Saturday, October 21, 2006

WHICH WAY WOULD YOU PREFER TO TRAVEL...

TOURIST OR YTB TRAVEL PRO?

Actually make commissions on yourself for travel you book on your own site.

That's right book your own hotels, car rentals, cruises and even airline tickets and get the lowest prices available. Plus, earn commissions back in the process.You can book everything right online from the convenience of home. You may even get upgrades and special VIP treatment since you are now in the "IN" crowd. The industry typically wants to extend you special pricing and perks so you will tell others about their hotel, cruise line, airline, etc. So don't be surprised when you are offered these exclusive perks.

Tremendous tax advantages with your own business.This is a real business. So as a real business you are allowed certain tax advantages. The average person can save $5000.00 a year on taxes just in having their own home-based business.And, unlike other professions, it is really easy to make your travel a deduction.

After all you are a Referring Travel Agent. It is your job to know about resorts and how they will treat people. Experiencing these resorts, cruises, hotels, etc are part of your business. With a little imagination you can see how much of a benefit this can really be.

We recommend that you speak with a tax professional before just assuming something is a tax advantage. Since, we are not tax specialists we are not allowed to give you tax advice, and we are not. But, we know that if you speak with a licensed tax consultant that you will be blown away by all the advantages of being a TravelPro.

WAYS TO MAKE MONEY AS A TRAVEL PRO:

Save money on each and every trip you take and actually make commissions on yourself for travel you book on your own site.

That's right book your own hotels, car rentals, cruises and even airline tickets and get the lowest prices available. Plus, earn commissions in the process. You can book everything right online from the convenience of home.

You may even get upgrades and special VIP treatment since you are now in the "IN" crowd. The industry typically wants to extend you special pricing and perks so you will tell others about their hotel, cruise line, airline, etc.

Making travel commissions by helping others save money on their travel booked through your site.

As others book travel through your booking site, you will earn between 8% and 20% on all their travel arrangements. People will want to book travel through your site and not just to help you with your business.

They will actually find the lowest prices and the best deals available online. And when you help people save money, guess what? They will come back again and again. And they will start sending others to purchase their travel needs from you as well. Your business keeps growing and growing.

Making a residual income by building a Team of Travel Professionals.

As others learn about the benefits of being a travel pro, they will automatically be intrigued. As you help them get started in their own Referring Travel Agent (RTA) business, you will make immediate and ongoing commissions as you build your team.

BABY BOOMERS!

The travel and vacation market is about to explode because of a group of people born between 1946 and 1964 known as the Baby Boomers. This group of people is The Largest Segment of our Society!

The Baby Boomers are a billion people worldwide and have been shaping the world's economy for decades. When they were young, they put companies such as Gerber, Mattel and Hasbro on the map. When they were in their 20's, they made the Ford Mustang the top-selling car in America, followed by the mini-van, when they became parents.

STARTING TO RETIRE

Now the Baby Boomers are beginning to retire. In fact, one will retire every eight seconds for the next 20 years, giving them true freedom.
And, they are inheriting WEALTH!

This group is also beginning to inherit the wealth of the previous generation - the SAVINGS GENERATION. What will they do with the time and the money? You got it, TRAVEL!!!

Predictions say this money will be spent in record amounts on tourism and travel. There has never been a better time for you to get involved in the vacation industry. It will drive your opportunity, the opportunity that you will be able to immediately share with your friends, family and neighbors!

This will be the easiest business that you will ever build!

There is another reason NOW is the right time:

Companies like ours generally go through four phases of growth: Formulation, Concentration, Momentum and Stability. The best time to catch an opportunity is some time before it reaches the full momentum phase. Where do you think we are in this cycle? We are way before hitting the Momentum phase.This is a good example of your being in the right place at the right time.

A PRODUCT THAT EVERYONE WANTS

Our product is the hottest trend in todays market. It is TRAVEL. Virtually everyone wants to do it and you don't need to sell them on it. In fact, they spend more time planning the next vacation then their retirement. It is a social norm and why the average American spends $2,800 each year on vacations.

Travel has been sold across America by 1000’s of brick and mortar franchised travel agents for decades. They once thrived in their "brick and mortar" states, but the internet has changed everything. With the advent of e-commerce these same small to large agencies have spent 100’s of thousands of dollars and 100’s or more per month to support their own online reservation and booking engines. Enabling them to offer the same convenience as other top online travel sites that spent BILLIONS of dollars.However, they still have the fundamental problem of the large online booking engines... that is getting people to come back.
It is in this that we have the edge!

When you become a TravelPro you will get your own online booking engine. That's right, YOUR OWN booking engine. Just like the one in the link above to "Book Travel". This allows you to refer people to book travel through, and the best part is that you get paid every time someone does.
Imagine... getting paid everytime your family, friends, co-workers or neighbors take a vacation, rent a car or buy an airline ticket.

Afterall, after they find out that you have a website where do you think your friends and family will go for their travel needs? Would they go to a website that they don't know anything about? Or would they go to your website, who they do know and trust?

Keep in mind that the rates for travel through us are the same if not cheaper than those of the conglomerates. So they may still do some price comparison, but in the end, not only will your family and acquaintances be supporting you but they will get a good deal too.

We are licensed and bonded in all 50 states and offer YOU the unique chance to market this high demand product... TRAVEL

Travel is the WORLD's LARGEST Industry!

BE AHEAD OF THE RIGHT TRENDS

Most everyone knows that “the best way to succeed is to find out where people are going and to get there before the masses do!” That is the extreme significance of trends. If we can place ourselves, or better yet position ourselves, on the leading edge of these trends; our future is going to be amazing financially and will vastly improve our quality of life!

By becoming a TravelPro you can be ahead of the following three powerful trends: TRAVEL AND TOURISM - A GIANT ALREADY

Travel is the world’s largest, fastest growing industry, currently at $6.5 TRILLION each year, and growing 23% faster than the global economy. Travel is expected to be a $10 TRILLION industry by the end of the decade.

Tourism accounts for 10.9% of all consumer spending worldwide. Travel spending alone averages $1.4 Billion per day… that’s $59 million per hour.

On top of it all – Everyone loves to travel, everyone loves to save money, and everyone loves to make money! Don't you think it is time to get your slice of this pie?!

You TRAVEL.

People you know TRAVEL. Why give that business away when it can be YOURS?
Everyone loves to travel and everyone loves to save money! Big trips, small trips, three-day getaways, 14 day exotic adventures, trips by land, sea or air. You name it…

That is why the Travel and Tourism industry is the largest industry in the world at over $7,000,000,000,000 (TRILLION) annually and growing 23% faster than the global economy.It already accounts for 10.9% of consumer spending worldwide and experts predict the industry will double in the next ten years.

That is precisely why luxury cruise ship companies, time-share developers, resort and hotel builders and the rest of the industry are building more facilities. They know they need to accommodate the coming BOOM in Travel.

RIGHT NOW, Americans spend an average of $3000 a year on one vacation for their family. With about a 10% commission being paid to you, that is nearly $300 earned just from that one vacation from that one family. Now how many people do you know that travel?

Now you can turn this powerful industry into your own Home-Based Business.

HOME-BASED BUSINESS BOOM!

Statistics say that 74% of all individuals who have acquired huge wealth, have done it by being self-employed business owners. When surveyed, 96% of people between the ages of 25 and 44 said they wanted to have their own business, but they just didn’t know how to get started! Small and home-based businesses are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. economy.

Home-based travel sellers are the fastest growing segment of the travel agency community. With the large and mid-sized companies laying off people and cutting back, corporate America is no longer a stable place to be. Everyone is looking for a home-based business that can be the high performance vehicle that takes them into the future along with big time savings in tax advantages. THIS is going to be YOUR home-based business vehicle!

INTERNET AND E-COMMERCE

The travel industry has changed. Traditional “brick and mortar” travel agencies have given way to the Internet. In fact, with more than 80% of all travel being booked on the Internet, more than 200,000 traditional travel agents have gone out of business in just the last few years.

TRAVELS NOT GOING TO THE INTERNET! IT’S ALREADY HERE!

The Internet is the fastest growth technology in the history of the world. Every three seconds a new person goes online. Consumers spent over $50 BILLION on travel online in 2004, $37 BILLION on travel in 2003, up from $30.8 billion in 2002. Consumers spent as much as $65 billion in 2005. Booking of travel online is perhaps the most successful niche of all the world’s e-commerce efforts.

Consumers use the Internet to become better informed, save time, and save money. Online travel has only scratched the surface of what will become a transformed marketplace in the next few years. We now offer YOU the ultimate leverage to start your own home based business by combining the powerful information handling capability of the Internet with the world’s most dynamic product (TRAVEL) and the personal touch of independent, home-based business people. We have joined these three trends together. By utilizing our simple strategies and proven techniques we can show you how to leverage your time to generate a residual income 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

You can easily be part of this!!

Sunday, October 08, 2006

Is This A Pyramid or Card Mill???

If you are looking into the YTB business, I know that the first thing on your mind is how legitimate is this business?

When I was thinking about joining the YTB business, I did my research. I googled "complaints against YTB". I found very few complaints. What I did find is complaints from individuals who had jumped into this business and expected to make millions of dollars in a few days.

The next thing I did was to research pyramid schemes on the FTC website. I was pleased to find that YTB is a multi level marketing plan but not a pyramid scheme. I learned that a pyramid scheme can quickly be discovered if there is "no product" that will stand alone from the recruitment process.


With the YTB business, we have a product that stands alone from recruiting......TRAVEL. If you never want to build a travel team, you can still make a wonderful income selling travel.

In the YTB business, you are never required to book a certain dollar amount of travel. The amount of travel you book is completly up to you. You are never required to purchase a dollar amount of travel yourself or from a distributor.

Below you will find some additional information:

The Bottom Line About Multilevel Marketing Plans

Multilevel or "network" marketing plans are a way of selling goods or services through distributors. These plans typically promise that if you sign up as a distributor, you'll receive commissions - for your sales and those of the people you recruit to become distributors. These recruits sometimes are referred to as your "down line."
Some multilevel marketing plans are legitimate. However, others are illegal pyramid schemes. In pyramids, commissions are based on the number of distributors recruited. Most of the product sales are made to these distributors - not to consumers in general. The underlying goods and services, which vary from vitamins to car leases, serve only to make the schemes look legitimate.
Joining a pyramid is risky because the vast majority of participants lose money to pay for the rewards of a lucky few. Most people end up with nothing to show for their money except the expensive products or marketing materials they're pressured to buy.
If you're thinking about joining what appears to be a legitimate multilevel marketing plan, take time to learn about the plan. What's the company's track record? What products does it sell? Does it sell products to the public-at-large? Does it have the evidence to back up the claims it makes about its product? Is the product competitively priced? Is it likely to appeal to a large customer base? How much is the investment to join the plan? Is there a minimum monthly sales commitment to earn a commission? Will you be required to recruit new distributors to earn your commission?
Be skeptical if a distributor tells you that for the price of a "start-up kit" of inventory and sales literature - and sometimes a commitment to sell a specific amount of the product or service each month - you'll be on the road to riches. Often consumers spend a lot of money to "build their business" by participating in training programs, buying sales leads or purchasing the products themselves. Too often, these purchases are all they ever see for their investments.
Your Responsibilities If you decide to become a distributor, you are legally responsible for the claims you make about the company, its product and the business opportunities it offers. That applies even if you're repeating claims you read in a company brochure or advertising flyer. The Federal Trade Commission advises you to verify the research behind any claims about a product's performance before repeating those claims to a potential customer.
In addition, if you solicit new distributors, you are responsible for the claims you make about a distributor's earnings potential. Be sure to represent the opportunity honestly and avoid making unrealistic promises. If those promises fall through, remember that you could be held liable.
Evaluating a Plan
The FTC suggests that you use common sense when evaluating a multilevel marketing opportunity and consider these tips as you make your decision:
Avoid any plan that includes commissions for recruiting additional distributors. It may be an illegal pyramid.
Beware of plans that ask new distributors to purchase expensive products and marketing materials. These plans may be pyramids in disguise.
Be cautious of plans that claim you will make money through continued growth of your downline, that is, the number of distributors you recruit.
Beware of plans that claim to sell miracle products or promise enormous earnings. Ask the promoter to substantiate claims.
Beware of shills - "decoy" references paid by a plan's promoter to lie about their earnings through the plan.
Don't pay or sign any contracts in an "opportunity meeting" or any other pressure-filled situation. Insist on taking your time to think over your decision. Talk it over with a family member, friend, accountant or lawyer.
Do your homework! Check with your local Better Business Bureau and state Attorney General about any plan you're considering - especially when the claims about the product or your potential earnings seem too good to be true.
Remember that no matter how good a product and how solid a multilevel marketing plan may be, you'll need to invest sweat equity as well as dollars for your investment to pay off.


User Friendly Booking Engine

When you sign up with YTB as a referring travel agent, your online travel agency is up and running within a few minutes.
You are now ready to send your family and friends to your website to book their travel.
The nice thing is that the travel search engine is very user friendly. Your clients simply need to know what days they are traveling, how many in their travel party and where they would like to go.
Once your clients have entered in their information, a selection of price options will be available.
The nice thing about the booking engine is that it is "front loaded". This means that unlike many of the other internet sites, the price that you see in the beginning is the price you pay. The taxes and service charges are already included. On many of the internet sites, you see a lower price but as you check out the taxes and service charges are added on.

What is a Referring Travel Agent (RTA)

A Referring Travel Agent (RTA) is the term used by YTB to describe the person who has signed up for the online travel agency business. As a Referring Travel Agent, you simple refer people to your online travel website so they can book their travel. You are also an independent contractor of YTB.
As a RTA, you can send all of your friends, family, and even people you meet on a day to day basis to your own online travel site. Each time someone books their travel on your site, you will receive a commission of 60%.
The nice thing about being a RTA is that you can tailor your responsibilities to the extent that you want your home based business to be. If you love travel, you may want to learn about various travel destinations. YTB offers free classes through an online travel university. There you can learn about different travel destinations and even receive a diploma after passing an online test. This way, you can offer your clients different vacation choices if they are uncertain as to where they would like to travel.
If you do not have the extra time or if you chose not to be that much involved in your clients travel plans, you can simply refer them to your online travel agency and allow them to book their travel with you on their own time and under their own terms. If at any time your clients run into any trouble booking their travel, they can either contact you for help or they can call the customer service number with YTB.
Being a YTB Referring Travel Agent is not only fun but a rewarding home based business.

Welcome to God's Girl 2 Travel

Greetings
My name is Cassandra and I am a referring travel agent for YTB. I have named my online travel business " God's Girl 2 Travel". I love the travel industry so this is the perfect home based business for me. If you are looking for a great home based business, you should consider becoming a referrring travel agent with YTB.

YTB offers you the ability to own your own "click and mortar" travel agency at the comfort of your home and take advantage of travel agents discounts and upgrades worldwide.

Please note that the infomation found in this blog is my account of the YTB online business through either information found in the training material or information and experierce that I have found. If you have any additional questions or find a decrepency in anything posted, please feel free to contact me.