Comments on: Home Exchange 101 Lesson 3 – Finding Your Ideal Home Exchange

By: Homeswap searching methods « Swapo

Homeswap searching methods « Swapo — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:05:02 +0000

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By: John Mensinger

John Mensinger — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:40:00 +0000

Bob makes an excellent point. I live in California, so if I limit myself to those searching for California I get a few hundred hits. If I want more choices I reverse search for those looking for the USA. We had one of our best ever exchanges in The Netherlands, which is the #1 country on the planet for cycling, one of my passions. If you live in a destination that is not top of mind or large, such as Delaware, Nova Scotia, or Denmark you should be open minded and creative like Bob and contact exchangers even if they haven’t specifically mentioned your country, state, or province. If they mention a neighboring country or even the same continent they probably would consider trading with you.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:33:11 +0000

I used to follow your description of the advanced search method. It gives a nice selection you can sift through.
Having done several exchanges, I realised that I limit myself to much when I only select families that have indicated they want to visit our country or region.
In most websites, the number of preferred countries (or regions) you can mention is limited.
I experienced that people can be pleasantly surprised when receiving an invitation from The Netherlands.
A well written invitation and a comprehensive and complete listing will be even more important then.
For that purpose, I have written a “standard” invitation that I customize for each family I write to.