Nobody's Booking Me Yet — How Long Did It Take You?

AmandaPaws

about 1 month ago

Got approved 3 weeks ago, profile's filled out, rates are competitive for my area, and still zero bookings. Is this normal? How long did it take everyone else to land their first one?

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EmilyPetCare·about 1 month ago

Totally normal. Owners request you, you can't go pitch them, so a new profile with no reviews is basically invisible until someone takes a chance on you. Took me almost 5 weeks. What worked: I dropped my intro rate for the first 3 bookings and said so in my profile, and I made myself available for same-day / last-minute requests since that's when desperate owners search.

SarahSits·about 1 month ago

Response time matters more than people think too. I've read that Rover's search ranking leans on how fast you reply and whether you've ever declined or cancelled, so I set notifications to buzz my phone and just committed to answering within the hour. Bookings picked up noticeably after that.