Now that you’ve decided to add housesitting as one of your options to travel the world for free, you need to create a profile that will make homeowners trust you. And today, I am going to teach you how.

I didn’t have any idea that venturing into house sitting would be really difficult. Homeowners prefer sitters who have previous experience and references — so what if you are new? What if you’ve never house-sat before? Would there be a chance that you’ll be able to land one?

I am not sure, to be honest. I don’t have any idea how homeowners choose their sitters (aside from profile references from previous homeowners) but I think having a well-presented profile will really help. First, sign up with Trusted House Sitters, a website where homeowners and sitters all over the world connect. Once you’ve completed the signing up process, the following tips will help: