House Sitting Tasmania has grown considerably since autumn and we are so excited and thrilled to have so many new members on board. We are delighted to be connecting Tasmanian home owners with house sitters, just have a look at our Testimonials page to see all the wonderful feedback!

Recently we conducted a survey to members and responses were well worth it. We're always keen to improve what we do best, and there were some very constructive points made. We have taken it all on board and begun the road to make some even better modifications to our website which is exciting! Our home owners and house sitters are at the forefront of what we do and it is important that we consistently strive to improve and cater the experience to be nothing but positive. We didn't create House Sitting Tasmania to be like all other house sitting websites, as unique as we are we do know that in website-land some things work better than others and we definitely want our functionalities to be seamless and user friendly for members.

We also stress that listings and profiles are entirely member's responsibility to edit, deactivate or delete as we have close to 200 members and we do not manage communications between home owners/house sitters, nor are we mind readers to know when a sitting assignment has been filled! We have sent members detailed instructions now for how to manage listings a few times, and instructions are available now on our website in FAQ section. Remember, please remove your home listing if you have found a house sitter. We are sure there is nothing more frustrating than being contacted continuously by house sitters, or as a house sitter - finding the listing is already sadly filled.

In other news, winter has well and truly hit Tasmania and there are a large number of our home owners escaping for a little warmth and sunshine, so there are new house sits being posted each week! House sitters are in for a treat with many great Tasmanian locations offering great winter getaways to the snow, wood fires and scenic views. Dark Mofo has also hit our shores with Dark Park opened two days ago, and the Winter Feast next week. What more could you ask for! Jump in and join us, from only $19 your next winter getaway for FREE! House sitting is not just for house sitters - home owners, you can do it too!

Wow...where did summer go? Though you'd think it was still summer, the sun is shining and the warm afternoons are still lingering. What a busy few months we have had! House Sitting Tasmania is still working hard behind the scenes writing and looking after the continuous trail of new members coming on board. The enquiries never stop and now the March long weekend is nearly upon us as well as Easter at the end of the month. If you are going away and looking for a house or pet sitter or thinking about becoming a house sitter, NOW is the time! Join House Sitting Tasmania today. All that you will pay is your membership fee to access our community and start connecting with home owners and house sitters. Membership starts at just $19 for 3 months, $39 for 6 months and $69 for 12 months. That's cheaper than most pet boarding fees per day! House sitting is free. Unlike pet or sitter agencies house sitters do not charge fees.

We are about to venture to New Town for the weekend after a short stay in Lauderdale this week. We both continue to be heavily booked this year and looking to settle in our own home hopefully by Christmas. More to follow, we are very excited to see the great number of members who are posting listings. Remember - posting a listing or profile with a good amount of information especially with images increases your chances to gain a house sitter or a house sitting assignment. If you have not posted your listing as yet, we recommend that you do - plenty of home owners and house sitters are waiting to hear from you!

We are currently in South Hobart looking after Fergus, a beautiful Maltese cross - what a fantastic name hey! We love the proximity to wonderful walking tracks and local cafes in the area, we took Fergus for a walk to Ginger Brown yesterday morning, he is such a social butterfly!

You may have noticed that we have been in the media lately, and we have been lucky enough to have our story featured in The Mercury. We were very excited that this directly promoted House Sitting Tasmania and increased awareness of the house sitting movement as we truly believe this lifestyle and benefits are beneficial for all Tasmanians!

We are currently writing material and there will be more to come in the next few months, if you are a member please take a look at some of the wonderful listings available. Tell all your family and friends, this is the place to be for house sitting!

Til next time,
Shaun & Rachel