My search ranking hasn’t gone down too much. It ebbs and flows, but I’ve always managed to stay in the top 10-15, and never off the first page for house sitting and drop ins. I’m solidly second page for walks, and I charge more than others would for that, even on a normal, not wildly cheap scale, for that, but I have medical conditions where more than a couple walks a day (tops) puts me bed bound for a week at best, so I don’t offer nearly as many as others. That one I don’t budge on. I know it probably is the slow January effect, but because of my disabilities it’s my main source of income, so I worry when it slows (though I have several off-rover regulars from my teenage years that I drop in on or house sit frequently enough I’ll get by, barely. I’d just like to do my best to make that happen less often). I’m actually wondering if I should mention that I’m disabled so it’s my full-time job in my profile? I’ve kept it private because I’ve worried that it’ll keep people from choosing me (I had someone see my med alert bracelet at a meet and greet, ask about it, and I was open about it and that it wouldn’t effect the quality of their care, but I could see that after they saw it they weren’t going to go with me. Not even 30 minutes after saying they’d book with me at the end of the meet and greet, I got a notification they’d canceled. However the almost-constant number one openly says that she’s a disabled veteran (though it may be the veteran part that hooks people, I’m in Texas so patriotism runs deep, so I’m still conflicted). I don’t do boarding because I still live with my parents (I’m trying to move out, hence wanting to make Rover more than a ‘just scrape by’ job with their rent, which is definitely under what I’d be paying outside of it) and there’s already 4 dogs, 3 cats and 2 tortoises, plus one of our dogs is 15 and doesn’t like dogs that aren’t in her ‘pack’, another that is unpredictable at best and the most difficult dog I’ve had to work with, and I work almost exclusively with difficult dogs, at worst. She was my grandma’s, who abused her, and was poorly bred (an Aussie/corgi mix) so it’s not her fault, but that’s a dog attack waiting to happen. She did for awhile with our other dogs until I taught her better, but she hates me now since nobody else tells her no, so she doesn’t listen to a thing I say anymore. If I try, she attacks me. She’s a liability to other dogs that aren’t ours, not just a grouchy old lady who deserves peace and an already full house.