Want to make this a better site? Then have a go filling out one of our short survey's below. You can vote on as many surveys as you like, but only vote once.
Q1 Home owners - would it help if we showed you a list of all the house sitters who applied for your house sitting assignment?
Results Total votes: 50
| Question | Votes |
|---|---|
| Yes | 26 |
| No | 2 |
Q2 House sitters - do you want to see how many people have applied for an assignment, in real time?
Results Total votes: 75
| Question | Votes |
|---|---|
| Yes | 46 |
| No | 4 |
Q3 House sitters - would you like to be able to view all of the house sitting assignments you applied for, even if you weren't successful?
Results Total votes: 61
| Question | Votes |
|---|---|
| Yes | 36 |
| No | 0 |
Q4 Home owners - Do you think references from potential house sitters are a must?
Results Total votes: 1938
| Question | Votes |
|---|---|
| yes | 1474 |
| no | 302 |
| not sure | 258 |
Q5 House sitters - What is your main reason for wanting to house sit?
Results Total votes: 2541
| Question | Votes |
|---|---|
| free accomodation | 808 |
| cheap holiday | 450 |
| change of scene | 979 |
| companionship of animals | 266 |
| freedom to live alone | 305 |
Q6 Home owners - do you expect your house sitter to pay a security deposit?
Results Total votes: 688
| Question | Votes |
|---|---|
| Don't know. | 210 |
| Yes, I sometimes ask my house sitter for a security deposit | 149 |
| Yes, I always ask my house sitter for a security deposit. | 130 |
| No, I don't ask my house sitter for a security deposit. | 317 |
Q7 When house sitting do you expect to pay a security deposit to home owners?
Results Total votes: 2561
| Question | Votes |
|---|---|
| yes | 295 |
| no | 1943 |
| not sure | 413 |
Q8 Would you rather advertise for a house sitter, or do you prefer to approach house sitters directly?
Results Total votes: 846
| Question | Votes |
|---|---|
| Approach house sitter directly | 384 |
| Advertise for a house sitter | 466 |
Q9 How useful is this site?
Results Total votes: 824
| Question | Votes |
|---|---|
| great | 432 |
| good | 279 |
| OK | 179 |
| not very | 120 |
| no comment | 103 |
