Your Travel Biz Source

You can personalize your web site in the following ways:

Add a photo of yourself or your family. This helps visitors feel more comfortable with who you are and starts building a relationship with them sometimes even before you have spoken with them.

Edit the “Main Page” content. This is the first page your visitor sees after they fill out the contact form. You can customize this page with specials or company news, whatever you feel is the first information your visitor should get.

Edit the About Us page. This is where your visitor learns about you. You can tell your story as to why you started your business, what you saw in the company or product that re-enforced your decision, a little about yourself personally, family, what you currently do or your vision for your business, etc. Use this page to help connect you with your visitor.

These personalization options can be accessed under “Edit Web Site Options” in the “My Account” area. There is default content provided so changes are not mandatory, just an option.

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It is important to note that YTB has four business opportunities for any individual who considers becoming an affiliate. These include the following positions:

1. RTA
2. Independent Rep
3. Corporate Sales
4. Association Rep for non-profit

This post will high light the Association Rep position for non-profits that include the following target markets.

1. Non-profit organizations
2. Churches
3. Public school systems
4. Universities
5. Charities

By the way, Reference USA is a good source to identify non-profit organizations in your area. You will never run out of prospects to call on for this business, which makes this opportunity unique. To be more specific, many MLM Reps fail because they don’t have enough prospects and contacts to sell to….

The top 3 priorities of any non-profit is to find new money, find fresh money and to find new ways to bring in new, fresh money to support their missions, objectives and projects.

YTB Association is a viable source of fresh money for fundraising purposes because:

• It’s passive, no member or supporter of any non-profit is being asked to do something they would not be doing anyway.

• The non-profit earns 40% of all commissions generated

• Vendors pay commissions, not the users of the travel system

• Travel is growing at a 23% faster pace than the rest of the global economy.

• YTB Association is a publicly traded company and has a 6 year track record.

• Many of the US non-profits use YTB Association for fund raising including Salvation Army, Catholic Charities, YMCA, major universities and religious organizations.

• YTB Association will assist in the development of travel site promotion for any non- profit that implements the system

• YTB Association has a co-grant with Carnival Cruises for group travel for charity.

• YTB Association is an Internet based travel company, which is the most successful niche in the e-commerce industry. Secondly, the Internet is the fastest growing technology in the world.

• It allow the non-profit organization to take part in a trillion dollar industry.

The YTB Association web site takes little time to set up and implement. YTB does all the work and assigns a YTB account manager to the non-profit organization for all account support, tracking and operations.

All travel is insured, there is no liability for the non-profit, their non-profit status is not threatened by using this system and there is not any additional work load for the non-profit to assume by using this system. Again, a great passive fund raiser that works behind the scenes.

When you call a non-profit, ask for the Development Director. This individual will be responsible for developing new sources of donations and incoming funds. Once you call this individual I recommend the following process:

• Introduce yourself as a YTB Association consultant who is representing an innovative fund raising program.

• How are you currently raising funding, and would you consider viable alternatives to augment current fund raising activities?

• Would you be interested in learning more about how we are raising funds for hundreds of other non-profits nation-wide.

• May I email, or send information about our fund raising program to your attention, and then follow up in a week, or so.

If yes, email and mail hard copy. Include the following documentation from the YTB Association Resources back office:

• YTB Association cover letter

• One page FAQ

• One page program overview

• YTB Association calculator. Note that if only 250 people spent $2,800 per year on travel, the non-profit would receive $14,000 in commissions to fund any cause of their choice.

• Use a separate business card because you don’t want them to go to your YTB marketing / booking web site.

Make sure you include the following web sites for the non-profit to visit:

www.ytbassociations.com YTB Association web site

www.ytbassociations.com/resources/presentation.html Presentation site

www.ytbtravel.com/demoassociation YTB Association demo site

If they want more information immediately, give them an elevator pitch and ask them to visit www.causetravel.com to see what we did for the National Foundation for Cancer Research. Well, visualize the Missouri Easter Seals logo in place of the NFCR and web site content that reflects your causes and missions.

When you follow up, expect the Director of Development to relay the following:

• I reviewed your information and have submitted it to the CEO

• I have submitted your information to the staff for board review

• Right now we are very busy with another campaign, so call me in a few months
• Great, when can we get started?

All of these responses can be managed to. In all cases, make sure they have a solid understanding about how the program works. This is the time you bring the non-profit into alignment and move them to the next step within the selling cycle.

What’s in it for you? You can earn residual income of 10% of 100% of gross commissions earned. The non-profit earns 40%. One misconception is that the YTB Association rep earns 10% of the 40%, which is not correct.

When planning a call on a non-profit, make sure to complete the following check list:

• Make sure they are not an account

• Make sure they are not on the no call list

• Make sure they haven’t been registered by another YTB rep

• Do not use any YTB Association client as a reference account unless approved by YTB Association corporate.

Contact Rick Clifton for any questions regarding this program at 1-314-265-9732

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For anyone who has hit the wall on gathering prospects or leads for Your Travel Biz here is a list that may help you succeed!

Who Do You Know?

Who’s dissatisfied
Money Motivated
Who’s out of work
Family Members
Who is laid off
Who’s in MLM
Who has lots of time
Who’s your doctor
Reads self help books
Your parent’s friends
Who does your taxes
Works in your bank
Who’s their own boss
Who are your friends
Went to school with
Give a business card
Who wants freedom
Who is successful
Who’s your dentist
Works with kids
Who you look up to
Who cuts your hair
Who teaches
Who likes to dance
Who wants a vacation
Who attends church
Who is in sales
Who needs a new car
Your neighbors
Who is your boss
Who is self motivated
Works in restaurants
On your wedding list
Who you like the least
Who is disabled
Wants a promotion
Who you met at a party
Likes to talk on the phone
Who looks up to you
Who your friends know
You met on plane
Who you met on vacation
Needs extra money
Who is in college
Repairs your house

When you have satisfied your warm group and you don’t know where to look next take a look at this list.

Ricky Clifton - YTB

If you gotta go, why not give something back. Websites such as www.causetravel.com are popping up all over the internet. Cause Travel is actually an online travel booking engine for the “National Foundation for Cancer Research”. Non for profits and charity’s are using such sites in an ingenious way to raise funds for their cause. The built in commissions on every plane ticket, hotel, or car rental that would usually go to massive conglomerates such as Travelocity or Orbitz are sent to the organization instead.

Receiving 40% of travel commissions I figure they probably made about 43 bucks from my recent trip to New York. Not bad if you consider the amount of travel booked online everyday. If you’re like me, the only thing that factors into which booking engine you use is price. If Priceline.com is cheaper this week, I certainly have no ill feelings about not using CheapTickets.com again.

CauseTravel.com is actually a front end to Travelocity. So you get the exact same flight, hotel, or rental car you would using the main site (usually at a cheaper price). Except my 43 bucks didn’t go to the little roaming gnome. Best of all when your staying the night on the floor of the airport, brushing your teeth with your fingers wondering where you bag is, or hanging out on the tarmac for ten hours because there might be a mechanical problem… Perhaps you can pop just a little smile knowing your sacrifices are helping cure cancer, or fighting world hunger.

CauseTravel.com and countless others like it are set up by a company called YTB International. A company that provides online booking engines to charities, schools, churches and other non for profit organizations as a fundraising tool. YTB also maintains and helps the organizations promote their sites free of charge. The company also has a branch dedicated to starting individuals in their own online travel business.

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Everywhere you turn you hear about tons of people making millions on the internet. It makes you want to drop whatever your’re doing and start your internet home business! How do you know what is fact and what is fiction? What do you need to know to make an informed choice about your financial future. We had the same exact questions when we decided to start an online home business. We did our homework and discovered several different things.

Fact: 1000’s of people will begin online businesses this year and most of them will quit before they turn a profit

Fact: To succeed in internet marketing you need ordinary talent and average intelligence, but you will need extraordinary persistance

Fact: Running an online business doesn’t take rocket science but it does require commitment, consistance and hard work.

Fact: All internet businesses are not equal. Affiliating yourself with great mentors and support is the key to success

Fact: You can earn a fantastic living with an online business

Rick Clifton - Your Travel Biz

One of the most important ways to build your online travel business is through prospecting. Think of prospecting as your first essential step to creating your YTB Travel empire.

You can bring prospects in from:

• Inquires on your website
• Leads purchased from reputable companies
• Newspaper ads and journals
• Warm Group (Friends and Family)
• Referrals
• Co-op advertising (radio, television, papers)

These are great ways to build your business and gain financial freedom! Any questions please contact us.

Ricky Clifton - YTB

If you are interested in building a successful home-based business with YTB Travel, but your not sure how to get started,we have the answers you have been looking for! We are working with several different types of advertising (offline and online) that are creating great success. We have had several years of experience in the home-business arena and know the “ins and outs.”  Don’t wait any longer to get involved with a home-based business that the CliftonWebGroup has to offer!
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