How to finally start creating content for your blog
The number one excuse I hear when I talk to travel agents about creating content for their blog is: I don’t have tiiiime!! We get so busy with the daily tasks of running a business – returning client calls, chasing down your commission, responding to email, confirming reservations… Some days it’s hard to…
Read MoreHow to choose a name for your travel business
Picking a name for your business can be one of the most fun steps in creating your travel business. But it can also be the most stressful. There’s so much that can’t start until you have your name. Many people get so stuck in this part that they delay getting the rest of their…
Read MoreDone is better than perfect
You’ve heard this before. I’ve heard this before. Yet I get stuck trying to make things perfect over and over again. When I first became an agent I had been a stay at home mom who grew up in a teeny tiny town in the middle of nowhere. I had barely been out of the…
Read MoreWhat do you want your social media to do for you?
Is your social media goal to get a bunch of Facebook fans or Twitter followers? Do you have links to your social media sites at the top of every email that goes out and every page on your website? Are you putting all of your efforts into building your social media If this sounds like…
Read MoreWhy should travelers use a travel agent instead of booking directly with a supplier?
For those of you who don’t know, Wendy Perrin is the former Director of Consumer News and Digital Community at Condé Nast Traveler and is most famous among travel agents for her annual list of top travel specialists. Over the years there seemed to have been more small, specialized suppliers than travel agents. Wendy left Conde…
Read MoreYou MUST have your own website
If you want a successful business, and you want potential clients to take you seriously, you have to have a website. Here’s why:
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