By Kelly Monaghan Here’s a question is was asked recently: “I do have a strong sales background, how much cold calling is involved in this type of business or is it done mostly over the Internet?” Here’s my answer, addressed to the questioner, but of interest to all (I hope). First of all, let me say that your [...]…
By Kelly Monaghan Here’s yet another question. (Must be spring!) I bought your home based travel agent book a few years ago in a book store and now I’m considering actually starting a home based travel business. Anyway I’m also considering a franchise. Do you cover that in your training class as well? Wow! You must have bought [...]…
By Kelly Monaghan Someone wrote in to ask … Does it take more than average knowledge of computers to succeed in the travel business? I am basically familiar with the Internet and can set up new files, that is about it. Also, I am 65 years old and not really into the high-tech world. Not to worry. The [...]…
By Kelly Monaghan A Canadian design firm has delved into Google Street View and come up with something pretty nifty. By stitching together images lifted from Google and doing what I can only assume was a massive amount of massaging they have created impressive time lapse films of scenic drives. They call it Hyperlapse. Take a [...]…
By Kelly Monaghan A surprising number of people believe the statement, “You can find the best travel deals on the Internet.” Of course, travel agents have known for ages that this is pure bunk. For starters, “lowest price” and “best deal” are not the same thing — far from it. Second, the sheer number of travel sites [...]…
By Kelly Monaghan As those of you who have my course know I advise that home-based agents sell airline tickets (or “air,” as most travel agents call it) only under very specific circumstances. Some home-based agents simply never sell air unless it’s part of a package. At the other end of the spectrum are home-basers who do [...]…
By Kelly Monaghan I invite you to follow me on Google+, which is poised to give Facebook quote a run for its money! I hope to use this new social media platform as a more informal venue in which to share information and discuss trends. So join the conversation. Simply click here. If you are [...]…
by Kelly Monaghan How do you measure how well your business is doing? If you’re like most travel agents, it’s probably by how much money you bank each month. Monthly deposits going up — good. Monthly deposits going down – not so good. There’s nothing wrong with keeping your eye on the bottom line, but the amount [...]…
by Kelly Monaghan The latest update to the Home-Based Travel Agent Success Course has been added to the members area of this site. You can access the latest version here: http://hometravelagency.com/login Access to the course is limited to students only. As a student of the course, you have access to all updates to the electronic version of the course [...]…
By Kelly Monaghan Love is in the air, I guess, so I found the latest news from the U.S.Travel Association fascinating. Turns out Valentine’s Day could be one of the best days of the year to make some high-end bookings. Nearly two-thirds of couples (63%) surveyed say a weekend getaway is more likely to spark romance in their [...]…
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