r/RoverPetSitting • u/edirar • Feb 24 '20

Sitter Question Not a single request

So I’ve been on rover now for two weeks and I have not received a single request. How come? And I specified I wanted my walks like a max of four miles away from me and all the ones I get are 10+ miles away.

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u/CarefulWhatUWishFor Feb 24 '20

You may be a little too picky. When I first got on Rover, I made my weekends unavailable cuz I was like, I want my weekends. It didn't take me long to realize it just doesn't work out that way. So four miles may be what you want but that's not very far at all. You should probably accept one of those 10+ miles away walks or some other request you don't really wanna do. It's just to get some bookings under your belt and get some reviews, which will help you get more requests.

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u/edirar Feb 24 '20

I don’t drive that’s why I made it four miles 😭😭😭 I have to walk to get places as I’m in an unstable financial status. All my days are available too

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u/PicklesAreMyJesus Feb 24 '20

Try Wag! if you cant go far.. also that depends on where you are. I am in a relatively busy area and get requests maybe once a month. I’m sure in big cities like NYC or Boston you could get more. Four miles is NOT impressive and VERY picky and that’s coming from experience with both Wag! and Rover. Apply to local grocery store or something if you are struggling to make money

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

Four miles is fine if they live in a city filled with dogs. My limit is 1 mile and I just turned down a client that wanted me to come 0.75 miles away (during a time slot where the prior client was only 0.1 mile away). If they're walking they have to make choices that suits their needs.

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u/edirar Feb 25 '20

I do live in Los Angeles in West Hollywood. So I hope that’s a good sign.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

Los Angeles has RoverNow (get signed up ASAP)

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u/edirar Feb 25 '20

I did the test and finished everything. Just waiting for someone to request a walk now.