"Verified member" on Couchsurfing.org
Trust plays in the tourism Community couchsurfing.org a large role in this. Therefore, should you as a registered member to verify.
- Verification you can use as an identity test and, thus, other users more security and confidence offer. Over a Bank debit or credit card you can transfer any amount (the minimum amount is currently about 20 Euro) Couchsurfing.org and are considered as "verified". This is also displayed in your profile (see Screenshot).
Verification on Couchsurfing
"Vouching" on Couchsurfing.org
The "Vouching" is regarded as the "mutual guarantee system" and larger, safety is still a feature that the User can Orient. By Vouching can vote for other members to vouch that you know and whom you fully trust - but only if they have also received three Vouched votes.
References and friends on Couchsurfing.org
- Do you know of friends who are also a member of the Couchsurfing Community? Then you can just add as friend and a short reference letter. Because it's not just people that you have hosted and for which you couch-surfing, can provide references, also Acquaintances and family members are authorized to do so. The more positive references, the more trust is built.
- Make sure that your choice for a Host on the assessments of other Hosts and surfers (see the Screenshot). A Person with many negative references you should prefer to avoid, whereas no references to it speak, that the Person has entered in couchsurfing.org and as a Host must be able to prove it. On your journey, this Person could still be a successful stop.
References on Couchsurfing
Couch requests without "copy and paste"
In their couch requests, you should prove each Time that you set for yourself with the profile of the Person and the message is not only in the wind and inserted copied. Take a few minutes more time for each request to observe the following points:
- Compare preferences and Hobbies with each other: Why did you choose this Person and would appreciate it to be "hosted"?
- Why are you interested in culture, ways of thinking, and to share interests with this Person? You don't have to make her/him realize that you are only looking for a free place to sleep.
- Let your creativity run free: Use diverse Letters, so that the Host is not the feeling that this message has already been sent to ten other Hosts.
Individual Host Requests
Well revised Couchsurfing-profile
- Both of the section "General information" and "About me" should be well thought out, authentic, and fully to be completed and something about your personality reveal. What are your Hobbies? How did you come to couchsurfing.org the attention of and why you are a member of this Community?
- Keep your profile always up-to-date. You are traveling, or your "Couch is free"? (see Screenshot), How many Couch-surfers can you accommodate per night and must be brought to smoke or animals? This info will help other Couch-surfers in search of a suitable Host.
A well-maintained profile
