What is a Housesit Hangout?
As a member or follower of Housesitmatch.com you may already have heard of our Housesit Hangouts. Perhaps you have even taken part in an online hangout. Lamia Walker our founder hosts interviews with people who have a passion and curiosity about housesitting. Read on to learn more about how we communicate with our members and […]
A way to relax and sleep – Top tips
Whether you’re a housesitter travelling, or at home in your own space, you need to sleep. Rest is essential for all of us. But finding a constant way that you can relax and sleep wherever you are based is not always easy. Here are some top tips to help you find a consistent formula that […]
House-sitter resume – 4 top tips to write a winning cv
Have you been a house sitter in recent years? Perhaps you have found that you now need to change tack after the pandemic. Then it is time to prepare your house-sitter resume. Here are 4 top tips to writing a winning cv. How To Write a House-Sitter Resume: 4 Tips The benefits of being a […]
A Secret Guide in Driving More Traffic To Your Blog
Many full time or frequent traveller housesitters today are also digital nomads. By working online, managing their digital businesses they earn they living as they travel. Learning to optimise traffic to a website or blog is an essential part of learning to optimise revenue through an online business. Driving more traffic to your blog or website […]
HouseSit Match Listed in Top 101 Internet Start-ups
A few years ago now an Australian friend and I were having dinner and she was telling me a fabulous housesitting adventure she had enjoyed. For a whole year she cared for a dog in Perth W Australia who had been posted abroad for work. The dog was elderly and unable to travel, and they […]
The EU 90/180 Rule – Details on how it works
As a British passport holder and a second homeowner with a property in Europe you may already be aware of the EU 90/180 Rule. Whether you were familiar with the Schengen Rules before Brexit transfer on 1st January 2021 or not, read on. There are some details you need to note and act on with […]
Tent sharing earns you income while you’re housesitting
New ideas are always surprising and delighting us in the Sharing Economy. And Tentshare a new platform is one such exciting idea, offering all who love camping the opportunity to share tents for a set agreed period and fee. Whether as a housesitter or a homeowner on HouseSitMatch if you have a tent or want […]
Housesitter story: Compassion in a world of housesitting
From time to time we love to feature blogs written by members of our housesitting community. Right now we are hearing many compelling stories from housesitters stranded far from home and out of their usual world of housesitting. Many find themselves away from the home country because of the sudden lockdown triggered by the Covid-19 […]
International Housesitting and Tourist Visas – By Gobsmacked at Gatwick (Prt 2)
Housesitters often ask us about the need for housesitting visas or tourist visas when committing to international housesit assignments. We explain that there are no such things as ‘housesitting visas’. Instead we say they must always check with their destination country visa office regarding their entry and requirements for tourist visas. There will always be […]
Housesitting Family – HouseSitChat Interview
Housesitting offers a range of fantastic opportunities for affordable travel and living like a local while you care for pets and property of your hosts. One housesitting family we’ve been following carefully for the five years they have been on the road kindly offered to talk to us in an interview. Tracey and Rob and […]