The Making of LetMeGo Archive

  • Video: How great leaders inspire action

    In this TED talk, Simon Sinek explains a simple but powerful model for inspirational and business leadership that starts with the question “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers. In fact, this video was the inspiration for our new motto:...

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  • “Stay unique, stay human”

    “Stay unique, stay human” is our new motto, replacing “let lodgings bid for your stay”. We wanted a phrase that really expressed the reason we created LetMeGo, and that also represents how travellers and hosts are interacting through our service. We think that “stay unique,...

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  • ReferToEarn – Our Take on the Affiliate Program

    We are proudly announcing the ReferToEarn feature, perfect for those who love both to give (their friends the opportunity to book the perfect lodging), and to receive (some money in exchange). This is the LetMeGo take on the idea of a referral program, and we...

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  • RealVacationRentals.com Goes Live!

    It took several months of work, but we were finally able to tweak the Merrcury Engine (the software behind LetMeGo) to be able to launch a service that specializes in vacation rentals: RealVacationRentals.com Unlike most online directories of vacation rentals, RealVacationRentals.com allows you to submit one...

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  • Web Developer for Testing via Javascript (Bogotá)

    We are hiring at LetMeGo.com! We are looking for a software developer to focus on test automation, which heavily uses Selenium and Javascript. This person will join our ninja-grade development team working from our offices in Bogota. This is a full-time, long-term, independent contract. This...

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  • Olá mundo! LetMeGo now in Portuguese

    LetMeGo keeps learning new languages! A few weeks ago we announced LetMeGo in Spanish. Today I am happy to announce LetMeGo in Portuguese. LetMeGo will have three sites in Portuguese targeting users from Brazil and Portugal: meudestino.com – led by Christiane Cançado boraviajar.com – led by Martin...

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  • LetMeGo Now In Spanish

    As of today in LetMeGo “se habla español”. LetMeGo now has three sites in Spanish that allow travellers and hosts from Spain and Latin America to better use our service. The sites are: * Bukyx.com – led by Andro Lindsay * ReservaIdeal.com – led by Alberto Saavedra *...

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  • Hello aMeGo!

    Welcome to The LetMeGo aMeGo, the new blog for our community of responsible hosts and travellers. We look forward to providing you with information that you find useful.  It will be relatively easy for us, given that responsible hosting and travelling are at the core...

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  • Optimizing for Search Engines

    After several months of hard work by Luis, a search engine optimization (SEO) veteran, we recently released our first set of SEO features. There are too many features to list here, but you can get a quick peak by visiting http://letmego.com and clicking on the...

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  • Just Released: RRapido Version 1.2

    Torrenegra Labs, the parent company of LetMeGo, has its own software development methodology called RRápido. We just released RRápido version 1.2. It can be accessed here. The two most important changes from the previous version are: Before: The product developer was in charge of reviewing the...

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