After "No"

We already know not to send out more than 5 - 10 home exchange requests at a time to the same area.



Still, it is possible to get through a swap club's entire list of folks in a particular region without finding a suitable exchange.



Then what?



An approach I've seen too many times is to bombard the same exchangers with identical requests.



One British fellow with a large family suggested that his smaller kids "could sleep in the cupboard". This sounded quaint and funny until



1) I realized "cupboard" means "closet" in England and he wasn't kidding and



2) he sent the exact same email again after my first polite "no thank you".



A better approach is to widen your net. It is acceptable, typical even, for an exchanger to belong to more than 1 swap club.



Different clubs seem to draw members from specific regions. You might pick HomeExchange.com for a US exchange but use a club based on Europe for an Italian trade.



You may have already spent $50 on your club dues but many home exchange clubs will refund that money if you don't arrange a trade.



As usual, I direct readers to KnowYourTrade.com for a neutral analysis of the best clubs in every region.









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