Online Travel Business Blog

GRAND CHRISTIAN CRUISE - FULL BIBLE CRUISE

2009-10-30T15:06:00.000-07:00

Christian cruises are all the rage! Now, you have an opportunity to go on the Grand Christian Cruise for a fraction of what you might expect to pay! Enjoy 16 nights of cruising that covers the whole bible! Visit the steps of St. Paul, the seven churches, Israel, Egypt and more!

FULL BIBLE CRUISE - GRAND CHRISTIAN CRUISE
MARCH 10-26, 2010

Package rate including Air out of NYC: From $2,999 (*)

INCLUSIONS

- Roundtrip air out of NYC(*)
- 16 nights cruise on FB basis (i.e breakfast, lunch, dinner daily)
- Airport and port transfers

Plus port taxes: $497
Plus shore excursions package (optional): $495. FREE FOR GROUPS
Plus airport taxes: $492

One Free every 15 paying passengers

For More Information on the GRAND CHRISTIAN CRUISE exploring the FULL BIBLE
Contact: Regina Osei - 901-299-1220

JOSHUA PERSKY GOT A JOB!

2008-12-12T20:50:00.000-08:00

Remember Joshua Persky? He's the MIT grad who, after being laid off of his Wall Street job walked the streets of Manhattan wearing a sandwich board advertisement in an attempt to get hired. Well, guess what? He did! According to the December 9, 2008 peHub article titled, "Sandwich Board Job Hunter Gets Hired," it states that Joshua's stunt to generate media attention "worked," and has resulted in him securing a job at Weiser LLP, an accounting firm.

But what is it that "worked" for Joshua? If we find that out, we should bottle it and share it with those other 499,000 plus Americans who are also jobless. Sure, Joshua was able to get media attention, and that definitely helped... But I'm convinced that it wasn't the media alone that took Joshua over the top. It was what happened SURROUNDING (before, after and during ) the media's attention, that I believe helped Joshua to seal the deal. What was it? It was the oldest, greatest and most effective marketing tool in existence: Word of Mouth.

Joshua hit the streets...the word got out and Joshua went viral. People started talking and writing this heretofore unknown investment banker, and as the word was passed from person to person in chat rooms, on blogs, in forums... before long, Joshua started getting calls for interviews. Through the power of word of mouth, Joshua's story got out and the rest is now history.

Word of mouth marketing is not a new concept. In fact, it's the crux of what network marketing (MLM), is all about. If it is a legitimate network marketing company, it's not so much about "recruiting" as it is about sharing good news! You have a great company with a fantastic product or service that you offer the public. Your company offers you an unbelievable opportunity to earn a phenomenal salary paid in commissions and bonuses AND on top of everything else, you earn great perks. That's generally the kind of "good news" that's worth sharing, and that's why successful network marketing companies are so successful. Simply by sharing your opportunity with others who are in need of and in search of similar opportunities for themselves, you're able to help them AND build a great business for yourself. It's a WIN-WIN situation.

So the next time somebody approaches you about a network marketing opportunity, it might do you good to remember Joshua Persky and take a moment to listen. They may have something to share with you that will one day be as transformative for you as Joshua's word of mouth marketing has been for him.

Congratulations Joshua Persky! I'm glad you got hired. Your story is still being shared because it's a good one: an encouragement and an inspiration to many, including me and all my MLM business buddies.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her Online Homebased Travel Business Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

2009 Presidential Inauguration Bus Trips and Tour Packages Still Available!

2008-11-09T05:20:00.000-08:00

Presidential Inauguration 2009
(American Destinations, Inc. Tour Package)

Saturday, January 17, 2009 – Wednesday, January 21, 2009

January 17, 2009 - Saturday
6:30AM Motorcoach reports for boarding7:00AM Depart Memphis, TN for Washington, D.C.
(Bring your favorite pillow and blanket for a more comfortable trip. Meals and snacks at your expense en route with regular rest stops for your comfort.) **Relief Motorcoach Driver change en route.
9:30PM Hotel check-in for a well deserved night’s rest

January 18, 2009 – Sunday
8:00AM Breakfast at the hotel / Meet your ADI Tour Manager
10:00AM Today’s tour will begin with the US Airforce Memorial and the new Pentagon 9-11 Memorial
Visit the Franklin D. Roosevelt and Jefferson Memorial
12:30PM Lunch at your expense – Union Station – with time to shop. Visit National Archives to view the Declaration of Independence. Visit the Smithsonian Museums of Natural History, American History And African & Asian Art.
5:00PM Dinner (included)
7:00PM Illuminated tour of our Nation’s Capital
10:00PM Return to the hotel

January 19, 2009 – Monday
8:00AM Breakfast at the hotel (Continental)
10:00AM Drive along Massachusetts Avenue (Embassy Row)12:00PM Lunch at your expense at Union Station
1:30PM Walking tour of Arlington Cemetery including the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers and the Changing of the Guard
4:00PM Visit the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial and the Korean Veteran’s War Memorial
6:00PM Arrive at Toby’s Dinner Theatre/Buffet Dinner (some tours)
7:30PM It’s Show Time! “Mid-Life: The Crisis Musical” (some tours)
10:00PM Return to the hotel

January 20, 2009 – Tuesday
AM Breakfast at the hotel
AM Today’s activities will revolve around the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obam and the Inauguration Parade.
Your ADI Tour Manager will develop the day’s itinerary around your group and the weather.
PM Lunch at your expense
PM Dinner at your expense
PM Late evening return to the hotel

January 21, 2009 – Wednesday
AM Breakfast (Continental) check out of our hotel & Load luggage
AM Depart for home with meal and snack stops at your expense. Regular rest stops and a relief driver change en route
10:00PM Approximate arrival home after a Great Trip!

PROPOSED ITINERARY INCLUDES
Round Trip Motorcoach Transportation
4 Nights Lodging at a hotel outside the city limits
3 breakfasts & 2 dinners (including one evening at a dinner theater)
Professional Tour Manager throughout the tourComplete Insurance Package that includes general liability, accident medical and emergency sicknessCommemorative Inauguration shirt and tour DVD

Package Information
Hotel: Comfort Inn Red Horse, Frederick, MD (or comparable hotel)

Total Tour Package Price Per Person:
$749 - Single (1) Occupancy
$599 – Double (2) Occupancy
$549 – Triple (3) Occupancy
$524 - Quad (4) Occupancy

Call Now To Reserve Your Space: 901-789-0466 or 901-299-1220

Non-Refundable Deposits of $200 per person must be sent to Regina Osei no later than Thursday, November 21, 2008 at P.O. Box 901504, Memphis, TN 38190-1504. Email: geniet1@hotmail.com Final Payments Due Date: December 15, 2008

Make Checks or Money Orders Payable to American Destinations. For Credit Card Payments, call or email first for authorization form.

QUESTIONS? Contact Regina Osei, EZ4U Travel & Tours
Cell Phone: 901-299-1220
Email: reginaosei@gmail.com

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her Online Homebased Travel Business Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Obama and McCain's VP Choice: How You Can Use Their Strategy

2008-08-31T02:35:00.000-07:00

The Democratic Convention is over, and both Barack Obama and John McCain have made their VP choices. Barack Obama chose Joe Biden, a seasoned Washington insider, with a strong foreign policy background and criticized for talking too much. John McCain chose Sarah Palin, a young Alaskan governor that is hugely popular in her state but widely unknown and inexperienced. What were their choices based on? Will their system work for you as you make one of the biggest choices in your career: finding the right home based business opportunity?

No one really knows how McCain or Obama made their choice. Obviously, they both had teams to help them and all their choices were vetted. In the end, they chose the running mate that they believe will help them not only win the election in November, but also the person best suited to help them run the country.

Obama, somewhat weak in foreign policy, chose a well known statesman and veteran in the field. McCain, having a desire to win over the undecided Hillary and Independent voters, chose a female who he says is also a reformer. Both chose people who beefed up their credentials and helped to strengthen them where they were weak.

So how do you choose a homebased business that will do the same for you? Here are a few tips:

1. Determine your own strengths and weaknesses. You want to choose a business that will build on your strengths and not only minimize but overcompensate for your weaknesses. For example, if you are strong in personal and human relations, but weak in being detail oriented, you want to choose a homebased business that requires you interface with the public, but one that doesn't require micro management or dealing with lots of financials or documentation.

2. List your favorites. Make a list of the business ideas that pique your interest. There are literally thousands out there, so be sure to narrow your choices down to no more than five. Start broad, by category, and then begin to narrow your choices. Categorize your choices using a star system. For example, give one star to the business idea that seems to be the most fun. Give another star to the business idea that seems to be the most profitable. Give another star to the business idea with the lowest start up cost, and on and on.
The ones with the highest stars are the ones you want to begin your research on.

3. Evaluate your list. To evaluate your list, you need to be objective. I suggest using the 15 Power Points of an Ideal Business scale that was devised by financial consultants and international bestselling authors, Dr. Denis Cauvier and Alan Lysaght. They say an ideal business opportunity should...

1. Sell to the masses.
2. Fulfill a fundamental need for many people.
3. Be low risk.
4. Provide the opportunity for ongoing passive income.
5. Require a low staff component.
6. Have a stable, growing, long-term demand.
7. Have low overhead costs.
8. Have low start-up costs.
9. Have a unique quality, making it difficult for competitors
to copy.
10. Have positive cash-flow and low inventory costs.
11. Have high profit margins and rates of return.
12. Have mimimal government regulation.
13. Be portable.
14. Be fun, challenging and satisfying for the business owner.
15. Provide an opportunity to uncover other money making
multiple streams of income (MSIs).

No doubt, the vetting process that Obama and McCain took Joe Biden and Sarah Palin through, had a similar checkpoint system. Until November, we won't really know how well they did in making their choice. Plus, as we know, while the VP choice may help (or even hurt) the real choice for who to vote for comes from the top, not the bottom, of the ticket. Still, by systematically using a process to identify a home based business opportunity, choosing well becomes a much easier process. Happy Hunting!

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her Online Homebased Travel Business Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

The Women of YTB at the 2008 Convention

2008-08-15T22:11:00.000-07:00

A few days ago I returned from the YTB 2008 Convention. It was my first. The first year I joined YTB, I was too new to know that I even needed to go. The second year, because of excuses I gave myself, although Prince and I had planned to go, at the last minute, we changed our minds and didn't. This year, we went, and am I glad we did! It was absolutely AWESOME! From the YTBU Training classes that were taught by YTB Directors and Circle of Champions leaders, to the Convention Opening Ceremonies to the Sunday morning church services... we loved EVERYTHING! But the real highlight of the event, at least in my opinion, was the day that the Women of YTB were featured at the 2008 Convention. It was Girl Power at its BEST.

The YTB Women Came
They processed on stage in groups of five or 10 or 20 or more, but come they did! Women of all ages, all sizes, all races and all cultures. They were old and young, Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, introvert and extrovert... you name it, they were a diverse group of women who, when they spoke (ane all did speak) they did so with passion and with POWER.

Never in my life have I seen so many women on one program from such diverse backgrounds speak so eloquently and from the heart about a company. YTB clearly has made a phenomenal impact on the lives and the DESTINIES of hundreds if not thousands of women and their families.

The YTB Women Shared
The women shared stories of heroism and courage and integrity and strength and there wasn't a dry eye in the Convention Center. Even men shed tears! As late as yesterday, I heard some men talking about how awesome "the women" were, so I asked them if any of them had wept. Without exception, those men admited that they had shed tears. It was nearly impossible not to!

The day opened with Chris Tomer (Coach's wife) sharing her heart and the struggles she experienced when Coach initially started YTB. They had given up EVERYTHING. It was clear that it had been a very painful and difficult time for her, but her love for Coach enabled her to offer silent and prayerful support. Later, after she began to really see the impact YTB was making, and after she started to meet the people who had joined YTB that her heart opened as did her arms to welcome the YTB family into her life.

The YTB Women are Strong & Powerful
Each of the women who spoke are YTB Directors, earning an average annual high six figure income, with many earning it monthly. Some are out-front and vocal all the time, and others remain primarily in the background as they give support to their husbands who are the true "builders" in YTB. No matter their position, all are POWERFUL and all have encountered and overcome untold challenges as they've climbed the ladder of success. One women in particular, whose story goes that she made it to the Level 1 Director spot while recovering from a mastectomy and undergoing chemotherapy. She said, "There were so many days that I didn't feel good. I could have stopped and had a pity party, but I decided that I would not quit. So I forced myself to stay the course... even through the pain and discomfort of chemo, and to continue to build my business." It was well worth it, she said, because as a Level 1 YTB Director, she now has paid medical insurance and a paid $150K life insurance policy, not to mention the money she earns!

The YTB Women are Absolute STARS
I am so proud of the Women of YTB. They are all stars and most recently, they have produced a book that tells many of their stories with an accompanying DVD that can be purchased from YTB for only $10. Trust me... is worth much more than that, and at $10 it feels like a steal! Whether or not you're in YTB, it's a great investment and it's a good read. If you have children, and girls in particular, it's simply a must have! The Women of YTB make me proud to be both a woman and a YTBer! To view photos and video clips from the YTB 2008 Convention, Click YTB CONVENTION and click on YTB Media Center.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Follow The Leader

2008-07-30T23:28:00.000-07:00

Recently I've been thinking about the whole concept of "Follow the Leader" and what it has to do with being successful in business. If you think about it, the concept is first taught by parents and later, in grade school. Generally, one kid is distinguished from among the others as the leader. He or she will often be assigned to give instructions or direction to the rest of the class when the teacher is out of the room, and the class is expected to follow. You even see it in nature. Sheep always follow a leader, sometimes even to their detriment. When birds fly in formation, there is always a lone leader ahead of the flock, that all the other birds follow in near perfect form. Following the leader just makes sense.

Honestly, when I joined YTB, although subconsciously I know this, I had no thoughts about where the company fit among online travel MLM companies. Now, two years later, I'm happy that somehow, instinctively, without even being aware of it... I did join in fact... join the leader and now that I'm an insider, I am striving to emulate great leadership.

One of the greatest aspects of the YTB business and comp plan is that this "follow the leader" principle is built into the business plan to help ensure everyone's success. This is how it works: The PowerTeam is the highest paid position in YTB. In other words, it's where the money is. Every person who joins YTB is joining someone's PowerTeam. Now the PowerTeam leader is responsible to help each of his or her PowerTeam members, to also get into their PowerTeams. In other words, the leader lays out a plan for the members to follow, and if they do, they will be successful and get into their own PowerTeam where they too will begin to lead other followers.

Now, one great thing about this system is that when you join YTB, you have a motivated, built in coach who is ready and willing to lead you to success. Why? Because you are in their PowerTeam and this is where they earn the most. The more successful you are, the more money they make. So there is never a need for a person in his or her PowerTeam to ever need to buy leads. That motivated person who just joined their PowerTeam is the hottest lead they will ever find, and they -- too -- are eager to get into their PowerTeam.

Another great program that YTB offers aligned with the Follow The Leader principle is Coach's Corner. Coach's Corner is the next level after the PowerTeam where a person who has 30 active RTAs in his PowerTeam is personally coached to millionaire status by the founder and company leader, Coach J.Lloyd Tomer. Coach personally mentors the people in Coach's Corner, and that alone is an honor but the perks and benefits that Coach's Corner members receive are also wonderful.

A while ago I read an article about the difference between winners and losers I found at crisel.multiply.com, and its a concept has always been intriguing to me. I believe that there is a real connection between people who are known to be "winners", and "leaders". So, in my version (below) I replaced the words winners with "leaders" Read what the author has to say:

1) Leaders are always part of the answer, the loser is always part of the problem.
2) Leaders always have a program, the loser always has an excuse.
3) The leader says, " Let me do it for you", the loser says, "That is not my job".
4) The leader sees an answer for every problem, the loser sees a problem for every answer.
5) The leader says" It may be difficult but it is possible", the loser says" It may possible but it is difficult.
6) When a leader makes a mistakes he says," I was wrong"; when a loser makes a mistakes, he says, it wasnt my fault.
7) A leader makes commitments, a loser makes promises.
8) Leaders have dreams, Losers have schemes.
9) Leaders say, I must do something", Losers says something must be done.
10) Leaders are part of the team, Losers are apart from the team.
11) Leaders see the gain, Losers see the pain.
12) Leaders see the possibilities, Losers see the problem.
13) Leaders believe in a win-win, Losers believe for them to win someone has to lose.
14) Leaders see the potential, Losers see the past.
15) Leaders are like thermostats, losers are like thermometers.
16) Leaders choose what they say: Losers say what they choose.
17) Leaders use hard arguments but soft words; Losers use soft arguments but hard words.
18) Leaders stand firm on values but compromise on petty things: Losers stand firm on petty things but compromise on values.
19) Leaders follow the philosophy of empathy: " Don't do to others what you would not want them to do to you. Losers follow the philosophy: " Do it to others before they do it to you".
20) Leaders make it happen. Losers let it happen.

I think this sums up perfectly why, if we truly want to achieve success in business or in our home based businesses, we must follow the leader. If you want to succeed in your own home based business and don't know where to start, feel free to send me an email: reginaosei@gmail.com

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

How a Real Work-At-Home Mom is Achieving Real Success in YTB

2008-07-10T00:10:00.000-07:00

I never knew that I was a late bloomer, but I am. I married my dream husband late in life. Four years later, the greatest miracle occured...Cion Alexandria Osei was born! When Cion entered our lives, I had been accustomed to working in Corporate America and in full-time ministry. After Cion was born, my life changed drastically. I immediately became a work-at-home Mom, who, thankfully before too long began achieving success in YTB.

Traveling has always been a passion of mine and in my past corporate jobs, ministry work and overseas missions, I had been blessed to travel quite a lot. So when my friend approached me with the idea of getting into a travel business, the travel part was a no brainer. It was the business part that I balked at.

YTB is both a travel business and a network marketing company. In my mind, it was little more than "sales" and I hated sales. I was also completely unprepared and unwilling to invest $500 in another business opportunity. I had invested too much in past ventures that I did absolutely nothing with. But there was something different about YTB. The way my friend spoke about the company, the founders, their integrity and most of all the travel products, travel benefits, perks and commissions... I was compelled. After about a month, my husband and I joined YTB.

We joined YTB for many reasons, first of which is that YTB is a great company. More than this, it's a really great company for a WAHM. First, because there is no pressure. YTB doesn't have timelines or quotas you must fulfil. You can work at your own pace and on your own schedule. Second, YTB just makes sense. If you're going to travel anyway and if you know people who travel, it makes sense to earn commissions on that travel. It also makes sense to travel wholesale, to save on your taxes AND to get paid a referral fee when sharing this great business and these benefits with others. Third, YTB is 100% turnkey. You don't even need computer skills to succeed in YTB! YTB makes it easy for WAHMs because they do the difficult work for you. Fourth, YTB rewards you on activity and on results! YTB has a $6,000 guarantee program that rewards you on activity even if you have no results. But YTB also rewards you very hansomely based on results. Earning an extra $500 or $1,000 or more a week can be a tremendous boost to the average family's household, especially when one member is a WAHM!

After I joined YTB, my first goal was to get rid of the $50 monthly maintenance fee. This was the first area that I started achieving success in YTB. After one month of being an RTA and sharing the business with my family and friends, many of whom also loved and joined YTB, our maintenance fee was reimbursed, thus giving us a 100% debt-free business. Our greatest successes in YTB came initially from our warm market, but by our fifth month in the business, we had begun marketing heavily using fliers and postcards and had started a small amount if marketing online... all that resulted in our earning our very first $1,000 bonus! Since then we've had lots of other people join our business from all around the USA, have earned additional bonuses and have had opportunities to take advantage of some of the great travel perks. One of my favorites was last Summer when I spent 5-days at a Sandals resort in Jamaica that I've always dreamed of visiting, at the unbelievable price of only $99. YTB has been good to us, but the best part is that I'm still a WAHM. I feel so blessed just to stay home with our now 20-month-year-old toddler and be able to spend quality time teaching and bonding with her during these very important early years.

Being a work-at-home-mom for me has been a joy. Our successes we attribute to God's grace that rests upon our TEAM. We have an awesome team that includes our upline, downline and even our crossline, and we meet weekly on our "Keeping It Real" conference call where we all brainstorm, share information, train and plan our marketing strategies. On our TEAM, we have the absolute best marketing and graphic design professionals available. Visit our graphic designer's website here. Visit my website by clicking HERE to learn more about YTB.

So this is my story. I am a real work-at-home mom who is achieving real success in YTB. Have I gone as far as I desire? Absolutely not! I still have many goals that I'm working towards realizing one day, one step at a time. The good news is that I have the time to achieve them because I am in YTB for the long haul. If I can assist you or answer any questions you have, please feel free to call or send me a note. I will gladly tell you whatever I know about how to succeed in YTB... what works and what definitely does not work. I can also help you to overcome some of the challenges in YTB because I've had to overcome them myself. If you're a WAHM or if you're a stay-at-home-mom and you WANT TO BE a WAHM or work-at-home-mom, let my story encourage you. If I can do this, absolutely anybody can.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Joshua Persky...Who? He did... What?

2008-07-01T17:18:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine, Gail Walker, just wrote a blog about a man named Joshua Persky. When I was told about it, I said.. "Joshua Persky... Who?" "He did...What?" I had never ever heard of this man, but what I've learned since then is that Joshua Persky, according to the article I read in USA Today is "an unemployed banker (that) has taken to the streets of Manhattan — wearing a pinstriped suit and an "MIT Graduate for Hire" sign draped over his shoulders." According to Gail's blog post, "Persky went the normal route of submitting his resume to head hunters and human resource depts. without success. Then out of desperation Persky started to think out of the box. He shows up on Park Avenue in New York one day wearing a sandwich board that said “Experienced MIT Grad for Hire” with his name and contact information. Needless to say Persky caught the attention of all the major newspapers, and all the major news channels. He was interviewed on all the morning news shows like Good Morning America, Good Day New York as well as the national evening news."

Apparently, what Joshua is doing that has generated such a frenzy of interest by the media is not only his particular story, but also his unique form of advertising. When I read the story, there were two particular aspects of it that immediately caught my attention: 1. The fact that Joshua Persky needs an immediate, substantial income source. 2. Joshua Persky needs a more effective form of advertising. Now the 20 million dollar question is: Which of these two points can I help him with? The answer? Actually both.

Point 1 - The Immediate Income Source - Joshua Persky's story gives evidence to the reality that in today's economy, EVERYBODY NEEDS A PLAN B. Joshua had a wonderful Plan A. He went to one of the top schools in the country, graduated most likely with honors, and got a good job in his field. That was his Plan A, and it worked! But having only a Plan A was the problem. Joshua had failed to put in place Plan B.

I have a friend who also graduated from MIT and who had a great job in Corporate America in Engineering. My friend also put his Plan B in place, and now he's well on his way to earning a six-figure RESIDUAL income. His Plan B is also mine: The YTB Travel Network and YTB Travel and Cruises (YTB). YTB is a publicly traded company that is already number one in the industry, and on target to become the largest online travel company in the world within the next few years. YTB is all about travel. You can make just about any travel arrangements that you choose on our YTB Travel website. I am a YTB Referring Travel Agent (RTA), and as an RTA, my customers can make arrangements for their airfare, car rental, hotel, cruise, golf vacations, you name it, on my website. In fact, you can book your travels right here. If Joshua Persky owned a YTB Travel Business, any travel booked on his website, would earn him 60% of the travel commissions. If Joshua knows people who are traveling already, he can earn some serious money through his booking engine, whether or not he personally had anything to do with scheduling the trip or not, as long as it was booked on his website.

But that's only one way that Joshua could benefit from YTB. Suppose Joshua cannot afford to join YTB and pay for his booking engine? YTB has the answer for that too. The YTB business opportunity is actually TWO businesses in one, and only the travel business has a fee. The other business is all about relationships, networks and networking. Joshua was a banker. No doubt, while working in banking he met a lot of people who are searching for an opportunity like YTB. Joshua probably knows people who would love to own their own travel booking engine that would allow them to vacation around the world paying wholesale prices, get paid on their own travels and on the travels of everyone who books travel through them or on their website, and that allows them to write off every trip, including personal vacations that they take. If Joshua were to simply refer some of his friends to his YTB Travel business, after they get their websites set up, YTB would pay Joshua a very nice referral fee. These referral fees are no joke because they double in a very short period of time as he continues to refer people and they refer people. Before long, Joshua Persky could be earning five, six or seven figures after joining YTB for FREE!

Point 2 - Effective Way of Advertising - Recently, I joined a phenomenal business called whatbusinesstodo.com. whatbusinesstodo.com is a marketing and advertising tool that anybody, including business people can use to build their business and promote their products and services. Now the greatest aspects of whatbusinesstodo.com are: 1. The website is highly "search engine" optimized. This means that the information and advertising that you put on the site, once you learn the techniques that they teach you, will often be found on the first page of google, yahoo and other the top search engine sites. This is significant, because Joshua needs people to find him. This way, they would. 2. The site has top of the line marketing tools that include: blogs, video marketing, chat rooms, classified ads, events and more. Joshua could essentially post a video of himself, his skills and his desires for work on the site, that would be viewed by literally millions of people around the world.
3. The founders of whatbusinesstodo.com are committed to helping their members to be successful, so what do they do? They personally host nightly webinars where they train you in SEO (search engine optimization) techniques, blogging, posting ads, etc. Even the most ignorant person about SEO can quickly learn what to do and begin getting target traffic to their websites almost overnight. 4. The best part? The price of joining. whatbusinesstodo.com, unlike many other sites of its kind, will not charge Joshua an arm and a leg. The total cost to join the site is only a penny a day or $3.65 a year. The founders have committed to every member that they will NEVER, EVER raise the price! So from now until eternity, to join whatbusinesstodo.com will cost a whopping $3.65

Joshua Persky, if you are out there, read my blog. I have the answers for both of the things that you need, and if you take me up on them the can turn your financial woes in to a financial windfall over time. To learn more about YTB Travel and to join either of the business opportunities, you can visit here. To learn more about whatbusinesstodo.com and to join click here.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Your Travel Biz Offers Superior Support and Outstanding Marketing Tools

2008-06-27T18:14:00.000-07:00

When deciding what business to do, two considerations should be: 1. the support system and 2. the marketing tools provided by the company. The Your Travel Biz is strong in both arenas. The company offers unlimited support via its multifaceted and supportive infrastructure, and the marketing tools are, without controversy, outstanding.

YTB’s Support System

One of the first things that I noticed after joining YTB in 2006 was the support system that the company has in place. First, the company has a dynamic team of over 300 people working in the corporate offices in Wood River, IL who provide support via phone for about 14 hours a day, 5 or 6 days a week for both the travel and the marketing sides of the business. In addition, there are teams of accountants and legal staff available by phone and support ticket (found in the back office) who readily respond to suggestions, questions and concerns.

But that’s only part of the equation. YTB, as a network marketing company, is structured in TEAMS. Why? Because TEAMWORK makes the DREAM WORK! As someone is sponsored into a TEAM, they are supported by they’re new Power Team leader or by their sponsor or both. In many cases, it’s both.

What does this support look like? Well, in our TEAM, support is provided through our weekly “Keepin’ It Real” conference calls. On these calls we talk about issues that concern team-members, we brainstorm and share strategies, we role play scenarios and we discuss marketing tools, tips and ideas. We also work as a team to ensure that whether we are the sponsor, sponsor’s sponsor or the PowerTeam leader if someone in our TEAM calls, we’re available for advice, three-ways, travel parties or suggestions.

YTB’s Marketing Tools

There is no question that marketing is very critical in any business building enterprise. In the Your Travel Biz, we take business building and marketing very seriously. Immediately after you purchase your YTB online travel store, you receive the first marketing tool needed to promote, market and begin advertising your business, the Your Travel Biz marketing website. This site, one of more than seven that you automatically receive with your business, has a lot of information on it including a YTB company video, information about the YTB Comp Plan and Disclosure Statement, information about the Company Founders, J. Lloyd Tomer, Scott Tomer and J.Kim Sorensen, YTB Events, YTB Conference Calls and YTB International Investor information. On your marketing website you also have the link to book travel and the Deals and Steals form that allows your customers to sign up to receive travel specials in their Email inboxes weekly.

This is only the beginning of the list of information and marketing tools and resources available to you in YTB. In your back office, you will also find a host of tools including the YTB Success From Home magazine program that offers a $6000 guarantee, the Circle of Champions videos that tell the stories of 12 YTB Directors who all earned upwards of $1 million dollars in a 12-month period, Leaders Bulletins, The Coach’s Playbook and many other outstanding marketing tools that can be used to successfully build your YTB Travel business. Finally, visit www.princelydesigns.com if you want to get fliers, postcards, car magnets, business cards for your business. You can order from one of the templates there or you can customize your own unique design.

The Your Travel Biz clearly does not take shortcuts when it comes to the serious business of “business building.” The support system and marketing tools that YTB provides to new business owners are second to none. If you are considering a home-based business, look for one that provides the infrastructure, system and tools you need to build your business at the level you desire.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Solve Your High Gas Prices Problem! Don't Let Rising Gas Prices Get You Down!

2008-06-24T17:21:00.001-07:00

Are you one of the millions of Americans who has been struggling to pay your house note, only to now have to worry about high gas prices? Are high gas prices getting you down? Is the threat of rising gas prices frightening you? The real question is not IF it's a problem, but WHAT are you going to do about it?

It's no secret that the threat of rising gas prices is hurting millions of working American families. And if you're not working, you may have an even greater problem. The solutions that the politicians are suggesting are riddled with questions. Will it work? How long will it take to work? Can we depend on it? Well, no matter what the government comes up with, the bottom line is that you cannot leave your life in their hands. You've got to invest in your own future and take control of your own life. ]If your next question is, "How?" Consider getting yourself a PLAN B because Plan A, the plan you've been working on all your adult life, just won't cut it anymore.

But more than this, you DESERVE more. You deserve a life that will allow you not only to live comfortably and have abundance yourself, but also to have enough to share with others. You deserve to be able to travel and see the world and enjoy life without a strain. If you want these things, maybe you should consider YTB Travel, because YTB can give it to you. But don't take my word for it. Check it out and see it for yourself.

My family and I instituted our Plan B about two years ago. A friend of mine and I were working in the real estate field when she was introduced to a business opportunity with YTB Travel. She told me that this business allowed her to travel wholesale, earn a 60% commission on all her travels as well as any travel booked on her website, and be able to even write off her vacations! This sounded almost too good to be true, but since I love to travel, and I have traveled a lot in my lifetime and wanted to travel more, from the very beginning I liked it. Still, I resisted getting involved because I had been in another business that I did nothing with, and I didn't want to throw away anymore money. I am so thankful that she didn't allow my resistance to deter her. About a month later, I joined the company and I can honestly say, I've never been happier. YTB Travel is a top notch company. There are others with a lower entry fee, but I understand business and I understand that you get what you pay for. I did my due dilligence to check out the company, and I am absolutely convinced that my husband and I made the absolute best choice, and I would not change anything.

To find out more about YTB Travel, feel free to view our presentation here and here.

In nearly two years time, my husband and I have built a team that spans this nation. To ensure that we are able to connect with all our teammembers, we host weekly meetings via conference calls. The focus of these calls is training, motivation and support. We teach you how to build. maintain and sustain your business by using the strategies and tools that we and others in YTB have found to be successful. What do we require in return? COMMITMENT. If you are committed, we are committed to help you succeed. All you need to do is to stay plugged in and follow the YTB system. The good news is that we help you tailor the system to fit your individual schedule and needs.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

YTB MOVES UP TO 26TH PLACE IN TRAVEL WEEKLY POWER LIST 2008

2008-06-23T12:35:00.000-07:00

YTB Travel has moved up in the long awated Travel Weekly 2008 Power List! One year ago, it was big news that YTB was on the Travel Weekly 2007 Power List in the 35th place, but one year later, YTB has moved up nine places from its previous ranking into the 26th spot! This is GREAT NEWS for YTB and for our clients. It only substantiates the fact that YTB is a serious player in the online travel industry, and YTB International is here to stay!

The Travel Weekly article went into detail about some of the challenges YTB faced in 2007, including the loss of YTB's IATA status and having Royal Caribbean Cruiselines refuse to do business with YTB RTAs because of the Company's network marketing business model. This made the fact that the article also listed some of YTB's most prominent accomplishments for 2007 even more astounding. Some of these accomplishments include:

* $414.5 million in sales that YTB had in 2007
* YTB was admitted as a member of the Direct Selling Association
* More than 10,000 attendees (up from 3,200 in the previous year) at the August 2007 national convention
* YTB launched operations in the Bahamas, Bermuda and Canada

For more information about the 2007 accomplishments of YTB be sure to read the Travel Weekly Power List found here:YTB in 26th Place in Travel Weekly's Power List 2008.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Passport Book –vs- Passport Card: Which Do You Need?

2008-06-11T12:18:00.000-07:00

U.S. Citizens are facing a travel choice, that for some seems more like a dilemma: "Do they need a passport? If so, should they get a passport book or passport card? Which is better?" Even with gas prices hovering at $4 and $5 a gallon, people around the nation are still traveling. Summer is a prime vacation travel time, and many travelers have plans to travel overseas, on tours and on cruises that will take them into foreign ports of call, so these are very valid questions. If you and your family have plans to travel outside the country, you want to be sure to have all your documentation ducks in a row before leaving home.

One of the first things you need to check on is U.S. passport requirements. This year, travelers have a choice. They can choose between getting a passport card or a passport book. As a YTB Travel Referring Travel Agent, it is my delight to help you navigate these waters and make the best decision for you and your family.

First you need to understand what the differences are. Use the information below to help you determine which option best suits your needs.

PASSPORT BOOK
Valid for travel by air, sea or land

Validity:• 10 years for adults
• 5 years for minors

Size:
5” x 3 ½” (when unopened)

Cost for first time applicants:
• $100 for adults
• $85 for minors

Cost for U.S. Passport book renewal:
• $75 for adults

PASSPORT CARD
Not for travel by air. Valid for land and sea
crossings between the U.S. and Canada,
Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean only.

Validity:• 10 years for adults
• 5 years for minors

Size:
Wallet size

Cost for first time applicants:• $45 for adults
• $35 for minors

Cost for U.S. Passport book holders:• $20 for adults

If you apply for both documents at the same time, the cost for first time applicants is: Adults: $120 and Minors: $95

As you can see by the information above, while both cards are similar and have advantages, there are a few major differences:

1. Only the passport book can be used for travel by air; the passport card cannot. The passport card is restricted to land and sea travel.
2. The passport book can be used to travel worldwide. This is not the case with the passport card because it can only be used for travel to the Caribbean, Mexico, Bermuda, and Canada.
3. A major difference is the cost. The cost for getting a new or renewal passport book costs considerably more that the cost off getting a passport card.

For additional information about passports and to apply, visit:

Regina's YTB Travel Website, EZ4U Travel & Tours

and

The US Government Passport website

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

OBAMA, CLINTON AND YTB: WHAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON

2008-06-03T20:44:00.000-07:00

BARAK OBAMA HAS CLINCHED DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION! Even now, Hillary is still hanging on! What POSSIBLY could Obama and Clinton have in common? Keep reading....

I am an AMERICAN, and as an American Citizen who has lived outside the country (I lived in Ghana located in West Africa for four years), I am very thankful and grateful to be an American. As a Black American and a Democrat to boot, I am so very proud to know that Sen. Barak Obama has TODAY, clinched the Democratic nomination for President of the United States of America. What a wonderful day this is!

This year has been like no other, and I can honestly say that I have been engaged in watching, supporting and participating in the primary campaigns like never before! My television practically stays on CNN News or MSNBC Headline News because these two stations are known as America’s Election Headquarters and provide relentless election coverage. But what does all this have to do with Senators Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton and YTB Travel? You’d be surprised.

One thing that I have noticed as I’ve watched the election coverage of these two candidates (with Obama now being the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party), is that Obama is appealing because of his being a “change agent”, and Clinton is appealing because of her tenacity. Barak, by his very personhood (his mixed African and White American heritage, his international upbring and his accomplishments of being the first person of African-American heritage to become president of the Harvard Law Review) exemplifies CHANGE. Hillary is fierce contender on every front. One must respect her "no holds barred", "never call it quits" attitude. No matter the odds against her or the challenges that face her, she simply does not and will not quit, and even in losing (which in all our lives is sometimes inevitable), she does so as a winner. These characteristics are not only true of the candidates, but these characteristics also characterize YTB Travel and Cruises and the YTB Travel Network.

YTB As A Change Agent: YTB was founded in 2001. It was a time of change. Travel bookings were moving from the traditional travel agent who worked out of brick and mortar facilities to the Internet. YTB capitalized on this trend by establishing a turnkey, home-based online travel business that allowed ordinary people like you and me, to join the business and with very little training, be able to encourage our family, friends and others who would be booking travel online anyway, to book their trips on our websites so that WE earn the commissions. This was BRILLIANT! But YTB didn’t stop there. YTB incorporated not only typical travel related products on the websites, but also non-traditional products that relate to travel like: a Honeymoon Registry, a Golf enthusiasts site, a site specifically for people who are Outdoors enthusiasts and even a site where you can buy a new or used car! But the real innovation was when YTB decided that its chosen marketing tool would be the business owners themselves -- by word of mouth -- they introduced something that was virtually unheard of in the travel industry. At least, if it had been tried before -- the network marketing aspect -- YTB was the first to incorporate MLM into the travel business and do so SUCCESSFULLY. Similar to Sen. Obama, YTB is never satisfied with the status quo. Obama says that we’re turning the page as Americans, from the old politics of the past. YTB is also perpetually turning the page from the old ways of doing business.

YTB also instituted change in MLM by being the first and the best in a number of other arenas, namely:

1. YTB guarantees your success with its $6000 Guarantee "Success From Home" Magazine Program!
2. YTB pays out bonuses from $1,000 to $1,000,000 (a first in MLM)!
3. YTB has a Bill of Rights that ensures that it will never change its Copyrighted Comp Plan!

YTB As A Tenacious and Fierce Contender: It is no surprise that YTB has suffered a lot of blows. As a front-runner in the industry as in the political arena, you are a target. YTB has been targeted for destruction by traditional travel agents (TTAs) and by other “Johnny-come-lately" travel companies. These groups have tried “operation Swift Boat”, “the kitchen sink strategy”, you name it… it has been done to YTB. TTAs started petitions against YTB to try and close us down completely. Why? In the case of the traditional travel agents, they do so simply because of our chosen marketing tool. YTB Travel chooses to PAY PEOPLE on a referral basis for rather than paying millions and even billions of dollars to advertising companies. In the case of those “other” travel companies, it’s simply an issue of competitive jealousy. What they don't seem to understand is that there is no absolute competitor to YTB because there are many aspects of the YTB Travel Network that are simply unduplicated. Still, they fight us. With all this, YTB has refused to close shop, shut down or get out. YTB even lost its IATA/IATAN accreditation, but thank God, this didn't stop YTB. In fact, we didn't skip a beat. YTB RTAs can still book travel and receive commissions, AND travel at discounted rates. Instead of these things hurting YTB, we have only grown stronger and better. We know how to "take a lickin' and keep on tickin'! YTB Travel has also continued to innovate by offering more products and services that benefit both our customers and future potential YTB Travel Network Business Partners. The struggles we've faced have only sharpened us and now as always, YTB stands heads and tails above the rest.

Tonight, Sen. Barak Obama made history as the first African American to win the Democratic nomination. Hillary Clinton also made history as a female candidate, who by all standards, ran harder, further and longer than any other candidate. She is to be applauded. With all the buzz about this campaign, without a doubt, this has been a remarkable Democratic Primary! YTB Travel is making history too. Some believe that Obama and Clinton would be a Dream Ticket. Whether or not this will be the case, here’s a real Dream Ticket for you: YTB Travel & Cruises and the YTB Travel Network . If you are looking for a real business that has a very low start-up fee, unbelievably low monthly overhead, franchise-like support and a compensation plan that can absolutely revolutionize your financial life, you cannot miss with YTB. YTB Travel is the perfect formula for a solid home-based business operation. YTB offers all you need to be successful in business. As your TEAM LEADER, I will offer you the kind of support, tools and strategies that will help you build a solid and sustainable business whether your choice is to market it online, offline or both. Join YTB Today!
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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Looking for LEADS to Build YOUR Business?

2008-06-03T16:16:00.000-07:00

If you're in an MLM business, you know that when you run out of leads, you're virtually out of business. But buying leads is not the answer. 90% of the leads you buy are bad. Trust me, I've bought my fair share and I know. So... once you've shared your business with your warm market what do you do? How do you continue to generate leads? The best way is online because on the Internet, you are exposed to literally MILLIONS of people!

A friend of mine told me about a lead generation program that she had been using to generate leads for her YTB business. She gets TONS of leads from it daily. With this program, you don't need to know anything about SEO or keywords or any of these things. And what you do need to know, they teach you. But best of all, they do the work for you... for only a penny a day! That's right, for only $3.65 a year, you can join. The program launches TONIGHT to the public via a webinar. It will help you advertise and promote your YTB (or any other business for that matter) and generate your own leads for only a penny a day!

Unfortunately, you missed the webinar, but if you use the link below, you can still join this awesome program at only a PENNY a day ($3.65 a year)is:

http://www.whatbusinesstodo.com/affiliates/uid/travelqueen

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

YTB Travel Success; YTB Travel Failure

2008-06-01T21:44:00.000-07:00

Tonight as I listened to Team Vision's Sunday night conference call, I was awed by the phenomenal testimonies about people who became Level 1 Directors after only 11 months of being in YTB, of people who worked the business one day a week for two hours and earned TWO $10,000 bonuses. As I listened, I could feel my pulse quickening and my heart racing, as my thoughts darted through my mind. What would I do tomorrow, the next day or the next, to ensure my family's success in the YTB Travel Network? Was success as simple and easy as those on the call made it sound? If it is, why do so many fail in YTB? These are some of the questions that countless people, including YTB RTAs, YTB REPs and YTB prospects ponder each and every day.

Probably 99% of the time when the YTB business model is shared, it is testimonies about people who are experiencing unheard of successes in business that is mainly shared. I must admit, I do the same thing. I love to share with others about the first cruise I booked for 15 passengers, where I received nearly $2,500 in commission, or the first YTB Travel FAM Trip that I took where I spent five days at a luxurious Sandals Resort in Jamaica, and paid only $99 total. I love talking about getting my monthly fee reimbursed after being in the business for only one month, because I had personally recruited six people... or what about those $1,000 bonuses that we started receiving after only five months in the business? These are the stories... and mind you, they are all true... that YTB loves to share. Why? Because these are the stories that inspire, encourage, motivate and help people who dream of a better reality for themselves and their families.

How motivated would you be if I told you that some people join YTB and never make a dime? Or what if I said, many people join YTB and never get a booking on their website or even take a trip themselves... let alone take advantage of "travel agent only" discounted rates. Still, these are also the realities. There are both unbelievably successful people in YTB just as there are unbelievable failures. The difference in the two has nothing to do with whether or not you join YTB with a leg up -- such as being a tenured network marketer with a huge list or having worked as a travel professional in a past life. The difference is in one word. It begins with a "C". Commitment. Those who succeed in YTB have one thing in common: their committment to SUCCESS in YTB!

YTB is not a difficult business. In fact, it may be it's simplicity that causes some to fail. I say this because I'm reminded of a story found in 2 Kings 5:1 - 14 where Naaman, the commander of the Syrian army was very great man who was also a leper. When the King of Syria learned that there was a prophet named Elisha who could cure Naaman, he requested his help. Elisha sent Naaman a letter telling him to go and wash in the Jordan seven times and he would be healed. Now anyone would think that with simple instructions like this, surely, that very day, Naaman's skin was a fresh and new as that of a newborn baby. One would think, but one would be wrong. As the story goes, Naaman, instead of leaping for joy, got angry because the prophet had not come to him and worked the "theatrics" that Naaman envisioned would be necessary for such a healing. Plus, he thought, why should he bypass the other "cleaner" rivers, to go and wash in the dirty Jordan? He had a little case of egoitis, and it nearly cost him his life... that was, until his servants gave him a reality check, pointing out that if he had been instructed to do something more difficult he would have done it, but because he was given simple instructions, he didn't want to follow them.

This, I believe, is the problem that some people have with YTB. Most are given simple instructions when they join: 1. Make a list of people you know who will potentially either be your clients or your business partners. 2. Schedule your grand opening. Keep it simple and duplicatable. Use the DVD to share the business and don't serve a lot of food. Keep the main thing the MAIN thing. 3. Invite your guests, let your PowerTeam leader close for you... build your business. 4. Stay plugged in by listening to conference calls and attending meetings, at least once weekly. Simple instructions. So why is it that so many don't follow them? Perhaps, if we manufactured some kind of "rocket scientist's" outline for them to follow, they would.

What I've found is that there is something about network marketing company businesses that bring out people who are often not so serious about doing what it takes to build a business as they are about getting rich quick. YTB, amongst all network marketing companies certainly has the goods to enable one to get rich. It's the "quick" that is often deceptive.

Yes, there are some who have gone, literally from rags to riches, in a mere few months and definitely within a few years in YTB. YTB Travel and Cruises and the YTB Travel Network is only a seven year old company, and there are quite a few people who are millionaires. We have a Circle of Champions who have, within a 12 month period, each earned at least $1 million. There are countless others who have, over the period of 3 or 4 years, certainly made at least $1 million... probably more. But that's not the norm. The norm is that it takes consistency: consistently staying plugged in, consistently talking to people you meet about the business, consistently sharing the opportunity and consistenly using the product...over a period of time before reaching the status of attaining the kind of wealth that many are seeking. Think about it: It takes about four years to get a bachelor's degree. Why would anyone think that they can join a network marketing company... a completely new industry for most, and in a mere few days, weeks or months be able to master techniques that it takes years of study, learning and practice for most to learn? Many refuse to spend any time studying or even learning about the industry.

My conclusion is that YTB Travel is not the problem. If you study our comp plan, you will see that it is incomparable to any network marketing plan in existence. First, it is copyrighted, so it can never be legally duplicated. It has a Bill of Rights that is legally binding, preventing the owners from ever changing the plan. It is front-loaded with bonuses from $1,000 to $1,000,000, and though it appears at first glance to be small, it has a serious residual income. It has no qualifing, no timelines, no chargebacks, no quotas and no demotions. And best of all? It pays at every level no matter how wide or how deep your team becomes. YTB even has a $6,000 Guarantee Program that is connected to its "Success From Home" magazine program! With this program, if you follow it and hand out only 25 magazines a month that you document, even if NOBODY joins your business -- which is highly unlikely -- you'll walk away after 12 qualifying months, with a $6,000 check!

In addition to all this, when you join YTB, you have your very own personal online travel booking engine, powered by Travelocity! Hotels.com provides the hotel inventory. Practically every major vendor, with few exceptions, for airline tickets, car rentals, cruises and vacations are part of your inventory, yet you never have anything to buy, stock, story or warehouse. Yes, the YTB Travel Biz Comp Plan and the business as a whole is nothing less than outstanding. Our success doesn't depend on YTB. It depends on us.

My husband and I have been in YTB Travel & Cruises for nearly two years. In that time, we've had our share of both the successes and the failures. The successes we attribute to YTB Travel because we have more than enough marketing tools, strategies and techniques both provided by the company and by our leaders. The failures, in all honesty. I attribute to our sometimes laziness and other times, just failing to follow the simplicity of the system. Network marketing is all about duplication and following a system because systems ARE duplicatable.

In our TEAM in particular, we have some of the best, most adept Internet and traditional marketing specialists and graphic designers in the industry, and they make their skills available to every member of the TEAM. My husband, Prince, through his graphic and web design company PrincelyDesigns.com, provides YTB teams all around the country with creative and beautifully crafted marketing tools. He has templates on his site, or you can request to have your marketing tools customized.

In YTB Travel, no matter what, there will always be success stories and stories of people who joined YTB Travel, who are abject failures. One only needs to ask himself or herself "WHY?". Answered honestly, most will have to admit that YTB Travel provided untold opportunities for success; they, however, in their laziness, fear, refusal to follow instructions or desire to "get rich quick", often opted for failure.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

YTB TRAVEL NEWS - Hot Off The Press - May 29, 2008

2008-05-29T20:09:00.000-07:00

The WORD that there would be a big announcement made to YTB Travel RTAs, following the mandatory Director's Meeting that was held in YTB's Corporate Headquarters today, quickly got out. YTB Travel RTAs (and others) have been scurring to Google "YTB News" or "YTB Announcements" for today's date, May 29, 2008, in order to find out what this all important news is. Well there was a lot discussed in the meeting. In fact, I am told that nearly 30 YTB Travel RTAs were promoted to Director today by Coach Tomer, some, simply because they were "close" to reaching the qualifying numbers and although they were not 100% there, they cared enough to attend the meeting! I'm sure this was a wonderful, welcomed surprise for them. There were other announcements made, but some of the major points made are outlined below. Read here for YTB News, Hot Off The Press!

• $50 Bonus - To ensure that there is no confusion about the $49.95 fee that RTAs pay for website hosting and maintenance, after an RTA personally sponsors six (6) other RTAs, as long as those RTAs remain active, the sponsoring RTA will receive a monthly $50 bonus. Now, what's the difference? The primary difference is in the language used. We no longer say that "the $49.95 monthly fee will be reimbursed" because we want to make it clear that the monthly maintenance fee will still need to be paid monthly.

• 10% Override – YTB Travel RTAs no longer need to become Certified by attending a YTB CRTA class before being able to receive the 10% override in their PowerTeams. Now the 10% override will be paid automatically based on travel booked by the people in their PowerTeams.

• 50% Match - YTB Travel REPS now qualify the same as YTB Travel RTAs for the 50% match. In the past, before a person who was a YTB REP could qualify for the 50% match, they would have to personally sponsor four (4) RTAs instead of three (3) because they (themselves), were not an RTA. Now, YTB Travel REPS will qualify for the 50% match simply by sponsoring three(3) RTAs.

• Absolutely No Solicitation. - YTB Travel RTAs are strongly admonished not to solicit for their businesses on Fam Trips or any other trips that are taken as part of YTB Travel. To do so is strongly frowned on in YTB Travel and in the travel industry as a whole. In other words, YTB Travel RTAs are admonished to never use FAM Trips, Cruises or any trip where they received travel insider benefits, to advertise or recruit their business. If it is discovered that a YTB Travel RTA or REP is guilty of this behavior, they will be in jepardy of losing and being permanently barred from the YTB Travel business.

• Obsolete Websites. - YTB Travel will be unveiling a brand new website after the 2008 Convention, and the word on the street is that after this unveil, EVERY OTHER YTB WEBSITE will be obsolete. How this will be implemented, I haven't a clue, but I'm sure that YTB is trying to ensure standardization and professionalism with this change.

There were many other things discussed during the meeting that will be shared over time by YTB Directors, about the vision and goals for the Company and the YTB RTAs and REPs. Keep your eyes and ears posted HERE for the latest YTB Travel News - Hot Off The Press!

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

YTB Travel Agency: Scam or Legitimate Business?

2008-05-20T21:41:00.000-07:00

Tonight as I did some research on YTB Travel, I ran across a few websites where -- once again -- the question about whether or not the YTB Travel Agency is a scam or a legitimate business or not is at issue. This issue about YTB Travel being a SCAM never ceases to surprise me. Scam.com has logged in pages and pages of people in other travel companies and other MLM companies debating this issue. The irony is that, it doesn't take rocket science to see that this is really a ridiculous issue. Just think about it: YTB is in partnership with some of the biggest names in the business: Travelocity, Carnival Cruise Lines, Hotels.com, Hertz Rental Cars, and on and on. To top it off, just the other day, YTB International launched a partnership with the Kansas City Chiefs. Now, how could ALL of these huge corporate businesses, with all the legal representation they have onboard to advise them, completely miss the fact that the company they are doing business with is a SCAM? This boggles the mind!

What about the Direct Selling Association? This organization prides itself in intricately scrutinizing their membership, to ensure that their members are not pyramids, schemes, scams or any type of illegal or illegitimate business. Before the DSA would approve the application of the YTB Travel Network, they looked long and hard at YTB for a solid year. With a full 365 days to study the details of the company's financials, comp plan, policies and procedures, IF YTB is a SCAM, don't you think this would have been discovered? I mean, the DSA does this type of research everyday, so they KNOW what to look for. I would think that if YTB was a scam, they would have sniffed out that information within the first six months, let alone a year.

YTB has many other highly respected companies to give their endorsement and the proverbial "thumbs up" to YTB Travel for a job well done. For the third year in a row, YTB received the prestigious Carnival Cruiseline Pinnacle Award. Travel Weekly magazine included YTB in its Power List 2007 as one of the top 35 travel agencies worldwide and one of the top 11 leisure travel agencies. In November, 2007, Travel Weekly named YTB Travel Network CEO, J. Kim Sorensen, to its list of the 33 most influential people in the travel industry.

Why this question continues to crop up, I have no idea. It could be because YTB is a leader in the travel industry and last year more than doubled their Referring Travel Agents to over 130,000. Very soon YTB Travel will be the largest online travel agency worldwide. YTB's Referring Travel Agents booked over $400,000,000 in travel in 2007. With these factors and the overall exponential growth that YTB has been experiencing, it is understood that many, including traditional travel agents and other MLM travel companies, will continue to infer that YTB is a scam. The only problem is that YTB is not a scam. The truth is that YTB is a legitimate business that gives ordinary people extraordinary opportunities to own their own thriving travel business, and a piece of that great American pie.

YTB Travel helps make the American Dream a reality for hundreds of thousands of people everyday. People who have never dreamed that they could retire in their 30's or 40's have been able to do so in YTB. People in their 50's and 60's who once lived paycheck to paycheck, now earn six figure residual incomes, thanks to YTB.

YTB Travel is a phenomenal business and opportunity that allows everybody to win. We have the best comp plan that anyone has ever seen in a network marketing business. Will some people join YTB Travel and utterly fail at making any money? By all means. Why? In most cases, it's because they are either unwilling to treat their business like a business. I we will do what others do, we can have what others have. The problem is that most people are lazy. They have a lottery, "get-rich-quick" mentality, and don't expect to work in order to earn the big bucks.

The YTB Travel Agency is absolutely not a SCAM. It is a legitimate business that offers phenomenal opportunities for SUCCESS. If you need a Plan B, contact us. If you are ready to find out for yourself how the YTB Travel Network can change your life and help you attain the wealth you desire, contact us. We are looking for people who want to WIN, and are willing to be coachable and teachable to do so. I look forward to hearing from you! We are looking for leaders to open up new venues for YTB Travel. Are you the one we're looking for? If you believe you are, give us a call.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

JOIN US! Denita Hedgeman "Live Your Purpose" Cruise

2008-05-15T19:14:00.000-07:00

Are you looking for an opportunity to express and develop your ministry gifts? Are you a singer? Dancer, Mime Artist? Are your ministry gifs in the performing arts? Do you want to learn how to write your own book? Set up your own for profit or non-profit organization? The perfect opportunity could be this October on the Denita Hedgeman "Live Your Purpose" Worship Cruise! Click on the pictures below for more information!

If you are interested in finding out more about the Denita Hedgeman "Live Your Purpose" Worship Cruise or in getting information about how you can plan a group cruise for your church, family, family reunion, class reunion, wedding party or any other group, please contact us: 901-221-1631. Looking for the vacation of your dreams? Visit our website by clicking HERE. We will help you plan the vacation of a lifetime for the destination of your choice. Do you need a PLAN B? Looking for a GREAT way to earn some EXTRA MONEY? Learn how you can earn with your own home based business in the travel industry! Click HERE

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

What Place Does God Have in Your YTB Travel Business?

2008-05-13T13:21:00.001-07:00

Recently, read a post on a blog that someone mentioned that I should be careful because John Frenaye was looking to shut down my YTB Travel business... HARD. After I read the post, I posted my comments reflecting that I was trusting God for my business, and that God is the only one who can build it as well as tear it down. Wow! After I posted those comments, the backlash began, especially from someone called TravelLisa! I seem to have that affect on some people. Anyway, several people started ridiculing my comments. They started asking me whether God was in my downline. They wanted to know why I was pushing God down people's throats because, in their opinions, God had no place in my business.

They went on to tell me that "religion" is a private matter and that I am "wrong" to talk about God as it relates to a conversation about my business. Well, I want to make it known that I adamantly disagree. First, I don't practice a religion. I have a relationship, and when I talk about God, I am talking about that relationship. You see, without God, I nor my business would matter. In my life, God holds not only first place, but every place. God is my reason for being. If there were no God, I wouldn't have a reason to get up in the morning. You see, Jesus Christ is not only my Lord... the Master, the Director and the Ruler of my life, but Jesus Christ, God manifested in the Flesh, is also my SAVIOR. That means, He SAVED me. He kept me from falling. He restored my soul, and indeed... He IS my life!

Before I met Christ, I was headed down a path of destruction. I lived recklessly and without regard for my life or for the lives of others. I am so grateful and thankful to God for saving me. And to be frank with you, one of the things that I love MOST about YTB Travel is the place that God has, not only in my life, but also in the lives of so many who join this business.

At last year's YTB Travel Network Convention, Coach J. Lloyd Tomer, during the Sunday service, made a statement about there being an anointing on YTB. Coach said that the people who join YTB do so because God draws them to the business. I believ that. My husband and I pray regularly for our business, our business partners and for YTB as a whole. We didn't want to be a part of anything that God wasn't involved with, and we don't want to be linked with people as business partners who God does not join to us. In other words, God's will is ALL that we desire in our YTB Travel business. For us, it's not about how much money we have, how many people we recruit or even how much travel we sell. For us, it is about our being in the center of God's will concerning our lives as we work this business.

Once when I was praying with a young man about YTB Travel, the Lord gave me a revelation that he will make many people wealthy in YTB Travel, but not so that we will just have more money to buy more stuff. God desires to make His people wealthy so that we can attest to His goodness and tell others... both rich and poor... our testimony. If we are also wealthy, we can more easily get an audience with wealthy people to tell them about the Lord. And what about the people who are poor, we can share with them also about what God has done for us... and will also do for them if they trust Him and follow His lead.

One of the comments that I posted on that blog where "TravelLisa" criticized my referencing God was that, in a world where everybody, without regard for God or God's laws, feels so free to flaunt their beliefs: gays and lesbians freely parade their sexual orientation, some people freely smoke, drink, curse, commit adultery and fornicate, politicians openly admit to committing all kinds of fraud, pornography reigns supreme nearly everywhere you look... In a society like this, if anybody should feel free mentioning anything, the believers of Jesus Christ, people who have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus, should surely feel free to openly, in any setting and at all times... proclaim the goodness, the honor, the adoration and the high esteem that we have for God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

So... what place should God have in your YTB Travel Business? Well, when it comes to other people, I am hesitant to use the term "should", but what I can say... at least for myself and for all who claim to be Christians, I believe that God should be front and center. God is both the Alpha and the Omega... the beginning and the end.... the first and the last. There is NO PLACE that God should not have in your YTB Travel Business.

And as my 18 month old would say with exuberance: AMEN!

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Did YTB Acquire American Destinations? Yes or No?

2008-05-08T12:29:00.000-07:00

Recently, I posted a blog about YTB having acquired American Destinations, Inc. (ADI). As soon as I posted it, John Frenaye attacked me and told me "Nice Try. Now try telling the truth." I didn't understand his note, nor did I understand why he was accusing me of lying. In my confusion and because I did want to double-check my facts, I immediately took my blog post down to do further research. In my research, I listened to a YTB Getting Started Call where I heard Jeanie Sharpless and ADI Founder and CEO, Curtis Edwards talk about the acquisition. OK, I thought. It is true. So I reposted the original blog post.

Of course, the tenacious Mr. Frenaye in the interim had published a very nasty post about me being a liar on his "MLMs and Travel: A Bad Mix" blog, so the drama that I thought was over, had only just begun. To keep up the drama, John sent me several other nasty little comments that I refused to publish on my blog. After a while, I thought, this is stupid. Let me talk to him directly, so I picked up the phone and called him. I'd tried emails, but he never seemed to receive those. I later found out that I might have been sending them to the wrong address.

So yesterday, I called John and we had a very long talk: about YTB, the travel industry, our positions as RTAs, you name it -- we talked about it. After our conversation, John did apologize for handling the matter the way he did with me, and he posted his apology on his blog. I thought that was a nice touch. John seemed to understand that I was only posting what I believed to be true... not deliberately posting lies (as he had originally believed) so I could build my business.

I was glad that John and I had cleared things up between us, but that wasn't good enough for me, because I honestly wanted to know the truth about the rumored YTB acquisition of ADI.

In my quest for the real deal, I sent support tickets to YTB, contacted the company's travel support team, and emailed Jeanie Sharpless. After several days and several contacts made, here's what I found out:

Apparently, there was indeed an announcement made about the acquisition of ADI by YTB at the Richmond Travel Training event. According to Jeanie Sharpless, the announcement was made by YTB Travel CEO, J. Kim Sorensen, and the founder and CEO of ADI, Curtis Edwards, who was there to confirm it. The problem, however, is that while this merger is on the planning table and discussions between the two companies are taking place, and maybe they are even close to finalizing the details... TODAY, it is still in the planning stages, and the acquisition has not yet been confirmed. In the excitement of the possibilities of this merger actually taking place, it was announced. It probably shouldn't have been, but it was. You know how excited we humans can get about things. Anyway, since more legal work must be done before it is a DONE DEAL, for now, the answer to the question at hand is "NO" YTB has not acquired ADI... at least not yet. But believe you me... as soon as it is final (and let's pray that it will be soon!) I'll be one of the first to let you know!

John, in a very strange and dysfunctional way, has been a blessing. I'm sure he didn't intend to because he really is passionate about his disdain for YTB and all MLM travel companies. Still, he did force me to do my due diligence to ensure that what I was reporting was accurate, so... for that, I must say "thank you" to John Frenaye. I only wish he was not a hater of all things YTB. If that weren't the case, perhaps we could even be friends.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

THANK YOU HERO: DOUG BAUKNIGHT

2008-04-26T00:51:00.001-07:00

Everyone at some time or another, needs a HERO. A HERO as I define it, is someone who, regardless of the risks, irrespective of the personal danger or attacks, and without taking into consideration how they could be negatively impacted, will selflessley put him or herself on the line, in potential harm's way for the sake of rescuing, aiding or saving another person. With this in mind, I want to take this opportunity to personally thank and applaud MY HERO, and someone that I consider to be a hero to all YTB RTA's: Mr. Doug Bauknight.

Doug Bauknight is a YTB Travel professional who I have never had the pleasure of meeting personally, but I was introduced to via his newsletter Just Picture It Now by a mutual friend. After a first read of Doug's newsletter, I found it to be so informative and enlightening that I immediately became a subscriber and to suggested to my team that they subscribe as well. Until very recently, that was pretty much the extent of my relationship with Doug. That is, until a few days ago.

A few days ago, I learned from one of my RTAs that YTB had "acquired" American Destinations. He had heard it on a Director's Call. I later learned that the announcement had been made at the recent Richmond Travel Training and that it was also archived on last Monday night's "Getting Started in YTB" conference call. This was beyond exciting news, and the potential for growth, for increasing our offerings to our clients and to build our businesses, was all a part of the excitment. So when I learned this new info, I did not waste time to post it on my blog. This was when the backlash against me began.

After I posted the information about the acquisition (I called it a merger at the time) I started receiving very nasty, negative comments from someone named "John". John, I later learned, was John Freneye, the MSNBC columnist and traditional travel agent who makes it his life's work to personally bring down YTB Travel and anyone associated with the company. In effect, John said in his MLMs and Travel: A Bad Mix blog that I was lying. For a moment, I was taken aback by him because 1. I didn't know him and he didn't know me, so I didn't understand why I was being attacked by him because of my post and 2. I was only posting what I had heard from what I believed to be reliable sources. Still, since I had been challenged and because I didn't want to be posting anything untrue, I wanted to check further, so I put my post in "editing" mode. What did I do that for? Apparently, John had put together his malicious "Wife, Mother, Minister... Liar" blog post, written solely to vilify me by then. When he learned that my original post was no longer visible, that was all he needed to know. He was delighted to then send me a note telling me that I was not only a liar but also a coward who lacked integrity.

By this time, Doug had become aware of John's post. He immediately sent me an apologetic note. I had not seen it and didn't know about it at that time. When I did see it, I was floored. Not only were the words offensive, questioning and maligning me as a person and as a minister of the Gospel, but the visual that he chose, a young child "flipping the bird" is simply inexcusable. Doug was outraged, as was I and many others. He lost no time posting a rebuttal to what John had written, on his Just Picture It Now blog.

The purpose of this post is to honor and simply say, "Thank You" to Doug. Doug is not only an advocate for me, but also for the rights of RTAs everywhere to be able to freely promote, advertise and build our businesses on our websites, blogs, newsletters, etc. without fearing the retribution and outlandish slap downs as those that have been perpetrated upon me by John Freneye. Doug has requested that everyone who does not support John's tactics to simply post your own comments on his Just Picture It Now blog or write about it in your own blog and cite his link or both. Clearly, John Freyene is a hater of everything YTB. He has gone to great lengths to damage the reputation of the YTB and its agents wherever he finds them, as is clearly expressed in his blog. Doug's response to John's post is one way of combatting John's efforts to debilitate and degrade.

What Doug has done tells more about him and his character than I can ever articulate. He is a man of high integrity, courage and faith. I believe that we all owe Doug Bauknight a debt of gratitude and thanksgiving for the stance that he has taken on this issue. THANK YOU DOUG... for standing up for me, but not only me, for all YTB RTAs and the rights of MLMers everywhere to work our businesses in peace and freedom. Thank you, Doug, for being our HERO!

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

YTB International stock to trade on Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board

2008-04-18T19:46:00.000-07:00

YTB International just announced that it has been approved to trade stock on the OTCBB! The company's Class A common stock that will continue to be quoted under the ticker symbol "YTBLA", will be moved to the OTCBB within the next 30 Days.

This is a phenomenal breakthrough for YTB International and for potential investors who can now more broadly invest in YTB stock.

YTB International just posted the info listed below:

YTB International (YTBLA) Approved for Trading on OTCBB
Wood River, Ill., April 17, 2008

YTB International, Inc. (OTCBB: YTBLA) ("YTB" or the "Company"), a provider of Internet-based travel booking services for travel agencies and home-based independent representatives in the United States, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Canada, today announced that its Class A Common Stock has been approved for quotation on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the "OTCBB"). All existing market makers will move to the OTCBB within the next 30 days. The Company's Class A Common Stock will continue to be quoted under the ticker symbol "YTBLA."

YTB is a leader in the travel services business and has operated in the travel services industry for 25 years. The Company recently reported its third consecutive quarter of profitability, with total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2007 increasing by 177% to $141.3 million, compared to $50.9 million for the previous year. The OTCBB provides access to more than 3,300 securities, includes more than 230 participating market makers, and electronically transmits real-time quote, price, and volume information in domestic securities, foreign securities and ADRs.

"We are excited that the Bulletin Board has agreed to quote our Class A Common Stock, as it confirms that YTB International meets the strict filing and disclosure regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission," stated Scott Tomer, Chief Executive Officer of YTB. "Quoting our stock on the Bulletin Board dramatically increases the number of investors that can freely trade our stock. We believe that this will help to increase the liquidity and visibility of our stock in the financial markets."

About YTB International

Recognized as the 35th largest seller of travel in the U.S. in 2006 by Travel Weekly, YTB International, Inc. provides Internet-based travel booking services for home-based independent representatives in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and the Bahamas.

It operates through three subsidiaries: YourTravelBiz.com, Inc., YTB Travel Network, Inc., and REZconnect Technologies, Inc. YourTravelBiz.com focuses on marketing online travel websites through a nationwide network of independent business people, known as 'Reps.' YTB Travel Network establishes and maintains travel vendor relationships, processes travel transactions of online travel agents and affiliates, collects travel commissions and pays sales commissions. Each RTA directs consumers to the YTB Internet-based travel website. REZconnect Technologies hosts a travel agency for traditional travel agents and offers franchises of brick and mortar travel agencies. For more information, visit http://www.ytbi.com/investor.

Statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, and the Company's actual results could differ materially from expected results. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.

For: YTB International, Inc.
Investor Contacts: Garth Russell / Yemi Rose
KCSA Strategic Communications
212-896-1250/ 212-896-1233

This document is also available on the YTB International site at http://www.ytbi.com/investor/pressreleases.asp

For additional information, read the St. Louis Business Journal article here!

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Travel Weekly Officials Deny YTB Might Buy Hickory Travel

2008-04-15T23:51:00.000-07:00

Although it had been reported on this blog that YTB is considering buying Hickory Travel Systems, it has come to my attention, according to an article posted on Travel Weekly that this information has not been verified. The question is: Will YTB buy Hickory Travel Systems or Not? It looks like we'll just have to wait and see what YTB Travel and Hickory Travel Systems end up doing. Whatever decisions are made, I will be sure to post it here, so stay tuned!

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

YTB International News: New Announcements!

2008-04-11T20:09:00.000-07:00

YTB International is in the NEWS! Why? YTB is doing some EXCITING things in the travel industry! There are so many new announcements, it's hard to keep up with them all! The word on the street is that the announcements I'm going to share with you... though HUGE, are not even the best. Believe me, folks, THE BEST IS YET TO COME!
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YTB Considering Purchase of Hickory Travel Systems

A few days ago, YTB filed the following with the SEC:

YTB International, Inc. (the "Company") is considering the acquisition of a wholesale travel company to complement the existing travel offerings to its Referring Travel Agents (RTAs).

From what I understand, the company is Hickory Travel Systems out of Saddle Brook, NJ. This is a $17 billion deal in the making! What do you think the net result of such an acquisition will be for YTB, its stockholders, its clients, its RTAs and Reps? I guess we'll just have to wait and see, but the word on the street is that it is gonna be BIG! Hickory Travel is very well respected in the travel industry. Way to go YTB!

Look for some AWESOME things to result from this acquisition that will include a BRAND NEW YTB BOOKING ENGINE that will be state-of-the-art! It will be 100% USER FRIENDLY and offer the height of top notch service and TRAVEL DEALS for our customers. Not only this, mark it on the wall: NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO JOIN YTB! As this acquisition is solidified, YTB will offer an even HIGHER QUALITY BUSINESS for all YTB business owners.

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YTB International: Wall Street's Next Online Travel Darling

Did you know that YTB's stock is HOT? In fact, according to Seeking Alpha, an Internet based stock analysis company, YTB could be the NEXT "Wall Street Darling!" They even compare YTB to Priceline! Click on the link below to check out the article.

YTB International: Wall Street's Next Online Travel Darling?
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YTB Latest Earnings Report

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Using Color To Build Your YTB Travel Business

2008-04-04T20:28:00.000-07:00

How can your understanding of COLOR help you build your YTB Travel Business?

It's simple! By understand the "colors" of people, you will also understand how to better relate to them and share your business with them. The truth of the matter is that everyone can be said to reflect a color in their personality. People can be divided into Reds, Yellows Blues and Greens or combinations of some or all. Each color has characteristics that when you learn to identify them, will give you special insight into the best ways to appoach and motivate them.

Reds comprise 15 percent of the population. These people tend to be the more authoritative, pushy and aggressive people who like to be in control. Many of your classic salespeople will fall into this category. You'll also find very accomplished CEOs, attorneys, very driven athletes, pilots and other "Type-A personalities" who fit in this category. Reds are known to be goal oriented, and it goes without saying that they tend to have huge egos and short fuses. These people are such strong leaders themselves that they can be difficult to manage. They are used to leading, not following. When a Red is dressed, they tend to wear high powered business suits. They are motivated by P.M.S. - Power, Money and Success, and because they have such huge egos, the way to get in and stay in their good graces is to stroke their egos. You will want to show your Red prospects the merits of your company compensation plan and any info you have on successful leaders, from the outset. You will want to get straight to the point because they don't have time for small talk. Show them the money! Red's demand respect, so be sure to show it to them. Of all the colors, Reds are the most domineering and difficult.

Blues also make up 15 percent of the population. Blues are fun-loving, open and direct people who are naturally drawn to network marketing companies. They tend to have high energy and can be extremely creative people. Because these are the people who love life, love people and love to talk, they are a natural fit for networking businesses because of the "social" and "relationship-building" aspect of it. Because Blues are very social and sociable people. They are talkative and can be scattered and unfocused. In your network marketing business, you need to work with your Blues to help ensure that they don't talk too much when sharing the business with prospects. Blues also have difficulty managing their business because they lack order and organization skills. However, if you can train a Blue to focus and follow a systematic approach to business building, you will have one of the best team members ever because they are the consumate "people persons". Blues enjoy dressing in as colorful clothing as they have personalities. They usually like bright, brilliant and bold colors, and you'll often see them wearing colorful clothing (like Hawaiian shirts for example) that draws attention to themselves. Blues tend to dislike numbers, facts and figures so when you share your business with them, you don't want to bore them with a lot of statistics and financial data or details. If you promote your business with parties, you definitely want to invite your Blues because they are social butterflies. You can also give them an overview of your business as long as you focus on the fun aspects of the business. Blues will need your help with setting up a plan for their business and sticking with it. The more you can assist them with getting their business organized, the better they will be for you and the business.

Greens comprise 35% of the population and are the exact opposite of blues. Greens are indirect, not very social, more reserved and more introverted. Greens are more spoken and exact, and tend to like statistics and numbers, figures, facts and raw data. A Green's idea of fun is creating a new spreadsheet or analyzing statistical data. Greens are detailed, well organized and great planners. Give a Green a problem and they will analyze it ad infinitum. This is the main problem you will encounter with Greens because they tend to over analyze every detail, and suffer from analysis paralysis. When you talk to a Green, you will get short, one word answers. If you are working with a green, give them more than less information. The one who gives a green the most data and the most accurate data wins. Greens are so opposite from Blues that they have difficulty understanding Blues and how they can be productive or successful because Blues are scattered and unorganized. A good trait about Greens is that they are very persistent. Greens are the accontants, engineers, planners and organizers. Greens are turned off by pushy and aggressive people.

Yellows comprise 35% of the population. Yellow's are open but not very direct or easy to communicate about their feelings. If you ask them a question, they probably will answer the question but they won't volunteer any additional information. The great news is that you can depend on a Yellow. They are loyal, great listeners, exceptional team players, supportive and nurturing. They are the best at using both sides of their brain. Key words to use when communicating with a Yellow are "team", "together", "relationship" and "family." Yellows enjoy life, are overly sensitive and hate pushy people and kind of confrontation. Yellows are open like the blues, but indirect like the greens. Yellows are usually your teachers, nurses, and counselors. Their dress is casual and comfortable and their speech is soft and gentle. Yellows are not goal oriented. If you are working with a yellow, because they are so nurturing, be sure to let them know how they can help others and show them that you will be there to support and help them. It's important that they know that they are part of a team.

If you are in YTB Travel or any network marketing company, you can use this information to help you identify your core leaders or other prospects, and to determine how best to approach and communicate with them for greater success and conversion rates. But no matter what kind of business you are in, you can use this information to align your marketing and communications strategies. It will not only help you build your business but using it effectively can also enhance your personal life.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Your YTB Fast Start Guide

2008-03-29T19:46:00.000-07:00

Are you READY to get started in YTB and to start FAST? If you are, here is a YTB Fast Start Guide to help get you on your way. Simply copy and paste or print the guide outlined below and fill in the blanks. If you use it, it will help keep you on track for building your YTB business as quickly as possible.

YTB FAST START GUIDE

Step 1 -- My PowerTeam Ldr ______________ Date: ____/___/_____

Work with your Sponsor or PowerTeam Leader to complete this team by personally enrolling 3 or more Reps. This should be your very first goal. If you are an RTA and you personally sponsor 3 RTAs you qualify for the 50 percent match!

You also want to help your three new RTAs to get their 3 or get 3 additional RTA's yourself so you have a total now of 6 active RTA’s enrolled (On-Line Travel Agencies paying $49.95 monthly fee) by you and /or your First Team Reps.

Your PowerTeam Leader will be contacting your first six to introduce himself / herself: The PowerTeam Leader will work closely with your Six so you can concentrate on building your new business.

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Note: (*) is personally sponsored:
Your goal is to have six people immediately:

Congratulations! By having six (6) active personally sponsored RTA’s
The company reimburses your monthly website maintenance fee of $49.95

Step 2 -- Congratulations! Now that your 1st Team is complete you qualify to start your PowerTeam with additional personally sponsored Reps!

Your PowerTeam includes the 1st Team of every Rep in your PowerTeam through infinity. Plus you now have unlimited time to earn $1,000 dollar Leadership Bonuses. The first is earned when your total active PowerTeam enrolled RTA’s reaches 6 or more at the end of any weekly pay cycle. Additional bonuses are earned when the PowerTeam enrolled active RTA’s reach 6, 12, 18, 24, 30! Then the cycle starts over again.

You can go as wide as you want and as deep as you want. There are no restrictions.

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After you have at least 30 RTA's in your PowerTeam, you are placed in Coach's Corner where you will be personally mentored by Coach Lloyd Tomer. The average salary of people who have reached the Coach's Corner is $5,000/month.

Your next goal will be to earn your first $10,000 bonus (you get this bonus when you have 100 active RTA's in your PowerTeam.

When you have at least 500 active RTAs in your organization with no more than 167 in any one leg, you will be eligible for to be a 1st Level Director. If you and your team continue to share the YTB business and to use the Fast Start Guide, you will inevitably move up the ladder to Director's Levels 2 - 7!

Start using your YTB Fast Start Guide today, and let it help guide to the highest levels of YTB Success!

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

GET YOUR YTB SUCCESS by FOCUSING on BUSINESSES

2008-03-28T20:45:00.000-07:00

What is YTB SUCCESS, and What makes a person successful in YTB? Many network marketers will tell you that in order to be successful in YTB or any MLM business, you must run through the numbers. "It's a numbers game." While this statement has some truth in it, it's not the whole truth. Running through the numbers means sharing the business concept with everybody without exception and without judgement. While this is a strategy that works for many, I tend to believe that you can slightly alter that strategy and have greater success by FOCUSING on the RIGHT numbers which equals the RIGHT people.

Have you ever heard the saying, "I'm looking for those who are looking for me"? You might not have known it at the time, but what the person who said this has actually done is given you the keys to your YTB Success! Look for those who are looking for you! So WHO is looking for you? Think about it success breeds success. People who are already successful in business tend to affiliate with others who are likeminded: other business people.

Your success in YTB could depend on your affiliation with others who, like you, are business minded, and most business minded people are business owners. Here is a step-by-step approach that I've successfully implemented with business owners that might also consider:

1. List Your Business Prospects. Go through the Yellow Pages of your phonebook or business directory and make a list of prospects. Choose businesses that tend to have lots of traffic.

2. Call for an Appointment. Call and get the name of the owner or manager of the business and speak to them. Tell them that you have a business proposal to discuss with them and ask for an appointment to meet with them.

3. Use Your HOOK. Remember, business people are BUSY. In your first few seconds on the phone with them, you need to give them a compelling reason to meet with you. This is where your hook comes in. My assumption is that business people are in general all money-motivated at some level, so my hook will more than likely always involve something related to their bottom line. For example, you may say something like this: "If I can show you how to add an extra $50,000 to your bottom line in the next 12 months would you be interested?" Sometimes, I'll also add the phrase..."without your having to do anything any different", and it seems to work well.

4. Share your USP in 30 min or Less! Consider each meeting with a business owner or manager as the meeting of a lifetime. Go into that meeting prepared to tap into a GOLDMINE because very likely you will be. You should have the unique selling points about your BUSINESS and YOUR business carefully woven throughout your presentation.

5. Show them The Benefits One critical aspects of your meeting will be to show the benefits of your business. As we know, every person listens to the radio station WIIFM (What's In It For Me) so you need to be prepared to share THE BENEFITS of being in your business. Remember: features describe the attributes of a product or service. Benefits explain the value of those features to the person. Top it all off by sharing the end result which will let them how their life will ultimately improve.

6. Share Your Marketing Strategy One thing you want to do with busy business people is to take the guesswork and the fear that "I don't have time to do this" out of the minds of the people you will be presenting to. How do you do this? By sharing your marketing stragegy and plan for promoting what you are offering. If you can show them how this will be a virtually effortless process for them, you are more likely to get them onboard.

7. Take your 3rd Party Endorsements With You A very important part of any presentation is your 3rd party endorsement. They can be in the form of someone in your upline (Sponsor, PowerTeam Leader, Director, etc.) or a testimonial found in the Success From Home magazines, Circle of Champions DVD, etc. It's always great to share the testimonial or story of someone who is similar to the person you are presenting to so they can more closely relate.

These are the seven basic steps for promoting your business to business people. For more information about this strategy, more specifics on what to say when you meet or how to make the strategy work with your business prospects, contact Regina Osei.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Choosing the Best Person to Become a YTB REP

2008-03-20T23:03:00.000-07:00

Listed on every YTB website’s homepage and at every presentation is the following statement: The YTB companies offer two unique and powerful opportunities, that of referring travel agent or "RTA" and that of independent marketing representative or "REP". The travel agent opportunity has an initial fee under $500 and a monthly license fee of $49.95. There is no fee or travel agency purchase required to be a REP. You may choose to participate in one or both opportunities.

These statements leave no room for doubt that both opportunities (the one requiring payment and the one with no payment requirement) are available for peopple who want to secure a position in YTB. However, I must caution you here. While it is allowable for people to join your business free as REPS, it is not advisable to allow just anybody to do so. I suggest carefully screening anyone who wants to join your business as a REP and making this the EXCEPTION rather than the RULE.

One might ask, if you can join YTB for free, WHY would anybody want to pay? To understand this, you need to understand the differences between the two businesses. In the simplest terms, RTAs sell travel and can enjoy the benefits of traveling as an insider and receiving 60% of the travel commissions for any travel booked on their website. REPs, on the other hand, sell the YTB travel and E-commerce stores, and benefit from one of the best referral marketing programs in the industry.

As you build your YTB business, you will inevitably encounter people who will want to join as REPs. This article is written to help you identify the qualities to look for and the things to do as your prospects join either of your YTB business opportunities, but especially to help you discern those who would be most effective as YTB REPs.

First, the ideal REP is highly self-motivated. Motivation is key because it grows out of desire, and desire is connected to a person’s “WHY”. Self motivation is important so you don’t have to keep them pumped up. When a REP is self-motivated, they will take the initiative to market and promote their new business. Plus, anyone who is highly motivated is more inclined to follow the system.

Second, a good REP is a leader. It doesn't matter whether it is in a community organization, religious organization or otherwise. What matters is that leaders exhibit characteristics like determination, perseverance, charisma, good communication skills and good people skills. Leaders also have influence with other people, and if they are well organized and assertive, they are likely to use all these skills to build a profitable business.

Third, a REP must be coachable and teachable. This is vitally important because success in any network marketing company DEPENDS on duplication and following a system. Unfortunately, many REPs join YTB without committing to the YTB systems: making lists, hosting travel parties, attending business opportunity meetings, 3-way calling and using the tools (sizzle and validation calls, magazines, website presentations, conference calls, etc.).

When a REP who fails to meet this standard joins your business, too often disappointment and discouragement follow. To help prevent this and ensure your REP’s success consider doing the following BEFORE they join:

1. Pre-qualify all prospects via a phone or personal interview before allowing them to join your business. Joining your business should be a privilege, not a right. In the same way that Bill Gates would never hire anyone to work for Microsoft without an interview; you should also interview your potential business partners.

2. Discuss their motivation and their goals. More important that skill or technique is motivation and desire. You should determine and/or help them to discover their “Why” for joining YTB in general and your business in particular. Without knowing their goals, you cannot support them in achieving them. Knowing their goals helps to establish your course in dealing with them.

3. Discuss both of your expectations of each other. When people know and clearly understand what is expected of them, they will more often than not attempt to live up to those expectations. If you fail to share your expectations, you have nothing to complain about when they fail to meet them.

4. Reinforce the benefits of and discuss a timeline for upgrading. The people who join your business as a REPs should not only plan to build a business but also have a timeframe and plan to upgrade to RTA status. REPs that have no plans to upgrade, are not motivated to work the business and SHOULD NOT be allowed to join your business. When REPs do upgrade, they not only reap the full array of RTA benefits, but also enjoy the additional credibility of sharing a product with others that they also believed in enough to have purchased for themselves.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

YTB buys Canadian travel agency Sunrise Travel Service

2008-03-09T10:25:00.000-07:00

YTB International Inc. bought travel agency Sunrise Travel Service for an undisclosed amount, the online travel services company said Wednesday.

Sunrise Travel Service's travel agents will remain with the agency as YTB employees, YTB said in a release.

By acquiring Ontario, Canada-based Sunrise Travel Service, YTB said it enhances its presence in Canada and broadens the company's international travel offerings.

Wood River, Ill.-based YTB International Inc. (OTC BB: YTBL) provides Internet-based travel booking services for travel agencies and home-based independent representatives in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It operates through three subsidiaries: YourTravelBiz.com Inc., YTB Travel Network Inc., and REZconnect Technologies Inc.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

Who Says You Can't Have Your Cake & Eat it Too? With YTB You Can!

2008-03-08T16:45:00.000-08:00

With YTB, you CAN! That's why we call it The YTB Advantage

So... what's so special about YTB? When you're looking for a home business, it's important to analyze the company, the comp plan, the product offerings and many other aspects of the business. When YTB is scrutinized, it comes out ahead in every category. Why? Keep reading.

YTB is clearly the Leader in online travel business opportunities. As one of the leading companies to take advantage of the ongoing Travel Industry shifts, YTB is providing everyday people a clear platform to support and grow their home based businesses with excellent industry trainings, tools & support.

Likewise, YTB is expert at providing competitive web designs with a professional edge, attracting full-time professionals vs. part-time amateurs by providing Group Health/Life Insurance & a percentage of the profits.

Look at the areas in which YTB is leagues ahead of the competition:

NET ZERO PLAN: YTB has NO TIME FRAMES or MONTHLY QUOTAS.

YTB has A FREE Start up Option (YTB has the FREE IMR position to support those who can recruit first then BUY later)

YTB has A SIMPLE NET ZERO plan (YTB’s is a simple, recruit 6 RTA’s)

YTB has NO PRODUCTION TIME PRESSURES & NO MONTHLY QUOTAS to go NET ZERO

YTB has the A $49.95 monthly website FEE and with it, offers a lot (YTB offers everything to do with Travel & more. Their Golf, Outdoors, New & Used Cars, Extensive Travel site & FREE Marketing/Resource site is SUPERB!)

YTB has a travel website that keeps improving & offers LARGE niche markets to market toward (YTB keeps expanding the boundaries of what to create & attract large niche markets with their web designs, i.e. Wedding Registry, Golf, Outdoors, and more.

YTB has A travel website that is completely Professional that aligns with what Corporate America is accustomed to (YTB’s extensive Travel, Golf, Outdoors & Marketing websites are extraordinary for what they charge monthly. They are competition to the Expedia’s & Travelosity’s on the internet).

YTB has A website that promotes Cruises & is a great Profit maker for the YTB RTA’s (YTB broke the record for most Cruises booked in 1 day throughout the history of Cruising)

YTB has the RTA Advantage (YTB supports the independent RTA with Group Health Insurance plans, Cellular phone discounts/SPRINT, Office discounts/Staples, Laptop/Computer discounts/Dell, Navigation system discounts/TomTom)

YTB has over 50 local trainings in major cities across the US monthly (YTB has 50 CRTA events every month all over the country for FREE & YTB University is in the CENTER OF THE US, gateway to the west, easy to fly to from either side of the US)

YTB has YTB University, is GREEN & supports Red Carpet days for RTA’s to tour the 131,000 square foot building, meet the founders, YTB Directors & the over 300 employees in the Corporate offices.

YTB has completed automated trainings & conference calls 24/7 (YTB has a completely LIVE, Virtual & automated training system all recorded in the FREE Marketing/Resource website)

YTB has Residual monthly Income that Reps receive through their TEAM’s efforts (YTB has a generous monthly Travel Residual Income Pay Plan, along with additional monthly commissions on Travel store sales & on the monthly website fees)

YTB has Income GUARANTEES (YTB has a generous $ 6,000 in 12 month GUARANTEED INCOME PLAN based on action & has a HUGE monthly Income GUARANTEED for Director-level production)

YTB has COMMITMENT to its original Marketing PAY PLAN (YTB has a “Bill of Rights” where other companies change their pay plans all the time.

YTB has Documented SUCCESS (YTB has documented 12 Circle of Champions making 1 MILLION DOLLARS w/YTB in a 12 month period of time)

YTB has BIG Incentives for TOP Producers to stay & be loyal to YTB (YTB encourages Full Time professionals rather than Part Time amateurs by providing FULLY PAID BC/BS Health Insurance + $ 150,000 Life Insurance Plan +% of company profits + stock options & more)

YTB has established itself as a Publicly Traded company with nothing to hide (YTB is publicly Traded w/most the TOP Leadership invested directly into the company themselves)

YTB has established itself as one of the top 35 largest Travel Agencies worldwide.

YTB has been recognized for it Leadership in the Travel Industry (Kim Sorensen, 1 of YTB’s founders has been recognized as one of the 33 top influential people in the Travel INDUSTRY today!!!!).

YTB has put their Travel Store costs up front.

Here are some questions to ask yourself:

1. What is your PLAN “B”?

2. If you got sick, where would your INCOME STREAM come from?

3. Would you even have a RESIDUAL INCOME if you got sick & couldn’t work?

4. If you got sick, lost your REAL JOB & HEALTH INSURANCE how would you get PAID & WHO WOULD GIVE YOU HEALTH INSURANCE?

5. If you got sick & couldn’t leave home, could you still build your business?

6. Could you be trained in your business by never leaving your home?

7. If you build a Successful Strong TEAM, what would happen if they changed the way your got PAID…the way your TEAM GOT PAID?

8. How would that CHANGE impact your TEAM?

9. If you build a HUGE TEAM would you be PAID for it’s SUCCESS on a Massive Scale?

10. Does your company have the LEADERSHIP in place to hold events/trainings where all you have to do is PLUG your PEOPLE in?

11. Does your company have a system…a PROVEN SUCCESSFUL SYSTEM in place to duplicate in the field?

12. Does your company have a PAYMENT PLAN if your don’t have the $$$, but have the desire?

13. How simple & can the average person get to the highest PAID position of your company?

14. If your PLAN “B” worked, would you be PAID what you are WORTH?

15. Does this plan PAY TOP PRODUCERS as well?

If you’re seriously considering changing your financial future, get in while YTB’s ground floor opportunities are still available. Six of the TOP seven producers in YTB are our up-line & will personally assist you in growing your business and coming up with a success plan that will ensure you success.

YTB is in momentum in the U.S. market, we have opened CANADA, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the American Samoas and intend tapping into the UK & Australia very soon.

It has never been a better time to join YTB.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

The YTB Fast Start Program Takes Network Marketing to the Highest Paid Levels!

2008-03-08T00:17:00.000-08:00

YTB is unmatched in its leadership among network marketing and multi-level marketing companies. Company founders, J. Lloyd Tomer, Scott Tomer and J. Kim Sorensen have once again put together a masterful addition to the YTB Copyrighted Comp Plan to encourage massive growth. Serious networkers, builders and MLM heavy hitters always have something to get excited about when it comes to YTB. If you are interested in joining a network marketing company that is serious about taking you to the highest levels of financial freedom, I encourage you to take a serious look at YTB. For starters, check out our new Fast Start Programs. If you are ready for a serious travel and E-commerce business, click here to join YTB today!

Fast Start Programs

1. Fast Start Meeting Program

a. If you can guarantee 100 people at a meeting YTB will arrange to have ONE (1) member of the Circle of Champions attend and speak at your meeting;

b. If you can guarantee 500 people at a meeting YTB will arrange to have THREE (3) members of the Circle of Champions attend and speak at your meeting;

c. If you can guarantee 1,000 people at a meeting YTB will arrange to have FOUR (4) or FIVE (5) members of the Circle of Champions attend and speak at your meeting, PLUS Coach and Ron Head will fly in for your meeting.

2. Fast Start Bonus Program: 30/30 Club

a. When you come into the business and achieve Coach's Corner within the first THIRTY (30) days from the date of your enrollment, you will receive a cash bonus of $3,000 in addition to all other commissions earned.

b. This applies to all NEW Reps enrolling as of Thursday, March 6, 2008; and

c. If you are already a Rep but have not received a bonus, your start date is Thursday, March 6, 2008.

3. Fast Start Special Level 1 Director Bonus:

a. When you come into the business and achieve Level 1 Director within in the first THREE (3) MONTHS from the date of your enrollment, you will receive a cash bonus of $10,000 (TEN THOUSAND Dollars) in addition to all other commissions earned.

b. You must meet all the qualifications for Level 1 Director.

c. This applies to all NEW Reps enrolling as of Thursday, March 6, 2008; and

d. If you are already a Rep but have not received a bonus, your start date is Thursday, March 6, 2008.

4. Fast Start Special Level 2 Director Bonus:

a. When you come into the business and achieve Level 2 Director within in the first FIVE (5) MONTHS from the date of your enrollment, you will receive a cash bonus of $100,000 (ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND Dollars) in addition to all other commissions earned.

b. You must meet all the qualifications for Level 2 Director.

c. If you are already a Rep but have not received a bonus, your start date is Thursday, March 6, 2008.

5. Fast Start Special Level 3 Director Bonus:

a. When you come into the business and achieve Level 3 Director within in the first TEN (10) MONTHS from the date of your enrollment, you will receive a cash bonus of $200,000 (TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND Dollars) in addition to all other commissions earned.

b. You must meet all the qualifications for Level 3 Director.

c. If you are already a Rep but have not received a bonus, your start date is Thursday, March 6, 2008.

6. Fast Start Special Level 4 Director Bonus:

a. When you come into the business and achieve Level 4 Director within in the first FIFTEEN (15) MONTHS from the date of your enrollment, you will receive a cash bonus of $1,000,000 (ONE MILLION Dollars) in addition to all other commissions earned.

b. You must meet all the qualifications for Level 4 Director.

c. If you are already a Rep but have not received a bonus, your start date is Thursday, March 6, 2008.

7. TERM: All of the above programs are in effect for all enrollments through the National Convention closing date of Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 11:59 PM (CST.)

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

How to Host A Great YTB Travel Party

2008-03-07T21:21:00.000-08:00

It's no secret that one of the most effective and successful ways of building your YTB business is by hosting travel parties. The week that you join YTB, you should plan to host your very first, and call it your "Grand Opening"! Every business launch is with a grand opening, and the launch of your new travel and E-commerce business should be no different. Indeed, if you want to really kick it into high gear, you should host two or three grand openings. This way, you make it more possible for your friends, family members and other associates to be able to support you by attending.

So, now that you're sold on having your YTB Grand Opening or Travel (or Vacation) Party, what next?

First, you need to decide when to have the party. To try and accommodate different schedules, especially if you will host more than one, you may want to consider different days of the week and different times of the day. It really doesn't matter as long as you accommodate your guests schedules. That's another advantage to hosting your parties at different times and on different days of the week. Whenever you decide to have it, have fun with it and give it interesting names to peak the interest of your potential guests. For example, you might want to name your party, depending on when you host it, a "Sunday Brunch" party, a "Super Saturday" party, an "Afternoon Delight" party or a "Mid-day Madness" party. Be creative and have fun with it!

Have lots of YTB materials on display and available for handouts. Use YTB magazines, Success magazines, YTB business cards, post cards and any other YTB and travel promotional materials. Your guests should have information that they can take with them about your business when they leave the party.

Next, decide on your party theme. Travel is such a fun product that you won't have any trouble thinking of a great theme. When you're thinking of a theme, think "FUN" and "ENGAGING" but not "EXPENSIVE". You can choose a country, a holiday, a special event like a wedding or engagement or even a cultural celebration. You could even build your theme around a time of year like "Tax Season" or a particular trip that the group you invite to attend will be taking. For example, if your group is planning on taking a "Mystery Train Trip", you can build on that theme by asking participants to bring an item related to the theme or to represent a character. Whatever you do, by having a theme that you communicate to guests, you may be able to get guests more engaged and committed to attending. To help communicate your theme at the party, you can get free travel magazines from most travel vendors or local agencies. These along with some of your personal travel photos and treasures can be used as display items. Remember, your imagination is your only limit.

Who will you invite? This is easy. Apart from inviting your friends, neighbors, church members, work collegues and former or current classmates, use your memory jogger to identify others. For example, you want to include: People who love to travel, people who are ambitious, people who are in sororities, fraternaties, civic and/or social clubs, people you know who hold leadership roles or positions and people that you do or have done business with among others. In other words, invite everyone you know and ask for referrals so you can invite them as well.

Where should your party be held? Ideally, you will host your first party in your home. Since you are inviting the people closest to you, inviting them to join you in your home creates a sense of intimacy. You especially want your family and friends to feel "at home" and comfortable because if they do, they are more likely to be more open to hearing and receiving the information you share with them about your business. However, if you choose to use another venue, the options are virtually endless. You can use a hotel, community center, library, restaurant or any other space where you will not have noise or other distractions.

Try not to put a lot of emphasis on food. When it comes to a party to celebrate your business, less is more, so streamline your offerings. Depending on the time of day and the theme, you may want to have fresh fruit and nuts or chips and dip or coffee and cake. Whatever you decide, you need to keep it simple. In any network marketing business, the key to your success is your ability to be duplicatable. Remember, your guests are also potential future business partners. You want them to see what you do and how you do it, relative to your party, as being something that they can also do. This is critical to your success because duplication is also critical.

Now for the nuts and bolts of the presentation.

Focus on making sure that your party is short, sweet and fun. The travel party should last no longer than an hour and a half at most. When you begin, start with welcoming remarks and introductions. You may want to provide nametags for your guests if they don't all know one another. As part of your introductions, you can help to establish a vacation mindset by asking your guests to close their eyes and envision their dream vacation. Paint a picture for them that will invite them to use all their five senses as they use their imagination. Ask one or two of your guests to share their dream vacation with the group.

The Opening.

When you begin, start by welcoming your guests, thanking them for coming and by telling them why they are there. If it is for your Grand Opening, remind them that they are there to celebrate with you the start of a brand new and exciting chapter of your life.

You may also want to begin by sharing your story. This story can be about you and what motivated and excited you about the business... your "Why". You could have a photo of your "Why" on display to help showcase the real and very important reasons you are in the business to begin with. Remember, your "Why" is your emotional reason for being in the business. Every successful network marketer has a big why. We say, in YTB, that "If your WHY doesn't make you CRY, your WHY isn't big enough. Be sure to have and communicate something about your "Why". You can also share someone else's story or allow the "Circle of Champions" DVD to do that for you. Remember, facts tell but stories sell.

When you get ready to do your presentation, let the DVDs do the work for you of selling them on the business. The DVD found in the "Success at Home" magazine is great. Also, playing the testimonials of one or two of the people found in the Circle of Champions DVD is also beneficial. At the conclusion of the presentation, you simply need to close.

The Close.

In your close, start by reinterating the benefits of YTB: Travel, Tax, Financial Rewards unlike any other business of its kind. Then, explain that after seeing the presentation, you are going to ask everyone in the room to make a decision about where they see themselves. Using a number system, with 1 being people who liked what they saw want their own travel and E-commerce business or 2 = people who like what they saw but prefer to only be your customers. Go around the room and allow each person to tell you his or her preference. You should have printed out travel business forms that your new business partners (#1) will complete. Ideally, if you have someone to assist you, you can go ahead and get their business websites set up, schedule an orientation for them and get on their calendar for their Grand Opening. For your new customers, you should also request that they assist you by hosting travel parties in their home for you. Be sure to follow-up with them to schedule a date.

To make the Grand Opening even more fun, you may want to have some vacation vouchers on hand that you reward your new business partners with. Just be creative, but most of all, have lots of fun!

Have a fantastic YTB Travel Party!

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

20 More Great YTB Travel & Other Business Building Ideas

2008-03-06T00:45:00.000-08:00

Need more creative business building ideas? Check these out! These are great business building ideas, thanks to a contributer at WAHM!

1. Contact local small companies and shops to see if you can offer exclusive discounts or FREEBIES to their employees. Companies are always looking for ways to "treat" their employees to specials from the local and surrounding community.

2. Small Home Town Newspapers! Big newspaper ads tend to be costly, and they may not give you too good of a response, so try targeting small town newspapers! Many times you will get a great response. Some may even allow you to place your ad on their wedding and engagement announcements page which allows YTB RTAs to promote your Honeymoon & Bridal Registry in their newspaper.

So if you are going to do any type of newspaper advertising, inquire about getting your ads on specific pages in the newspaper that targets the group of people you are most likely to attract.

3. Get a low cost outdoor banner and some signs printed up with an eye-catching slogan and your business information on it. You can usually get them done reasonably priced.

You can have these outdoor banners displayed at outdoor concerts, picnics, church fairs, family and class reunions, outdoor children’s sporting events, outdoor adult sports events, outdoor neighborhood block parties, outdoor community events, carnivals, fairs, festivals, etc.

The smaller signs can also be posted strategically in high-traffic areas, near interstates, highways and more.

4. Take your business on the road during nice weather. Contact local area parks & community centers to see what their schedule of events are and inquire about setting up a booth or table.

This is a great way to network & market your business to those in your community.

5. Community Clipper Coupon Packs & Sales Flyer Mailings. These days a lot of communities have mailings such as these, contact them and see how you can participate and market your business.

6. Contact small local area businesses such as hair salons, massage parlors, boutiques, banks etc.

See if you can set up a table for 1 week. During this week, promote three of your best selling travel specials such as the Spa Vacations found on your YTB website, and include your fliers, business cards and other information. Put a basket on the table with a sign behind it asking for business cards from anyone interested in a home-based business. Be sure to follow up on these later. Offer the store owner or manager a free gift for allowing you to do this.

You can also offer to donate a prize for a contest if they let you display the prize donated & get a copy of the contestants entry blanks after the promotion closes.

7. Contact local area pizza shops, diners, deli's and coffee bagel shops to ask them about promoting your business on their paper placemats! Believe it or not, customers really do read these ads!

8. Contact local area restaurants and clubs to inquire about promoting your business on their paper beverage coasters!

9. Local Television Stations are always holding on-air contests & website contests for their viewers. Contact them about donating a vacation or cruise voucher to sponsor one of their contests! This will be GREAT business exposure for you!

10. Attend Local Area holiday shopping events. Customers who are ready to spend holiday shopping money turn out for these events by the thousands! Depending on where they are held you can usually get a booth for a reasonable price, and if they are a bit pricey, go in with others in your TEAM to make them more economical to participate in!

11. Host a Community Block Party on your street or at a local community center! Families are always looking for something to do during the nice weather seasons!

Optional: Attend your neighborhood block party and set up a table with information about your business and fliers outlining some of the specials you are offering. Get out there in your community and get your business seen!

12. Get your business listed in your cities telephone book yellow pages! Many of them also have a coupon section too!

13. You can take this phone book advertising one step further by finding out what company makes the plastic vinyl phone book covers which have local business ads on them and get your business added to it as well!

14. Get your business information printed up on pencils and hand them out to local colleges and technical schools for them to hand out to their adult students! This keeps your business information in front of them! (Make sure you only donate them to schools with adult students).

15. Get a vehicle banner made for your automobile. Options include the vinyl window clings or vinyl car magnets that stick to your automobile. These are good because they don’t scratch or remove the paint, and you can easily remove them when washing your vehicle!

16. If your city has a travel guide that tourists request, contact that business and find out how you can get your business included in it too!

17. Local City Maps! These days even city maps have advertising on them! You can usually get a small business ad printed on them for an economical price. Be sure to include your website address, email address and business phone number.

18. Contact local area hotels, motels and bed & breakfast inns. Ask them if you can make up a Lobby Basket and leave it in their Lobby.

What is a Lobby Basket? You make up little packs of info about your business & products and put them into the Lobby Basket for their patrons to take.

They usually have a pamphlet wall or area for pamphlets from local area attractions etc. If they don’t have a lobby basket area, inquire about leaving your business info in their pamphlet area.

19. Get your business info printed up on balloons! This is very economical to do! You then distribute them to local community centers, sporting events and other types of places where parents book their children’s birthday parties!

These balloons can be displayed at the birthday party giving you business exposure. You can usually get them done for .3-.8 cents each. Your business name & website address is all you need on them!

20. Team up with your TEAM or find a few other self-employed business owners in your community and team up! You can all sponsor a local parade float, parade clowns etc. Make up signs with your business info imprinted on them so that you can receive some great business exposure during the parade!

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

BUILD YOUR YTB BUSINESS WITH THESE 20 GREAT IDEAS

2008-03-01T05:45:00.000-08:00

Are you looking for CREATIVE IDEAS to build your YTB business or any business? Some of these just might take your business over the top. Try them!!! I found these ideas on the WAHM site and revised them a bit, but I think they're great. I'll post more in other blogs as I go along. The list is too long to post all at once. If I can assist you with any additional ideas, contact me.

#1. Take a small zip close baggie (snack sizes work well) and include the following in it:

Your Business Card, Business Opportunity Mini Flyer, a Piece of Candy such as hard candy or a lollipop, mini flyer of current specials, discount coupon (optional) etc.

Hand these out to the bank tellers, retail cashiers, at your kids sport events, everywhere you go!

#2. When you stay at hotels & motels leave a brochure or DVD, a business card & maybe a travel special for the maid!

Be creative when you leave tips for Hotel Maids, Waitresses, Waiters, Hair Dressers, etc. Don't just hand them your business card, make it memorable!

Ladies, you can also buy cute little beaded change purses at your local dollar discount store!

#3. Print out flyers with your business contact info, your website address & email address along with any current specials YTB may be offering (Last minute Deals are great!).

Then contact local area mobile home park offices, apartment complex rental offices, housing developments etc and ask them if you can leave fliers in their office or hang on their tenants doors. Give the office employees a free gift (like maybe a vacation voucher). Be sure to have your business contact information on everything you give out!

#4. Contact local area bridal supply stores, bridal gown stores, caterers, tux rental centers, wedding dj's etc. and ask them if you can leave your business cards & fliers about your YTB Honeymoon Registry for them to give to their customers.

Offer storeowners a free gift or a small bonus for helping you spread the word about your business.

#5. Daycare Centers! They are excellent to contact and leave business cards and/or fliers!

Attach your business card to some fliers or brochures along with something of a high perceived value! A GREAT place to get awesome FREEBIES to and printable coupons to give away AND earn extra money is here.

Whatever company you represent, find some things (Disney, Six Flags, etc.) that cater to children or to moms and make up a flier about special pricing there!

#6. A lot of churches hold a spring and Fall Fest! Contact them about getting a table or a booth. A lot of times this will cost you under $15.00 for a space!

Make sure you take lots of VISUALS (play a DVD if possible), magazines, brochures, business cards, and some FREEBIES that you can always have on hand. Get the secret to getting tons of high value items free here: www.thefreesecrets.com

Do a contest drawing at these types of events. Make up entry blanks that gather the customers’ info so that you can initiate contact with them again! Use your vacation vouchers or other great Freebies!

#7. Join your local area chamber of commerce! They are always holding local business events that you can participate in.

#8. College Campuses! Dorms & Housing Students are always looking to spend money! A lot of college students are also looking for an extra income so target them with your YTB Business(or other business opportunities) too!

Drop off fliers and business cards to the College Student Center! They usually have bulletin boards, tables and other things where you can leave your information at for FREE!

#9. Contact your local area Welcome Wagon or Welcome to the Neighborhood Group! Ask them about your leaving DVDs, brochures or fliers, business cards, discount coupons, freebie gifts, etc with them.

They are always looking for additional items to place in their Welcome Bags!

#10. Contact your local area hospitals and ask for Human Resources Dept. The Majority of hospitals hand out New Mommy Diaper Bags filled with products, samples and other stuff for New Moms who just had a baby!

It's FREE for you to add in your information! You can get travel party hosts, new customers and new recruits by participating in these types of programs.

#11. Contact your local medical offices, particularly Gynecology and OB Offices and Pediatric Offices and inquire about you leaving information with them. Of course, you can always leave your magazines! Be sure to include contact information OR a sticker with a message like this on the magazine: "This magazine is FREE.for you to take. If you take it, please call (your name and number) so it can be replaced"

This is another way for you to target Parents of Children with the home party opportunity, the business opportunity and new customer sales.

#12. Donate a Product to your local area Radio Station, they have numerous contests and they are always looking for sponsors!

Your donation can be written off as a tax deduction plus you will get FREE Advertising & Business Exposure for your donation! On this site, you can get free travel items as well as other items.

#13. Donate something (vacation voucher would be great!) to your local area Bingo Halls! They are always looking for sponsors of their Bingo Prizes! Bingo is BIG in a lot of areas!

#14. Call your Chamber of Commerce and find out about Local Area Job Fairs. Get a booth and set up info about YTB!

#15. Call your Local Area Colleges and find out when their next job/employment fair is. A lot of times you can get a booth or table for less than $35 and you will get a lot of GREAT new leads by participating.

#16. Contact local area car dealerships and seek their permission to hand out a small packet that has lots of FREE info AND your YTB business card to give their customers who come in to take a free test drive! (At this FREEBIE site, they are offering -- at the time of this posting -- $50 to anyone who testdrives a Nissan!)

#17. Target your local area gyms! You can get a table space for $20 or less in most cases! Make sure you have great materials on display including the YTB Success Magazine, business cards and fliers. Adding some of your FREEBIES is also a great idea!

#18. Network with others in your community who are in home businesses. Find out what events and activities that they participate in. They are usually "in the know" and can help you get started networking in your community. You may also be able to do some type of joint venture that will benefit and compliment both businesses making it a WIN-WIN proposition.

#19. Contact Companies in your area to see if you can come in and set up a table in the employee lounge or cafeteria for an employee break! These days alot of companies will allow you to do this if you ask them! If you have some FREE GIFTS to share, so much the better!

#20. Does your local area tv cable company have a local information channel? Inquire about advertising! These ads will reach thousands of potential buyers for you! Another twist might be to contact one of the local television producers and pitch to them having you and/or someone on your YTB Team on the show to share with the public about home business ownership!

I hope these ideas will get your juices to flowing as it has done for me. Remember, it can just take one BIG IDEA to take your business to the next level.

"The Big Idea" is a program on CNBC that I encourage you to watch. It will also help to spark imaginative ideas that can take your business soaring.

"The Big Idea" is your roadmap to the American Dream. Each weeknight, Donny Deutsch, the maverick CEO who built a multi-billion dollar advertising and media business, introduces you to the men and women who have made BILLIONS with their Big Idea.

Their stories. Your Roadmap to the American Dream. The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, weeknights at 10p/1a on CNBC.

Keep your eyes open for more ways to build your YTB Business, get YTB Success or just build your home-based business.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

YTB Canada FAQs

2008-02-02T17:39:00.001-08:00

Frequently Asked Questions

Due to the rigid regulatory climate in Canada, YTB is required to operate differently than it does in the United States. It is imperative that all YTB management, RTAs and Reps in the field know and understand the differences in order for YTB to adequately and legally conduct business in Canada. Accordingly, and in preparation for the upcoming YTB launch into Canada on February 8, 2008, the following FAQs were created for distribution.

This document is key to understanding the majority of these differences and consequently, the limitations imposed on RTAs in Canada: The current travel regulations are not equipped to handle the sale of internet travel as it is sold pursuant to YTB's business model. Consequently, if RTAs are considered to be travel agents, they will be subject to licensure and regulations. In Canada, it is important to remember that RTAs are directing their friends and family to a website where a customer can go to purchase travel, rather than selling travel directly.

The majority of the differences have to do with the way travel is sold. The network marketing component of YTB is virtually unchanged. The following FAQ highlights the similarities and differences our Reps and RTAs will notice.

Canadian Reps

1. Compensation Plan

Q: Is the compensation plan the same?

A: Yes.

The $50 Direct Sale Commission, $50 PowerTeam Commission, 6 Generation DreamTeam Commissions, Residual Commission and the 50% Match of these commissions remain the same.
And the qualifications to override remain the same as well.

2. Bonuses

Q: Are the $1,000 LeaderShip Bonuses earned the same way?

A: Yes.

Just like the US, a $1,000 LeaderShip Bonus is earned when the total PowerTeam enrolled RTAs grows by 6.
Q: Is the $10,000 Bonus?

A: Yes.

100 active PowerTeam enrolled RTAs triggers a $10,000 Bonus. And you can still earn as many of these as you can qualify for.
Q: Do the RTAs have to be from the same country to count?

A: No.

It doesn't matter where the RTAs live. You qualify for each of these bonuses with all RTAs enrolled by your PowerTeam, regardless of their country of residence.
3. Directors Program

Q: Do RTAs from other countries count toward Director?

A: Yes.

All RTAs count toward promotions for each Director level.
Q: Are the Directors Revenue Sharing checks the same?

A: Yes.

Level 1 is still $2,000 per month, levels 2 - 5 are revenue sharing with the same monthly minimums as are currently in place.
Q: Are the one time bonuses for Level 2 and above the same

A: Yes. These bonuses are paid in discounted stock options regardless of where the Director lives.

Q: Are the insurance benefits the same?

A: Yes and No.

Life insurance of $150,000 is awarded at Level 1 Director but the Blue/Cross Blue/Shield health insurance is not available in Canada.
4. Direct Sales License/Permit for Reps

Q: What is a Direct Sales License/Permit and what are the requirements?

A: Reps in six provinces of Canada,(Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut), must obtain a license/permit in order to participate in business involving direct sales. For example, in Nova Scotia the cost of a permit is $46.40 and must be renewed annually. More information concerning the other provinces, their fees and regulations are to follow.

5. YTB Identification Cards

Q: Are there any identification requirements for Reps?

A: Yes.

Reps are required to carry an Independent Marketing Representative (IMR) card in Alberta and Saskatchewan, which will be available for download in the back office.
6. Marketing Materials

Q: Can I use YTB U.S. marketing materials in Canada?

A: You may not use any U.S. marketing materials in Canada; however, Canadian marketing materials will be available in the back office for download and printing at no cost. Initially, we will have the Compensation Brochure and the Leader's Bulletin available. We are in the process of developing additional marketing materials for Canada.

7. Genealogy

Q: Will the genealogy appear differently when other countries are included?

A: All Reps will appear in the same genealogy with their U.S. counterparts.

8. Income Summary Disclosure

Q: What is an Income Summary Disclosure and when do I need to distribute it?

A: The Income Summary Disclosure document will be available in the Welcome Kit and from the web site. It contains information regarding income earned by RTAs and Reps. Although this document will be available on the company website, a hard copy must be provided to EVERY individual attending any meeting where YTB's business plan is presented in Canada.

9. Currency

Q: What currency will be used in Canada?

A: The Canadian dollar is the official currency of YTB Canada. All payments between YTB and its Canadian Reps will be made in Canadian dollars

Q: Will the YTB Paycard be used in Canada?

A: At this time, the YTB Paycard is not available for use in Canada. All commissions will be sent in the form of a paper check.

10. Provinces and Territories

Q: In which provinces and territories will YTB launch on February 8

A: YTB will launch in all provinces and territories on February 8th with the exception of Quebec. Because of the potential consequences of operating in Quebec relating to the travel industry and travel sales, YTB will not launch in that province initially. YTB will strictly enforce that there can be no Rep or RTA enrollment or activity, or sale of travel in Quebec. YTB will continue to pursue a legal course to meet the travel sales requirements of the Quebec regulatory authorities.

Canadian RTAs

1. Terminology

Q: Will the term "RTA" have the same meaning in Canada as it does in the U.S.?

A: We will continue to use the same acronym "RTA"; however, in Canada the term RTA will stand for Referring Travel Affiliate. The words "agent," "agency," "employee," "travel," and "store" must NOT appear in any website, literature, presentations, marketing or training materials.

2. Limitations on RTAs

Q: What limitations will be implied by the exclusion of using "agent," "agency," "employee," "travel," and "store?" How will this affect business practices in Canada?

A: RTAs should not represent themselves as travel agents, nor can they act in a way that implies they are agents. For this reason, all business must be conducted solely through the travel website. An RTA is not allowed to take any direct action on behalf of the customers, this includes the following:

a. RTAs may not deal directly with suppliers;

b. RTAs may not take payment or payment information of any kind (including group sales, which are referenced below);

c. RTAs may not distribute itineraries, tickets or any other travel-related documents;

d. RTAs' business cards must include the term "Referring Travel Affiliate".

3. YTB Identification Cards

Q: Will RTAs receive an identification or credential card?

A: RTAs will not be issued an YTB identification or credential card.

Q: Will RTAs in Canada be eligible to receive a CLIA card?

A: An RTA may apply for a CLIA card independently once he or she meets specific sales volume requirements that are determined by CLIA. Please see www.cruising.org for additional details.

4. Websites

Q: Why does my Canadian website look different than a U.S. website?

A: RTA sites MUST not contain the words "agent," "agency," "employee," "travel," or "store." Further, they must not include the Travel Store Name, URL, any forwarding URL, etc.

a. RTAs websites may only contain a RTAs individual name, his/her affiliate status, and a phone number (John Doe, Referring Travel Affiliate, Phone#).

b. It must be clear to consumers that they are purchasing travel from YTB and that the RTA is an affiliate who directed them to the travel website.

5. Marketing Materials

Q: Will I be able to use the Automated Travel Marketing System (ATM) in Canada?

A: Yes. Registration will be available for the "Deals and Steals" newsletter.

Q: What programs will be offered in Canada at the time of the launch?

A: YTB is diligently working to provide valuable programs for our Canadian RTAs. Upon launch, we will be offering exciting programs such as YTB Flowers, vendor sponsored trips, and RTA training.

Q: Will I be able to order business cards in Canada?

A: You may order business cards from the back office. These cards are specifically formatted to meet the regulatory requirements in Canada. Please do not use business cards other than the formatted cards available through YTB.

6. Conference Calls

Q: Will YTB offer conference calls for Canadians?

A: Yes, these will be available shortly after launch date. More details are forthcoming.

7. French Support

Q: Will YTB offer support in French?

A: Yes, YTB has French speaking support staff who are accessible by calling the main support line. You can be confident in knowing that all of our support staff will be well- versed in the differences between the U.S. and Canadian business practices.

Q: Will documents be available in French?

A: Yes, documents in French will be available shortly after launch date. Documents can also be translated online by Google.

8. RTA Training

Q: Will YTB be offering any RTA events in Canada?

A: RTA event dates will be announced shortly after the launch date.

9. Industry perks

Q: Will Canadian RTAs have the opportunity to take advantage of travel benefits?

A: Vendor specific packages are currently being developed.

10. Terms and Conditions / Policies and Procedures

Q: Are the T&C and P&P the same for Canada as they are for the U.S.?

A: YTB Canada must operate under a different set of Terms and Conditions and Policies and Procedures than its U.S. counterpart. Please note some of these differences by downloading these documents from your back office.

11. Income Summary Disclosure

Q: What is an Income Summary Disclosure and when do I need to distribute it?

A: The Income Summary Disclosure document will be available in the Welcome Kit and from the web site. It contains information regarding income earned by RTAs and Reps. Although this document will be available on the company website, a hard copy must be provided to EVERY individual attending any meeting where YTB's business plan is presented in Canada.

12. Currency

Q: What currency will be used in Canada?

A: The Canadian dollar is the official currency of YTB Canada. All payments between YTB and its Canadian RTAs will be made in Canadian dollars

Q: Will the YTB Paycard be used in Canada?

A: At this time, the YTB Paycard is not available for use in Canada. All commissions will be sent in the form of a paper check.

Q: Where can travel commission percentages be found?

A: Commission percentages are available in the Travel Portal.

13. Provinces and Territories

Q: In which provinces and territories will YTB launch on February 8

A: YTB will launch in all provinces and territories on February 8th with the exception of Quebec. Because of the potential consequences of operating in Quebec relating to the travel industry and travel sales, YTB will not launch in that province initially. YTB will strictly enforce that there can be no Rep or RTA enrollment or activity, or sale of travel in Quebec. YTB will continue to pursue a legal course to meet the travel sales requirements of the Quebec regulatory authorities.

Noteworthy Items:

The following items will not be available at the time of our Canadian launch. These items are the result of several years of implementation and may be available for use in Canada in the future. Some of these items are not allowable by Canadian provincial regulation or the term Referring Travel Agent is used in the context of the material.

RTA Advantage Program

Associations/Passport to Giving Program

YTB Cars

"Success From Home" Magazine

$6,000 Guarantee Program

Bill of Rights

Health Insurance for Directors

Limited Medical Insurance for RTAs

Company Presentation Link from ytb.com web site (video is being revised)

Tool Box Links

"Coach's Playbook"

Circle of Champions

Marketing Materials Created by RTAs and Reps will not be allowed in Canada

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

YTB Canada FAQs

2008-02-02T17:39:00.000-08:00

YTB Canada

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Folks, YTB is Opening in Canada. In fact, We are On Our Way...to Canada!
When? Friday, February 8, 2008

Canada kick-off meetings will be held Vancouver, British Columbia on
Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008 and in Toronto, Ontario on Saturday, Feb 16, 2008
to provide more information about YTB and its opportunities.

CONTACT ME FOR MEETING REGISTRATION INFORMATION!!!
Write: ReginaOsei@gmail.com
Call: 901-299-1220

Featured speakers at each Kick-Off Canada event will be:
Coach Lloyd Tomer, Founder and Chairman of the Board YTBI;
Scott Tomer, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, YTBI;
Andy Cauthen, Chief Operating Officer, YTBI;
Derek Avera, VP of International Business Development, YourTravelBiz.com.

YTB CANADA LAUNCH INFORMATION HERE

2008-01-31T23:33:00.000-08:00

The Canadian roll out is upon us! Need to know how YOU can get onboard with YTB Canada, contact me: reginaosei@gmail.com
Click here to Enjoy the BEST that YTB has to offer YOU!

Read the latest info from YTB about the expansion below:

Canada Launch Enrollment and Activation
As you know, we are quickly approaching our launch date into Canada on February 8, 2008. This much anticipated event is exciting for YTB and all our friends who are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to join our ranks. Our new and/or returning friends will be welcomed with open arms on our launch date! The details of sign-up and re-activation are mentioned in this e-mail. Rest assured that we have a top-notch International Team, including in-house and Canadian legal counsel, working on the many details of conducting business in Canada and expanding our opportunity to anyone there that would be interested in joining our YTB family.

In celebration of our expansion into Canada, we will hold two kick off meetings to support the Company's international expansion initiatives.

"YTB International is thrilled to be welcomed into Canada," said YTB Founder Lloyd "Coach" Tomer. "Being able to conduct business in Canada provides a valuable opportunity for YTB Reps and Referring Travel Affiliates (RTAs). We couldn't be happier to add Canada to the YTB international family, and we look forward to expanding our global business even farther."

Kick off meetings will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre and in Toronto, Ontario, on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Pearson Convention Center. YTB is accepting event reservations by e-mail at kickoffcanada@ytb.com. Please take a moment to let us know that you are going to be at one or both events.

Speaking at the events will be Coach Tomer, CEO Scott Tomer, as well as President and Chief Operating Officer Andy Cauthen and Derek Avera, Vice President of International Business Development for YourTravelBiz.com.

We are excited to expand into Canada and it is very important that we are compliant with Canadian regulations. We have been working diligently to meet or exceed the requirements of each province and in keeping with this, have not authorized any business to be conducted in Canada prior to our launch date.

Provinces and Territories: YTB will launch in all provinces and territories on February 8, 2008 with the exception of Quebec. Because of the potential consequences of operating in Quebec relating to the travel industry and travel sales, YTB will not launch in that province initially. YTB will strictly enforce that there can be no Rep or RTA enrollment or activity, or sale of travel in Quebec. YTB will continue to pursue a legal course to meet the travel sales requirements of the Quebec regulatory authorities.

The official launch date is February 8, 2008 and we will begin to do business in Canada that day. Any YTB recruitment activity conducted prior to February 8, 2008 was not authorized by YTB. In fairness to new RTAs and Reps, as well as current U.S. RTAs and Reps, February 8 will be the first day we will accept sign-ups for YTB business in Canada. If prior arrangements have been made with YTB prospects, or if we have RTAs and Reps who have signed up with YTB using incorrect information, they will have the opportunity to make changes to their registration including details such as address, phone number, S.I.N.,etc. by e-mailing ytbcanada@ytb.com. Upon receipt of their updated information and acceptance of the Canadian Terms & Conditions and Policies & Procedures their account will be reactivated on February 8th.

Attached to this transmission you will find a Frequently Asked Questions document with specific details concerning the differences between conducting business in Canada and the United States. Please read this information carefully and share it with your friends and family who plan to join the YTB family.

Thank you for your work in spreading the good news about the company we have built - and continue to build - together. Know that there are more great things to come. We share and appreciate your enthusiasm as we expand our business into Canada and beyond!

Derek Avera
Vice President of International Business Development
YourTravelBiz.com

YTB CANADA LAUNCH MEETINGS

2008-01-30T05:40:00.000-08:00

YTB IS OPENING IN CANADA!

SAVE THE DATE: February 8, 2008

Be a part of HISTORY in the making! Join us for the YTB Kickoff in Canada!

YTB Canada Meetings

Vancouver, British Columbia
Saturday, February 9, 2008
2:00 - 4:00 pm PST
Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, Suite 200
999 Canada Place
Vancouver, BC V6C 3C1
Phone: 604-689-8232

Toronto, Ontario
Saturday, February 16, 2008
2:00 - 4:00 pm EST
Pearson Convention Center
2638 Steeles Avenue
East Brampton Ontario L6T 4L7
Phone: 905-494-0444
(Approximately 10 min. from the airport)

YTB Founders, Coach Lloyd Tomer and Scott Tomer (CEO) will be the featured speakers at each Kick-Off Canada event, along with Andy Cauthen, Chief Operating Officer, YTBI, Derek Avera, VP of International Business Development, YourTravelBiz.com.

Each event will be outstanding, with door prizes being given away at both meetings!

In anticipation of this expansion, we seeking leaders in Canda who can assist us to expand our business in Canada. Time is short and we need leaders now to prepare for the pending LAUNCH DAY! Referring Travel Affiliates (RTAs) and Reps who reside in Canada will be able to sell travel through YTB websites (RTA) and market online travel agencies (Rep) to people in the U.S., Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Bermuda and Canada. If you are ready to go straight to the TOP, contact us! New YTB Canada RTAs will be able to take advantage of the same training opportunities available to U.S. based RTAs. Plus, we will personally mentor our team-members to succeed in their individual YTB businesses.

For more information contact reginaosei@gmail.com for more information about how you can get on the front end of the exciting venture!

Five Steps to Setting SMART Goals

2008-01-27T23:13:00.000-08:00

IMAGINE that you and a friend are planning to take a trip. To select the destination, you arbitrarily decide to drive to Nova Scotia, British Columbia. Neither of you have ever been there. You don’t know anyone there. You don’t even have a map. Although you don’t have directions or any idea how far away it is nor how long it will take to get there, the two of you pack your bags, gas up your car and head out driving to Nova Scotia. In fact, your plan is to “play it by ear” all the way. How likely do you think it is that you’ll arrive at your destination? Not very likely, I assure you. Yet, that is how many of us handle our business. People who join network marketing companies are especially prone to do this. We know nothing about it, we don’t plan our direction, we have no sell planned marketing strategy, we don’t set our goals, we don’t study to learn our craft well, still we just hope that somehow by getting out there and doing “something” we’ll somehow strike it rich. Folks it just isn’t going to happen!
In order to make it in Network Marketing or any real business endeavor, we must follow proven systems (and there are many workable systems out there – old school -traditional prospecting- and new school -Internet, Web 2.0, attraction marketing etc.) that work. This means setting our goals, write out our plans and following (or revising as needed) them. We also need to stay on the cutting edge of our MLM (multi-level marketing) education by reading some of the best books on the market. In another post, I will provide a list of some of these books.

To help you in your quest to succeed in your YTB or any other business venture that you are pursuing, this article is all about GOAL SETTING. If you want more information about YTB or how you can succeed using the YTB business model, contact me via email at reginaosei@gmail.com or phone at 901-299-1220.

GOAL SETTING is a critical step in attaining any level of success. When you identify your goals, especially those that are connected to your dreams, you will begin to discover new ways to accomplish them. The mind is a wonderful thing. As you open your mind to new possibilities, you’ll start seeing things differently. Maybe something you hadn’t considered before will occur to you. Or perhaps opportunities that you might have overlooked before, you will now find ways to take advantage of.

When you set your goals, you are actually plotting out your road map to success. You are taking your dream, perhaps, of becoming a leader in your business and earning a six-figure income, and giving it the legs it needs become your reality.
If you will follow the steps outlined below in planning your business or personal goals, you will be well on your way to achieving your dreams. Use this outline as your ROADMAP to SUCCESS! Happy traveling!!!

1. First make sure that your goals are SMART. Smart goals are goals that are:

a. Specific - You need to detail exactly what you want to accomplish. Don’t be general, be detailed and exact. Think about it and make sure that your goals are what you really WANT to accomplish. It’s also helpful to know WHY you want to accomplish the goals that you set and HOW you plan to go about it. This kind of detail will not only help you stay focused but it will also help ensure that you are faithful and diligent even when it gets hard. As you detail what you plan to do, use action words such as: direct, plan, increase, build, develop, etc. Your goals should be crystal clear. Suppose you are planning to lose weight. Instead of making “to lose weight” your goal, make your goal specific: “to lose 10 pounds” or “to walk 5 miles a day”. Your goals should be so specific and clear that you can visualize them… seeing yourself accomplishing them and enjoying the results of achieving them.

b. Measurable - There is an old saying that goes like this “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” In other words, how will you know that you have reached your goal if you have not established a perimeter of measurement? If you want to become an Old Testament Bible scholar, you won’t set a goal to just read the Bible more, because that can’t be measured. You might, however, want to set as one goal to read one chapter in the book of Genesis weekly, and to write a synopsis.

c. Achievable & Action-Oriented - Make sure that your goal is challenging enough to keep you interested, but easy enough to not discourage you. A goal should cause you to stretch, but it should not be out of reach. You need to SUCCEED in accomplishing your goals because your successes help keep you motivated to continue.

Now is the time to add the meat to the bones of your goals. These are your action steps: The things you will do daily, weekly and monthly to ensure that you reach your goals. As you think about the actions you intend to take, be sure to follow one of the principle found in "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey, and "Begin with the End in Mind". In other words, your actions should have an order to them and they should lead to a well planned result. For example, if I know that my goal is to bake a cake on Friday, one day earlier in the week, I may need to ensure that I go to the grocery story to purchase all the ingredients. By taking the appropriate action steps in a timely manner, I will better ensure that I meet my goals.

d. Realistic - Set reasonable and practical goals for who you are and where you are in your life right now. This does not mean that you don’t have high expectations, because you should. Shoot for the stars! But it does mean that you have realistic expectations. Perfection, for example, is not realistic. Another example of an unrealistic goal is, for example, if you have just joined a network marketing business like YTB, and your goal is to start making $10,000 a week immediately while only devoting 2 hours a week to the business. For 99.9% of the people, this goal is unrealistic. When setting realistic goals, you might also want to limit or avoid using terms like “always”, “every” and “all” etc. because these words may not allow you any margin for error. Remember, to err is human.

e. Time-Bound – Don’t leave your goal open ended when it comes to time. Set timeframes in which to accomplish each goal. So if you plan to lose 50 pounds, you need to determine a date by when this is to be accomplished. One way to ensure that you achieve this goal might be to plan to lose 2 pounds a week over the next six months, for example.

2. Write your goals down.

When you write your goals down, you are more inclined to see them, reflect on them and remember them. Your goals should inspire you. Write them and put them in different places where you will see them and review them daily: on the bathroom mirror, on the dashboard in your car, on the refrigerator, on the desk or on a computer where you work. Writing your goals is a crucial part of your success. Make your goals a part of your every day start and every day routine. When you see your goals, you will be more committed to doing the specific activities that you have also written down, to accomplish them. Remember, your written goals are your road map to ensure that you reach your destination. Plus, you are giving your conscious and your subconscious mind a set of instructions – an outline -- to follow.

3. Write your goals in the positive and visualize your completed goals.

Always write what you want, not what you do not want. Give yourself a goal to look forward to and to visualize. When you visualize your completed goals by “seeing” the end results, you start the mental process of creating whatever is necessary to reach them. In other words, your mind begins to ingeniously fuel you with the ideas you need to ensure that you reach your goal. If when you accomplish your goals you will be a slender sized 10, start to visualize yourself at that size: see what you look like, how you dress, what you eat, where you go and what you do. As you do this, your mind will begin to shift your actions and give you the ingenuity, the power and the discipline to do the work. What if accomplishing your goals meant that you could purchase a new $350,000 house? Visualize everything about that house and see yourself living in it: what it looks like, the neighborhood it is in, how it is furnished, etc. As you see yourself in your new environment, you will also be more motivated to do what it takes to get there.

4. Let your words confirm your goals.

When you speak, your words should affirm and not contradict your goals. Support your goals by what you think and especially by what you say. For example, if your goal is to improve your health by eating 5 fresh fruits and 10 fresh vegetables a day, when you talk about your health, you should speak positively. For example, even if you are on the heavy side, instead of talking about how fat you are, begin to talk about how healthy you are getting because of the healthy lifestyle changes you have begun making. Talk about how by changing your diet and increasing your intake of fresh fruits and vegetables, you are getting healthier. This self-talk will help you to take your goals more seriously and to stay on track with accomplishing them.

5. Align your decisions with your goals.

Every time you make a decision during the day, ask if it is in line with your goals, Ask, "Does it take me closer to, or further away from my goal?" If the answer is "closer to," then you've made the right decision. If the answer is "further away from," you need to re-think that decision. In fact, you need to abandon it.

Now let me make it personal. I believe that with God all things are possible, and without God, it doesn't even matter. So all of my goals are made prayerfully, seeking God's assistance and blessing. I believe that trusting God is KEY to succeeding in life, PERIOD. So all that I have stated above is with the unspoken understanding that God is a part of this process. This being said, I believe that if you follow this process everyday you will be on your way to achieving unlimited success in your life as your make and reach your goals.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)

WHAT'S NEW AT YTB TRAVEL & CRUISE AND THE YTB TRAVEL NETWORK!

2008-01-25T20:51:00.000-08:00

2 FLY FREE PROGRAM

This program allows people to pay a $300 annual fee and to fly free to exotic locations around the world, with the only requirement being to stay at some of the most beautiful resorts available! What a Deal! What's a plus? YTB RTAs receive 100% of the commission.

We have only 2 Questions to ask:
Do you like to Travel?
Would you like to fly free?

Enuf said!

ADDITION TO RTA ADVANTAGE

YTB RTAs will soon be receiving a 50% discount on all UPS overnight letters, which currently cost $16 (meaning it will cost $8 for YTB RTAs to send overnighters.)

Also, Sprint or Nextel customers who are also YTB RTAs should BE SURE to register to receive 10% off your monthly bill - it just takes 2 minutes in your back office! '

NEW ASSOCIATION PROGRAM

A New Name! A New Look! A New CD!! A New Placement in Your Internet Store!! That's right...."Passport to Giving" rolls out March 1, 2008! It will come with a $300 commission and a 60% of the commission being paid to the non-profit organization that signs up!

RTA TITLE CHANGE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

In INTERNATIONAL ARENAS ONLY, YTB RTAs and REPs will now be called "REFERRING TRAVEL AFFILIATES" rather than "Referring Travel Agents". For anyone you contact outside the USA, you must use this new "title". As we continue to grow internationally this will be our professional title. We simply need to "re-train" ourselves on the usage of this new title.

"YTB OUTDOORS" PROGRAM - HUNTING AND FISHING

On the YTB booking engines you will soon see a new icon for YTB Outdoors! These new products and catalog of items are comparable to Bass Pro Shops, a real plus for the avid outdoor sportsperson. Look under "Extras" on the YTB Booking Engine.

STANDARD PRESENTATIONS

YTB will standardize the presentations for everyone and all CRTA (trainings) will be standardized.

YTB COMPANY OF THE MONTH

YTB has been given "Special Reprints" of the "NETWORK MARKETING BUSINESS JOURNAL" as we were chosen as "THE COMPANY OF THE MONTH" in the February 2008 issue! Yea YTB!!!! Check your local bookstores for copies of the journal. If it is not there now, it will be soon. There is an awesome article about YTB....make sure you pick up a copy today!

SUCCESS MAGAZINE

Are we talking about the "Success Magazine from Home" that is a part of the YTB $6,000 Guarantee Program? NO! We are talking the original "Success Magazine", which focuses on being successful in business and shares motivational and inspirational messages from the top leaders in the business industry. Guess what? It is coming back into circulation! Guess what again!!!! YTB will be the first company to offer it to our RTAs for only $29.95 for 12 issues . The magazine, which will contain a monthly CD update from Coach and/or Scott on what's happening and/or happened with YTB during the past month, will be a great tool to help YTB RTAs and REPS motivated and educated: learning from the top business guru's who have made millions in their respective business endeavors.

CARS

13 acres of real estate near the YTB office will have all the cars on it. Of course this program is still a "pilot program". FYI, YTB is enhancing the program to provide a variety of automobiles to meet everyone's budget and dreams!

Stay tuned to this blog for more info on the awesome HAPPENINGS at YTB!

5 Surefire Ways You Can Determine THE RIGHT Home-Based Business Opportunity For You!

2008-01-15T02:33:00.000-08:00

Everybody is looking for ways to make money… additional sources of income that can be earned from home. The options abound. Everywhere you look, somebody is pushing a new product or business opportunity. But how do you know which opportunity is the right one for you? What do you use as your criteria for evaluating the best products and business opportunities to get involved in? This article will help you to:

Discover exactly what to look for in a business opportunity
Learn how to test the viability of the business you are researching
Determine the Right business for you

Tip: One thing you always want to do is to look for paradigm shifts. Look at what people are excited about… what’s moving the masses…

TIMING – you have to get involved with an expanding marketplace. – you want to find huge emerging markets and then figure out a way that you can get in front of the growing demand. Figure out where everybody else is going and get there before they do. Also, think about the “timing” today because timing is also about when you get into a company. Many people who have been very successful in business opportunities know nothing about marketing, but because they got in at the right time, they were able to make a lot of money. While you CAN make money even after there are millions of people in the business, it’s easier if you can get in very early or at the time that momentum is building.

PRODUCT – a lot of people find and fall in love with a product before they figure out if it is a good fit for the marketplace…if the marketplace will bear it. Remember, when it comes to marketing a product, it’s not about what you want to sell but it is about what other people what to buy. You have to look at a product – not through your own eyes but through the eyes of the consumer. It’s going to be a lot easier for you to promote a product AFTER you have found out what people desire and then to match up those desires with products out in the marketplace. Choose your product based on what people are PASSIONATE about and what they are willing to spend their money on. Also, the product should be backed by people who are stable and trustworthy. It should also be a product that is properly funded because you don’t want to invest in it, only to have the company go belly up in just a few years. They not only need a product that sounds good, but one that the owners have the money to roll out and promote the “right” way.

MARKETING PLAN - Many Networking companies have you to start by contacting your warm market by making a list, etc. While you will definitely want to turn your friends and family on to a great business opportunity, if that’s your ONLY strategy, you may soon find yourself in the NFL club (No Friends Left). Plus, if you think about it, that’s not a really a complete marketing plan. You need a complete marketing PLAN, a turnkey system that has specific steps that you can just follow and move forward. This is a critical point of failure for most people. Find a business that will allow you to follow a strategically laid out success blueprint … a step-by-step plan that will give you the ultimate head-start in your business so you won’t have to figure everything out yourself.

SUPPORT – You don’t want to get into a company where you either get too much info (analysis paralysis) or too little information. Look for a leader and/or support team that will provide you with laser beam direction that will: 1. Get you in, 2. Get you involved, and 3. Get you started making money, fairly quickly.

LEVERAGE – Technically you shouldn’t get involved in anything that doesn’t enable you to create leverage. Leverage is: Positioning yourself to profit beyond your own limits. What are those limits? Basically, there are three primary limiting factors: Time, Money and Knowledge. Find ways to leverage these three limiting factors, and I guarantee you, you’ve also found the KEY to getting rich. Here’s what you’ve got to know: You don’t get rich by yourself. You get rich by tapping into the resources (information, money and time) of other people. In other words, find people who have specialized knowledge, find ways to plug other people in so that other people’s money can work for you and find ways to duplicate yourself so that it’s not just your time that’s building your wealth. If you look at some of the wealthiest people in the world like Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, etc. You’ll realize that these folks are leveraging their names and their resources and making billions of dollars well beyond their own efforts. As you learn how to harness the power of thousands of other people, you will also be able to build wealth beyond your wildest dreams.

See you at the TOP!

YTB International Partnership with Shanghai Spring International Travel Service for Exclusive 2008 Olympic Tour Packages

2007-12-14T00:26:00.000-08:00

YTB is forging into new terrain! This month, YTB Level 2 Directors traveled to Europe and China to work out the details of some very exciting and exclusive travel packages that will benefit our clients. Read below to see the latest and greatest happenings in YTB!

YTB International Partners with Shanghai Spring

International Travel Service for Exclusive 2008 Olympic Tour Packages

Alliance May Provide More Tours Than Any Other Travel Agencies

December 12, 2007: 04:56 PM EST

WOOD RIVER, Ill., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YTB International, Inc. ("YTB" or the "Company"), a provider of Internet-based travel booking services for travel agencies and home-based independent representatives in the United States, today announced an exclusive partnership with Shanghai Spring International Travel Service to market and sell tour packages to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The packages will be available from YTB beginning on or before January 11, 2008.

In an effort to provide more tours to China for the 2008 Olympics than any other travel agency, YTB and Shanghai Spring International Travel Service, the largest privately owned travel agency in China, will offer exclusive 7 to 11 day tour packages and tickets for the Summer Olympics in August 2008. Through this strategic partnership, YTB's Referring Travel Agents (RTAs) are positioned to benefit from Shanghai Spring International Travel Service's dominant position within the Chinese market, and pass these savings on to their customers. YTB's customers will recognize value not only in terms of cost savings, but also in terms of the exclusive access to sold out events, attractions, and hotel accommodations.

"We are excited by our partnership agreement with Shanghai Spring International Travel Service, and welcome the challenge to become the largest tour provider to the 2008 Summer Olympics. Our RTAs have the resources needed to rise to this challenge, and we are confident that we will be able to provide our customers with the most professional service at the most competitive rates," stated J. Kim Sorensen, President and CEO of YTB Travel Network. "The Olympics remain the preeminent sporting event of our time, and serve as a major draw for travelers around the world to visit new destinations, and to enjoy live competitive sports. We look forward to providing our customers the opportunity to partake in history, as China holds its first Olympics."

The YTB and Shanghai Spring International Travel Service Tours will include round trip air to and from China via Los Angeles, Four Star accommodations including tips, baggage fees and taxes, daily meals, guided local tours, and admission from two to four Olympic events based on package and event preference. In addition, the YTB and Shanghai Spring International Travel Tours will also include safety insurance for visitors to China.

Shanghai Spring International Travel Service was founded in 1981 and started Spring Airlines in 2004, and currently operates eight aircraft traveling to 28 destinations in China and will be adding nine new airplanes to the fleet by 2009. The company is currently the only travel agency that owns and operates an airline in Asia.

"We chose YTB International because we wanted to work with the best Internet travel agency in the U.S. and one that would have access to thousands of potential customers," said Jenny Hu, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Spring Tours. "YTB's high standards and great reputation, combined with their innovative business model, made partnering with them an easy decision."

Shanghai Spring has successfully purchased event tickets more than six times the number of any other purchasing agent or travel provider worldwide. In addition, Shanghai Spring has also reserved more hotel accommodations than any other agency to date.

To get more information on YTB's Olympic packages, e-mail travelinquiries@ytb.com.

About YTB International
Recognized as the 35th largest seller of travel in the U.S. in 2006 by Travel Weekly, YTB International, Inc. provides Internet-based travel booking services for travel agencies and home-based independent representatives in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. It operates through three subsidiaries: YourTravelBiz.com, Inc., YTB Travel Network, Inc., and REZconnect Technologies, Inc. YourTravelBiz.com division focuses on marketing online travel agencies through a nationwide network of independent business people, known as 'Reps.' YTB Travel Network division establishes and maintains travel vendor relationships, books travel transactions of online travel agents (RTAs, now numbering over 135,000), collects travel commissions and pays sales commissions. Each RTA sells travel through a personalized Internet-based travel website. The REZconnect Technologies division builds online reservation systems for suppliers within the travel industry. For more information, visit http://www.ytbi.com/investor.

About Shanghai Spring International Travel Service
Founded in 1981, Shanghai Spring International Travel Service has been engaged in diverse business activities, including travel, hotel, flight, conference & exhibition, sports & games, real estate, trade and transportation, etc. Spring International Travel Service is the first ICCA (International Conference & Congress Association) member in China. Spring International was appointed as the General Ticket Agency of 2004 F1 Shanghai Grand Prix of China. Persistent and concerted efforts by its more than 3,000 staff members (including tour guides) coupled with entrepreneurship have made it possible for Shanghai Spring International Travel Service to increase its asset value and sales revenue at an annual rate of 30% to 50% in the past years. Since 1994, Shanghai Spring International Travel Service has been doing so well in domestic tours that it has been commended as the No.1 travel agency in domestic tours in the country by China National Tourism Administration for 13 consecutive years. Shanghai Spring International Travel Service has established a network of branch offices in 33 major Chinese cities and 55 retail outlets in Shanghai and the surrounding areas, totally linked up by Internet. Seven overseas branch offices have started doing business in other countries around the world, with the U.S. being the most promising market with the announcement of YTB uniting as their exclusive U.S. partner.

Statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, and the Company's actual results could differ materially from expected results. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.

Media Contact:
Greg Wilson
Levick Strategic Communications for YTB International, Inc.
Phone: 202.973.1328
Mobile: 202.210.6201
Email: gwilson@levick.com

Investor Contact:
Garth Russell / Yemi Rose
KCSA Worldwide for YTB International, Inc.
Phone: 212.896.1250 / 212.896.1233

YTB Distinguished as a Leader in Travel Weekly

2007-11-23T14:24:00.000-08:00

Travel Weekly has a lot of good things to say about YTB. It was just about a month or so ago, that YTB was listed on Travel Weekly's Power List of Travel sellers (top 35 world wide for general travel and top 11 in leisure travel). Now J. Kim Sorensen, Ceo, YTB Travel Network, has been named as one of the 33 most influential people in the travel industry. To read the post in Travel Weekly, click on this link
http://www.travelweekly.com/articles.aspx?page=2&pageid=67111

Read the info I was sent about this great honor, and Kim's response to it:

Travel Weekly Names J. Kim SorensenOne Of 33 Most Influential PeopleIn The Travel Industry
Travel Weekly, in an article dated 11/20/2007, has named YTB Travel Network CEO, J. Kim Sorensen, to its list of the 33 most influential people in the travel industry. The article states that the "most influential" list is filled with people who have veered from the status quo and succeeded so spectacularly that they have influenced the course travel is taking in 2007, and will be just as influential in 2008.
"I am truly honored and humbled to be included on this list," said Kim. "Especially since YTB is not about me, but about the great team and the huge network of representatives and referring travel agents that were willing to take a chance on a new way to sell travel. I speak for the entire company when I thank Travel Weekly for recognizing the huge potential of YTB." Travel Weekly's 2007 Power List named YTB the nation's 35th largest seller of travel and the 11th largest agency for primarily leisure travel for the year 2006.

RTAs Get Onboard with Trip Tailor!

2007-10-29T18:58:00.000-07:00

YTB has instituted one-stop shopping via Trip Tailor, and RTAs can sign up now!

YTB recently announced the addition of Trip Tailor, a new, agent-only travel booking resource. Trip Tailor offers one-stop shopping for dynamic tours including air, hotel, car, events and attractions. You choose the destination, transportation and activities your customer wants, and put it all together for them in a complete package.

Until November 11th, RTAs can receive $50 off their first booking by using Promo Code TRYUS102207 on the order.

For RTAs looking for a Rewarding Experience, Sign-ups are available for Sabre Rewards Plus.
Sabre® Rewards Plus has an agent appreciation program that allows RTAs to earn points each time you sell TripTailor Vacations or Agent59 packages. Points can be redeemed for great merchandise, gift cards, travel perks and training.

NEW TRAINING U FOR YTB RTAs!

2007-10-29T18:42:00.000-07:00

YTB has a new online training for its RTAs (Referring Travel Agents).

Announcing.... the YTB E-Campus Online Training!

Yes, folks, it's true. The YTB Travel network is excited to announce the opening of our new E-Campus online training program! Initially consisting of 10 courses, the web-based instructional series will be one of the most ambitious and comprehensive ever offered by a host agency.
The first training is an Overview of the Travel Industry, and it is already up and running. This training will be followed by courses on lodging, tours/groups, cruising, air, rail/car rentals, sales/service/marketing, and three courses on destination geography. The intent is for each course to be challenging, interactive and instructionally sound, yet entertaining.

YTB is determined to stay on the cutting edge of its technological and educational programming to ensure that YTB RTAs are able to compete in the marketplace. The YTB program of studies is being designed by Marc Mancini Seminars and Consulting. Website design and program fulfillment will be handled by TheAcademy.com, a San Antonio-based firm that specializes in travel-related training solutions. The company built and manages several of the industry’s most prominent certification programs.

Marc Mancini is one of the travel industry's most highly respected and best-known speakers, educators and consultants. It's estimated that nearly 300,000 travel professionals worldwide have benefited from training programs that he has designed or delivered. The more professional our RTAs become and the more they know about travel and how to sell it, the more profits they'll be able to generate!

If you're not already a part of YTB, now is a great time to join! Join YTB at http://regina.vacationmedia.net/

Is YTB A Pyramid Scheme?

2007-10-20T15:20:00.000-07:00

When I was fortunate enough to be introduced to and join YTB about a year and a half ago, I had no idea how many times I would be confronted about whether or not YTB is a pyramid scheme or not. It didn't matter whether or not I was talking to friends, family or complete strangers about the company, this question always seemed to surface. So I thought it would be a good idea to start this blog by addressing this issue. Is YTB a Pyramid Scheme?

First, I think we must define exactly what we're talking about when we use this term. As its name indicates, the pyramid scheme is structured like a pyramid with one person, the initial recruiter, at the top. This person recruits a second person, who is required to "invest" "X" amount of money that must be paid to the initial recruiter. In order to make his or her money back, the new recruit must also recruit more people under him or her, each of whom will also have to invest money. The process continues until the base of the pyramid is no longer strong enough to support the upper structure because there are no more recruits.

In short, when speaking of a pyramid scheme, most people will say that: 1. You must recruit others to join the company in order to make any money at all, and 2. Only the people at the top make money while those at the bottom spend and lose money.

This is indeed a pyramid scheme, but what some people may not know is that it illegal. It is a fraudulent means of getting people to pay money into a company or business enterprise with the promise of getting unusually high returns, but without giving them anything of substance for the money that they invested. In other words, not only is running a pyramid scheme against the law, but one way of clearly determining if a business is a pyramid scheme is by evaluating the product.

The questions that need to be asked are: 1. Does the company provide a product or service in exchange for the investment received? 2. Is the product or service truly valuable and worth the investment? In short, if there are no substantive products or services offered for the investment, the business very likely falls into the "pyramid scheme" or "scam" category. Conversely, if the company does provide a viable product or service, it is not likely to be a pyramid scheme or scam.

Now that we understand what a pyramid scheme is, back to our question: Is YTB a Pyramid Scheme? Why not evaluate it to see.

1. YTB is a publicly traded company. Why is this significant? Because since pyramid schemes are illegal and not legitimate businesses, they cannot be publicly traded. As a publicly traded company, YTB is tightly scrutinized by the Securities Exchange Commission. One of the duties of the SEC is to ensure that the companies that they regulate uphold the highest ethical standards possible for the protection of investors. This year, YTB's application was approved to be listed on the American Stock Exchange. This approval further substantiates the credibility of YTB as a legitimate and legal corporate enterprise.

2. YTB offers substantive products to sell. The YTB product includes seven travel business websites which include:
a. Marketing
b. Travel Booking Engine
c. Sporting Events, Concerts & Theater Tickets
d. YTB Flowers
e. YTB Cars
f. YTB Golf
g. Honeymoon Registry

These products that the YTB business owner receives is a business unto itself, opening the way for consumers to make purchases of the same products from the same suppliers that they would be buying anyway, and paying the business owner up to 60% of the commissions.

3. Recruiting is not the only way to make money in YTB. The YTB companies offer two unique and powerful business opportunities, that of referring travel agent or "RTA" and that of independent marketing representative or "REP". The travel agent opportunity has an initial fee under $500 and a monthly license fee of $49.95. There is no fee or travel agency purchase required to be a REP. You may choose to participate in one or both opportunities. If anyone joins YTB and chooses to focus solely on the travel side of the business, they can make a great living by selling vacation packages, cruises and many other travel-related products. You can also earn commissions simply by pointing people to your websites to book their own travels. The key to success in YTB, as in any legitimate business, is to treat the business as a business and not as a "get rich quick scheme." If you do this, a lot of money can be made on both or either side of the business.

4. YTB is an approved member of the DSA. On September 18, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Direct Selling Association (DSA) approved the membership applications of 11 direct selling companies, including the one submitted by YTB! YTB has met all requirements necessary for full membership in the association. As part of those requirements, the DSA reveiwed YTB's marketing and business plans to ensure compliance with all provisions of DSA's Code of Ethics.

"The members of the Direct Selling Association pride themselves in their commitment to the highest standards in business ethics," said DSA's President Neil Offen. "By applying for membership in the association and going through a rigorous approval process, these companies are saying they take their ethical obligations to their field salesforce and to the ultimate customer seriously and are willing to make a public pledge to that effect."DSA's Code of Ethics gives the direct selling industry one of the strongest self-regulatory codes in business today. All member companies are not only required to comply with the Code to be admitted to the association, but must also continue to uphold and promote the Code as a condition of continuing membership in the association. DSA's Code is enforced by an independent code administrator who investigates and prescribes remedies in response to salesforce and consumer complaints against member companies.The Code itself includes provisions requiring truthful disclosure of product information regarding price, grade, quality, quantity and availability. The Code expressly prohibits pyramid schemes, deceptive or unlawful consumer or recruiting practices, misrepresentation of earning or sales potential, inventory loading and unreasonable entrance fees. DSA is the national trade association of the leading firms that manufacture and distribute goods and services sold directly to consumers. Among its more than 220 active and pending members are companies selling both via a party-plan method and in the traditional person-to-person style. In 2006, U.S. direct sales were more than $32 billion with more than 15.2 million direct sellers nationwide. The vast majority are independent business people - micro-entrepreneurs - whose purpose is to sell the product/service of the company they voluntarily choose to represent. Approximately 90 percent of direct sellers operate their business part-time. For more information on direct selling,visit the DSA website at http://www.dsa.org.

So the short answer about YTB is that while it, like most businesses and organizations including corporations, churches, the military, nonprofit organizations, etc. has a pyramid STRUCTURE, it IS NOT a pyramid SCHEME. There is a world of difference between the two.

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Regina Osei is a successful mentor and coach who teaches her YTB Team members and other business owners how to succeed in business and how to market their businesses using diverse strategies and approaches both online and offline. If you are interested in starting your own online travel business and want the benefit of a mentor who is committed to your success, join our team today at http://regina.vacationmedia.net. If you have questions, e-mail me at: reginaosei@gmail.com or call 901-221-1630(1)