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HomeLink - the Original Home Exchange Company (est. 1953) Edition 35 May / June 2010
Valerie & John Martin
"Oakfield"
383 Redoubt Road
Manukau 2016
homeexchange@ihug.co.nz
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TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS
We hope that not too many of your were caught up in the recent disruptions in Europe. We have only heard of one member who was in fact due to fly to Iceland around that time. Not sure if she ever got there. It certainly made us start to have some concern for our holiday which is now 1 week away.
CLASSIFIED ADS.
We are a bit mystified that we have had a relatively poor response to our Classified ads. project. Personally we would love someone to offer us some FREE advertising for our business. Our colleague in Canada has been overwhelmed with response from his members.
Just let me have the URL for your business and I will post it on the page. You never know how many fellow members will buy your products or services!
CAR EXCHANGE HINTS
You will have filled in the Car Exchange Agreement form so that all the details are clearly understood by both parties. Here is an additional item for your list.
Before the exchange takes place it is a good idea to photograph the car. If your car is like mine it does not stay in pristine condition for long. A photograph will show any dents and dings which your exchange partner may worry happened while they were in charge.. It pays to point them out as well prior to the hand over !
IIN THIS EDITION......
TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS
- CLASSIFIED ADS.
- CAR EXCHANGE HINTS
- NEW DATABASE ( Be sure to read)
- RWC PRICES
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Pretty 15th Century farm house in the village of Holybourne, Hampshire two miles from the market town of Alton Excellent train service to London [45 miles]. The house is opposite the village pond and church.
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HOLYBOURNE HAMPSHIRE
List of Members requesting New Zealand exchanges amended during the last 7 days.
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Dear Members
John & I will be away in Europe from 18th May until 23rd July. We take HLNZ with us on our laptop, but will be out of phone contact during this time. We apologise if there is any delay in answering emails during this time
MAJOR SERVER UPGRADES COMPLETED
Since our initial server switchover on 13th April you will have noticed numerous changes in Content, Structure and Format.
We want to thank you for your patience and your willingness to notify us when you had confusion or spotted errors in your listing
Below is a review of the changes and new facilities you should now be able to enjoy. The first 2 items can be seen on 'Edit my listing'
Multiple dates and destinations
a) Members can now enter data that better represents their travel plans
b) You can now enter up to 5 date periods when you would like to travel
c) You can have unlimited destinations within each date period
d) You can have a different duration for each date set
e) You can now list the region you wish to visit
f) Searches are more accurate and make it easier to find the right match
g) You can of course still advertise 'Anytime'
New Edit Forms
a) All 'atomic' check box data
b) No tricky format like Auckland 5km SW
c) Languages spoken are now a check box field
d) It's difficult to enter faulty data
e) You can add the exact number of exchanges you have had.
Upgraded Search
a) Faster search
b) Moving between, changing group size and sort order nearly instant
c)Cached results mean that you can see the <<prev>> links in a listing.
Listing Alerts
You will find this on the Main Page menu. You can set it so that you are notified when new listings with your search criteria are posted.
Improved login and session management
a) When you login (save your password) you will stay logged in until you log out
b) A welcome back message identifies you
c) New Zealand is the default setting in (Your country)
d) More information easily available to pages about you - the logged in member- making it easier to customise page content to your requirements.
NB. Don't worry if you perceive some of this a technical jargon. It just means we are endeavouring to makes things easier. If you read the instructions then you should have no problems.
