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title: "How Does Pending Bookings Affect Me?"
description: "A Pending Booking is when a booking request has been sent by a pet owner, but no action (Accept or Decline) has been taken."
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# How Does Pending Bookings Affect Me?

A **Pending Booking** is when a booking request has been sent by a pet owner, but no action (Accept or Decline) has been taken.


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**Why is it Important to Act on Pending Bookings?**

✔ **Move bookings out of pending as soon as possible** – Accept or decline requests quickly to avoid unnecessary delays.
 ✔ **Conduct meet & greets early** – These can start with a phone call to speed up the process.
 ✔ **Too many pending bookings can impact your visibility** – This is especially true during peak periods like Easter, school holidays, and Christmas.
 ✔ **Keep pending bookings below 7** – Having more than 7 pending bookings may reduce your visibility in search results.


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## **Important Notes**

📌 You will receive an app notification if too many bookings remain in pending.
 📌 Taking early action ensures this won’t become an issue.

For more details, check out related articles such as **"[How Does Declining Bookings Affect Me?](https://madpaws.brainfi.sh/articles/how-does-declining-bookings-affect-me-rVwe7shqfj)"**


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***General Disclaimer*** - Mad Paws uses a fair algorithm that determines where a sitter shows up in the search results.

Sharing the specifics of the algorithm is not possible, asking customer support will leave you disappointed. We have provided as much excellent information in the knowledge base on how to be a great sitter and thus, rank as high as possible.