The references you'll request for your TrustedHousesitters sitter profile can be from anyone who knows you well. While you can request references from pet parents, it's especially important to have referees who know you as a person and maybe have done so for some years. This is because reading references from people you've known for years helps to build a picture of you that pet parents can trust with their home and pets.
To request a reference via the website:
- Log into your account
- Click on your profile photo in the top right-hand corner
- Select 'My profile' from the menu
- Next to the 'Your references' section click 'Add'
- Enter the first name of the referee - click 'Continue'
- Choose how you want to send the reference link
- You can copy the link and paste it into a message to your referee
- Or click 'Email' and this will open a new email with the specific link - you can then enter your referee's email and forward it directly to them
To request a reference via the app:
- Log in via the app
- Click on 'Me' in the bottom right
- Select view and edit profile
- Select edit in the top right corner
- This will bring you to the desktop version of editing the profile
- Under the 'Your references' section, click 'Add'
- Enter the first name of the referee and click 'Continue'
- Choose how you want to send the reference link
- You can copy the link and paste it into a message to your referee
- Or click 'Email' and this will open a new email with the specific link; you can then enter your referee's email and forward it directly to them
Trusted tip: Once your referee has filled in their reference and star ratings, it will appear directly on your profile for other members to see.