Listly by James Perez
Source: http://www.homebasedtravelagent.com/
Well over a decade ago a MLM (multi-level-marketing) organization offered a knock-off of the official travel agent ID card at the time (an IATAN Travel Agent ID card) for $495 to anyone that would buy it.
One of the biggest challenges in our industry is recruiting new talent for our agencies. Established agents generally want the lion 's share of the commission and new agents are costly to recruit and train. And, then once they are trained, they end up looking for a higher commission with one of your competitors.
Many folks find that working with a "host" agency is the most desirable way to operate their independent travel agent business. Host agencies specialize in offering independents sophisticated services, overrides, automation, quality control and support.
This video is from http://www.HomeBasedTravelAgent.com and is about best practices using e-newsletters to market to your client base.
Joanie and I love to write and have published several books over the years. We have just finished one that we are really proud of entitled "Money Making Marketing, a Travel Agent's Guide to Financial Freedom" This book is a compilation of the best of the best ideas and strategies from the Travel Professional Community social community and leaves nothing to the imagination.
Working from home is wonderful! However, there will be times when you simply must meet clients somewhere outside of your home or at their home or office without breaking the bank. I don't know about you, but I am not comfortable bringing business associates into my home.
How to create an elevator speech breaks down the task into 5 easy to follow parts that will create an awesome elevator speech that you can use over and over again.
A video on how to make your Facebook business page more rewarding and what not to do.