Localyte.com connects travelers with Localytes: local people and services in travel destinations.
We founded Localyte.com because many of the best travel experiences start with getting to know a local person. It's hard for travelers to step off the tourist track, and many locals want to share their insider knowledge. Localyte.com brings travelers and Localytes together to promote authentic travel experiences.
Localytes can create profiles about themselves on Localyte.com and may offer a service for travelers. Travelers can ask questions about travel destinations, and view Localytes' profiles to plan their trips. Localytes can connect with Travelers by answering these questions.
Learn more about how Localyte.com helps both Travelers and Localytes.
Localyte.com is completely free for Travelers and Localytes.
Localyte.com is specifically focused on providing travel advice and services from people who live in travel destinations. Local people know how to experience a place in ways that other travelers or guidebooks may not. Localyte.com also allows local people to provide authentic services for travelers.
Contact us here or email us support@localyte.com. We would love to hear from you!
No, Localytes are not paid to answer questions. When relevant, some Localytes may suggest services they offer when answering your questions.
You can use Localyte.com to connect with local people and get their advice without meeting them in person.
The great majority of people in the world have good intentions. However, travelers and tourists can be targets of crime or scams. If you do wish to meet a Localyte or use a service they may offer, Localyte.com provides several ways to better know who you are meeting:
After a Localyte helps you, we hope you will write a short honest review to help future Travelers.
Localyte.com is specifically focused on providing travel advice and services from people who live in travel destinations. Please only provide advice for somewhere where you are currently living or have lived for a long time in the past.
Localyte.com questions are moderated both by the Localyte Team and by the community. In some cases we may determine that a question is not quite right for Localyte.com. Feel free to contact us if you feel your question has been unfairly removed. Here as some reasons why a question might be removed:
Localytes are local people in any area who are passionate about their home locations, and are interested in connecting with and assisting travelers. You can join Localyte.com to provide advice for travelers so they may have authentic experiences in your town or country. You may also join Localyte.com to offer a local service for Travelers.
You can promote almost any type of service which helps travelers have a better travel experience in your location. We want you to provide unique experiences for travelers which may include showing them around, guiding tours, translating, teaching or tutoring, driving, shopping and more.
Large companies with no local presence and no interest in actively participating on Localyte.com should not sign up.
Your Localyte.com profile is helpful alongside a website. Even if you already have a website, it can be difficult for travelers to find it. Localyte.com will guide travelers to your Localyte.com profile and to your website. In addition, Localyte.com helps travelers trust your reputation by reading questions you've answered and reviews you've received. You can add a link to your Localyte.com profile on your website so visitors can read your answers and reviews.
Answering questions helps Travelers and also raises your rating, reputation and brand on Localyte.com. If you wish, you can promote your services for travelers with your answers on Localyte.com. Localyte.com recognizes helpful answers and will promote you and services you offer. You are not paid for answering questions.
Send a tweet concerning what you want to know, with the hashtags #localyte and #destination.
For example:
I am a single woman planning a trip to #Bangkok for the very first time. Any tips for me? #localyte
or
I would like some information from #localyte about #Peru. I would like to shop in Lima could you help?
Tips:
1. Have only one #destination in your tweet. If you have more than one we will take only the first one.
2. If your destination has many words like Rio de Janeiro add dashes between words (e.g. Rio-de-Janeiro)
3. You can qualify your destination by using dashes for example Greenwich-UK or Greenwich-Connecticut
A destination is a country, state/province or city. Please include only one destination per tweet. Use dashes between words (e.g. Rio-de-Janeiro). Also use dashes to further qualify a location (e.g. Greenwich-Connecticut)
Yes, you will get the answers in your twitter account.
We will reply using the following format on twitter: @username + message
Tips:
1. It is best to follow localyte - this way you will see the reponses to your question directly
in your tweet stream
2. If you don't follow localyte you will see the reponses only in your reply tab.
Since answers are usually longer than 140 characters you will need to click on the URL to see the
complete answer on our website.
If you are following us you will see your answers on your wall (home tab) and they will be also saved in
your "replies" tab. If you are not following us, you will only see your answers in your reply tab.
If the answer is longer than 140 characters you can click on the tiny URL to see the complete answer on our website.
Yes, we recommend that you follow us so we can better communicate with you. If you follow us, we can send you
direct messages (private messages) with more information about your questions.
By following us you can also connect your localyte account with your twitter account. You will then see the
tweets you sent to us (only the tweets with the hashtag #localyte) and their answers in your localyte.com inbox.
No, it's not going to be loud.
We reply using the following format on twitter: @username + message. If you have the default
settings for seeing replies you will only see updates sent to you and to people that you are
following that are also following us.
Example: You are following 300 people. Of those, 3 (John, Mary and Ben) are also following us.
Whenever we reply to John, Mary or Ben you will also see these replies. You will not see replies
sent to other people following us.
We may also sent general updates (corporate updates) on a weekly basis.
You have to follow us so that we can give you the specific reason as a Direct Message (Private Message)
on Twitter.
If you are following us please check your Direct Message tab for the specific reason. Direct Messages
on twitter are private messages.
Possible question rejection reasons
Localyte Points reward Localytes for creating great profiles and for helping travelers on Localyte.com.
Rewarding points is an ongoing learning process. We will continue tweaking the points system to ensure it is fair to Localytes and is useful to travelers. We'll be also adding more ways to get points and exciting awards soon!
Here's how we give points as of today.
Your Profile and Services
Points for Advice you provide to Travelers
Publicly answering a question asked by a Traveler about your country is worth up to 100 points. How this works:
Here is an example:
| Answer 1 gets 10 votes: | ||
| Original points for answering: | 2 points | |
| 2 votes for "bad": | -6 points | (2 x -3 = -6 points) |
| 1 vote for "nice try": | 1 points | (1 x 1 = 1 point) |
| 3 votes for "good": | +15 points | (3 x 5 = +15 points) |
| 4 votes for "great": | +40 points | (4 x 10 = +40 points) |
| ================================================= | ||
| TOTAL POINTS for this answer: | 52 points | (2 - 6 + 1 + 15 + 40) |
Points for Reviewing Places
Reviewing a place is worth up to 100 points. How this works:
Here is an example:
| Review 1 gets 5 votes: | ||
| Original points for reviewing: | 2 points | |
| 1 thumbs down: | -3 points | (1 x -3 = -3 points) |
| 4 thumbs up: | +40 points | (4 x 10 = +40 points) |
| ================================================= | ||
| TOTAL POINTS for this review: | 39 points | (2 - 3 + 40) |
NEW! - Posting Public Questions - Earn up to 100 Points per Question
Now you can also earn up to 100 points for posting "great" public questions. As an insider you may want to ask "great questions" about your location because this can help travelerss, get insider knowledge. Yes, we like you to post questions and we encourage you to submit an answer separately as well, if you find a good answer before anyone else. Why are we doing this? Because, we want Localyte.com to be a research tool for every traveler looking for insider knowledge.
Why should I answer my own question separately? First by doing so you could earn up to 200 points! (up to 100 for the question and up to 100 for the separate answer). Furthermore it's best to actually submit an answer, rather than just answering in the question itself. Your answer will be voted and evaluated separately from your question and against other people's answers. It also keeps your question from showing up in the "unanswered questions" tab when it really has an answer.
Posting Public Questions. How do I earn points?
Here is an example:
| Question 1 is approved, sent to community and gets 12 votes: | ||
| Original points for answering: | 2 points | |
| 3 votes for "bad": | -9 points | (3 x -3 = -9 points) |
| 1 vote for "nice try": | 1 points | (1 x 1 = 1 point) |
| 2 votes for "good": | +10 points | (2 x 5 = +10 points) |
| 6 votes for "great": | +60 points | (6 x 10 = +60 points) |
| ================================================= | ||
| TOTAL POINTS (12 votes): | 64 points | (2 - 9 + 1 + 10 + 60) |
Creating Lists - Earn up to 100 points for creating lists (***Coming Soon***)
Writing a List of places or things to do in your location is worth 2 points.
*** Coming soon ***
Here is an example:
| List 1: | ||
| Original points for answering: | 2 points | |
| 3 votes for "bad": | -30 points | (3 x -3 = -9 points) |
| 1 vote for "nice try": | 1 points | (1 x 1 = 1 point) |
| 2 votes for "good": | +10 points | (2 x 5 = +10 points) |
| 4 votes for "great": | +40 points | (4 x 10 = +40 points) |
| ================================================= | ||
| TOTAL POINTS (10 votes): | 44 points | (2 - 9 + 1 + 10 + 40) |
Points for Voting or Rating
You do not earn points for rating or voting "thumbs up."
Whenever you vote or rate "thumbs down" (Bad) you will lose 1 point. We want this feature to be used carefully. However it's very important, to give "thumbs down" to bad content.
Points for Helping to Promote Localyte.com
Have questions or ideas about Localyte Points? Please contact us!
