Editing Rural hospitality (section)

== Promotion ==

Rural Hospitality has mostly spread through word of mouth and by people reading the groups within the website www.couchsurfing.org. It is hoped that it will transcend couchsurfing and be open for members of all hospitality exchange websites. 

=== Groups ===

* [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=9949 main Rural Couchsurfing group]

The French Rural CS group got up and running through the promotion of groups. Read [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=18641&post=2809095 here] to follow the steps they took. This is the main way to promote Rural Couchsurfing - by making a Rural Group and then linking it to the main country group, as done in [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=176 France] and [http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=351 Australia].

* [http://www.bewelcome.org/groups/673 Rural Hospitality group on BeWelcome]

This group has just started (August 2012) but it is hoped that will become active and a place for people to interact about their rural experiences. 

=== Newsletters/News feed ===

Rural Hospitality has been spread through a variety of Couchsurfing newsletters that are managed by volunteers. Please see examples from [http://couchwiki.org/en/Australian_CS_Newsletter_February_2008#News_from_around_the_Australian_States Australia][http://couchwiki.org/en/Australian_CS_Newsletter_March_2008#Australian_Rural_CouchSurfing_news 1][http://couchwiki.org/en/Australian_CS_Newsletter_April_2008#Australian_Rural_CouchSurfing_news 2][http://couchwiki.org/en/Australian_CS_Newsletter_February_2009#News_from_around_the_Australian_States 3] and [http://couchwiki.org/en/French_CS_Newsletter_%28Novembre_2010%29#Histoire_d.27h.C3.B4te:_le_Couchsurfing_Rural_dans_le_Giennois_.21 France]. Rural Couchsurfing has also been mentioned in the official [http://www.couchsurfing.org/news/alternative-travel/get-away-from-it-all/ News Feed][http://www.couchsurfing.org/news/cs-organization/quick-guide-to-cs-groups-3/ 1], it would be great if it could be periodically mentioned here so that new members could find out about it too.

=== Permanent website placements ===

Rural Hospitality has been placed in the Couchsurfing.org [http://www.couchsurfing.org/rural_surfing.html tips secion!]


=== Other Media (Pictures) ===

Pictures are currently stored on the [https://picasaweb.google.com/114554606265727234977 Rural Couchsurfing Picaso account].