

• That you will care and love their animals as they do

• That you will follow their 'house rules' and any 'instructions' they've provided you with

• That you are clean and tidy

• That you will leave their home in the same, or better condition than when they left it in your care

• Your experience with house sitting (its ok if you'v never done it before, we all start out on the house sitting journey with no experience, and manage to build our portfolio of experiences up)

• Your experience with animals, ideally your own, but there are ways to overcome this if you have no experience

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How do you go about 'convincing' homeowners of all of this?  This is where developing your 'sales pitch' (your profile) comes into play.  In reality you are applying for a job, and you are putting together your CV (resume) highlighting your skills, knowledge, experience, expertise, and attributes!  Here are some of things you can include;

• Inform them why you are doing house sitting, what you hope to get out of it, and what you will do for them as part of your care of their home and animals

• If you are a homeowner or have been let them know and tell them about it

• If you have only ever rented, then tell them about this, better still see if your landlord will provide you with a testimonial of the care you take of their property

• If you have animals of your own or previously had, let them know what types of animals, how much experience, whether you have had to administer medication, what you did with them, and ideally personalise the animal and what they meant to you

• Get testimonials / references from friends who know you, and better still if they can mention what you are like with animals, whether your own or theirs

• Any relevant information relating to animals e.g. volunteering at an animal shelter, pet first aid, friends or families pets being left in your care, dog walking, etc.

• Letting them know whether you have any form of police check / security clearance

• Tell them what you do for a living or whether you are retired

• Personalise your profile to show how fantastic you are

• Be upfront if you are reliant on public transport

• You could include if there are particular places you want to house sit

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On some of the membership based websites provide key areas to fill out, with guidance on what to include to assist you in creating your profile.  On some of the websites you can also check out what other people have included in their profiles, which may provide you with some ideas of what to include in yours.

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If you are seeking house sits through FaceBook groups, through the process of introducing yourself seeking house sitting opportunities or 'applying' for a house sit on offer, the points above to include in a profile are still relevant, you just may present them in a different way.  Follow any of the FaceBook group rules and also check out what other members have posted.

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Whatever your approach, be genuine, open, and honest, and before you know it you will be underway with your house sitting journey. ​