Employees with the flexibility to work remotely and small business owners on the go can benefit from home swapping. This mode of finding accommodations while away from home and work provides you the opportunity to be away from home and work for extended time periods with the advantages and comforts of a home away from home for little or no costs. To participate, travelers must have a home to offer for swap and the willingness to participate in the home exchange process.

Home swapping advantages include having the extra space of a regular home instead of the reduced size of the typical hotel room. As a home swapper you enjoy the toys and extras of the home you stay in which may include high speed Internet access, office equipment, a kitchen, space for your family and the possibility of swapping autos as well.

The Internet has opened up the world of home exchanging. As an exchanger you have easy and fast access to information, almos immediate and private communication options through email and VoIP calls (a prudent step during the initial stages) and the opportunity to post information about your home and family inexpensively and with little effort in one or more home swapping organization websites. For a list of well established home exchange organizations, visit FreeHomeAwayfromHome.com.

It is possible to find free accommodations when you travel using a time tested concept proven effective by half a million people every year (according to The New York Times). The Home Exchange Guide: How to Find Your Free Home Away From Home explains the exchange process in detail and helps you find out if home exchanging for you. The book, the first how-to guide to home swapping with an online focus, is now available for the first time in a downloadable format directly from the publisher.

Featured in domestic and international media including USA Today, Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, Midwest Book Review, Newsweek (Japan), and Vancouver Sun, the book guides readers through the home exchange process to find out:  If they are good exchange candidates; how and where to look for exchangers; what to look for in a home; questions to ask; pitfalls to avoid; how to prepare their home for an exchange; what to expect and do during the exchange; and wrapping up loose ends when the exchange is over.

The new downloadable version of the 187-page The Home Exchange Guide: How to Find Your Free Home Away From Home retails for $19.95 and is available directly from the publisher for $14.95 at Poyeen Publishing.