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Revision as of 10:12, 7 March 2013
Before you start
- Fully fill out your profile and add pictures. Let your potential host see what kind of person you are!
- Optional, but important: get verified. It tells your potential host that you are a real person with a real address and hence are more likely to be trustworthy.
How to Search for a Couch
- In the Where would you like to go? textbox, type your destination. In this case, you will have searched for 'Helsinki'.
- You will end up at the Place page for your destination, in this case you arrive at the Helsinki Region Place page.
- Do not post a couch request onto the place page.
- Why? It is more polite to ask people directly for their hospitality. This community is about people and connecting with them directly. You will be more successful finding a place to stay through personalized messages!
- At the top of the page is it should read: Find a place to stay for __ traveler(s). Select a number or "any" then click GO.
- You will now be taken to the Couch Search results page. Here you can browse hosts who are available in your local area. You can also filter and further refine your search results.
- Find a host you would like to stay with, and click on their picture or username. You are now on a Profile Page. Read their profile.
- By reading a person’s profile you can build up a picture of them and decide if you want to spend time with them.
- Be sure to carefully read your potential host’s profile. For example - What do they like to do in their free time? What experiences did other guests/hosts have with this person? Where have they travelled?
- Once you have read their profile thoroughly, decide if you would like to CouchSurf with them, then send them a Couch Request. For tips on how to read a profile take a look at the official guide.
- For more tips on how to choose your host, and write a good couch request read the official guide or have a look at How_To_Write_A_Couch_Request.
- Lastly, STAY SAFE. Don’t put your personal safety in jeopardy for a free place to stay. If you want to prevent unsolicited messaged from strangers then it is important to not post a couch request onto the place page.
