Also, remember that what you charge a client is adjustable before bookings: if the client's needs are different from the services covered by your regular rate, let them know and use Modify to adjust the rate. You can either increase the individual per service, or make a blanket adjustment (up or down!). I've personally done this when pets required medical care or monitoring due to illness.

Michele

Rover is asking on my dashboard "Are you available for the upcoming holiday?" I think that Rover says that answering Yes helps me get bookings because it moves me up in the Searches.

I am booked to dogsit but it's very local and I can still do home visits and walks. This is indicated on my calendar. Should I go ahead an answer "Yes"?

I don't want to turn down a lot of requests due to people looking for housesitters and misunderstanding that I can't do that.

It sounds as if your potential sitter makes you uncomfortable in other ways, but I thought you might be interested to know why the other owner required her to "wave at the camera." My sister has a security system with an app for her phone. The camera is motion-sensitive so it's activated when any motion is detected, and she can check on the app who or what is at her home. In other words, it's a security measure that can be monitored in real time when the homeowner is away, to make sure that whoever is in their home has a legitimate reason for being there.

I have seen this discussion as a nanny. It is legal for a person to have cameras in their home so long as they're not recording sound.