One of the best-kept secrets in this country is the network marketing industry. Statistics show that it is in a persons best interest to become involved in a home business…a network or MLM Company. If for no other reason, then to open up huge tax deductions for themself!
It is believed that in the next ten years half of Americans will be involved in some type of home business.
Learning the tax breaks while working the TraVerus Travel business could result in a huge benefit for you. If you have done your research you know that if you are not in business for yourself, you will never be able to take advantage of many of the tax laws available to you!
We all have a non-working silent partner called the IRS. Over an average lifespan, a person will earn over a million dollars! And, according to the Tax Foundation numbers, the government will take nearly 30% of your life earnings (that’s $300,000!) How hard it is to become financially secure when giving away 30% of your income?
The financially successful do not put up with a 30% loss of their income…nor do the people that wrote these laws, pay out 30% of their income in taxes. Click here to learn more about TraVerus Travel Tax Breaks.
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Larry Buhrandt - Regional Executive
615-824-9772
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Promoting TraVerus Travel
Selling travel as a TraVerusTravel Agent is an exciting business! This is your travel business...so be creative!!
I have listed here just a few ways you will be able to promote your new home travel business to get new clients.
Simply tell people you are a travel agent
Collect names, addresses and e-mails of people, for future contacts
Leave a business card, with a good tip, when dining out
Tell family and friends you are a new travel agent
Leave travel brochures on your desk at work
Stamp a brochure then leave it on the coffee table in the lobby
Leave a newsletter in places, advertising your specials
Take a lot of pictures on your trip, then show them to everyone
Work a trade show and have a TraVerus booth
After clients travel, have them write up a story of their trip
Stand out from the crowd of agents and become a cruise specialist
Dress the travel part - wear golf shirts from resorts, etc
Converse with people wearing shirts from cruise company or resort
Hand your business card to people you talk to
If your business facility has windows, advertise (w/sign in window)
Develop email list of potential clients, email weekly specials
Direct people to your website to generate group sales
Have a Cruise Show or Ski Show and advertise to people
Have a home party, invite people over to see a video from a resort
Send flyers, or talk to church groups, band directors and others
Join professional and business organizations like the Lions Club
Offer your services for Family Reunions, Class Reunions
Network and market ideas with others
Advertise in your local newspaper
It's just that easy to work this great travel business! I will help you every step of the way. Click here for more information on TraVerus Travel.
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Larry Buhrandt - Regional Executive
615-824-9772
I have listed here just a few ways you will be able to promote your new home travel business to get new clients.
Simply tell people you are a travel agent
Collect names, addresses and e-mails of people, for future contacts
Leave a business card, with a good tip, when dining out
Tell family and friends you are a new travel agent
Leave travel brochures on your desk at work
Stamp a brochure then leave it on the coffee table in the lobby
Leave a newsletter in places, advertising your specials
Take a lot of pictures on your trip, then show them to everyone
Work a trade show and have a TraVerus booth
After clients travel, have them write up a story of their trip
Stand out from the crowd of agents and become a cruise specialist
Dress the travel part - wear golf shirts from resorts, etc
Converse with people wearing shirts from cruise company or resort
Hand your business card to people you talk to
If your business facility has windows, advertise (w/sign in window)
Develop email list of potential clients, email weekly specials
Direct people to your website to generate group sales
Have a Cruise Show or Ski Show and advertise to people
Have a home party, invite people over to see a video from a resort
Send flyers, or talk to church groups, band directors and others
Join professional and business organizations like the Lions Club
Offer your services for Family Reunions, Class Reunions
Network and market ideas with others
Advertise in your local newspaper
It's just that easy to work this great travel business! I will help you every step of the way. Click here for more information on TraVerus Travel.
Watch My TraVerus Videos On YouTube
Larry Buhrandt - Regional Executive
615-824-9772
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Glimmer Of Hope For Leisure Travel Economy
High fuel costs and economic stress are taking their toll on yet another industry...The travel industry. An industry with multiyear growth is beginning to level off at mid year. And may only have a slight chance of ending the year with an increase, thanks to leisure travel sales .
The continued rising gasoline prices have already forced some consumers to cancel their vacation plans, according to a key consumer survey. Although leisure travel is still expected to continue growing this year, even if families are forced to vacation closer to home.
Although the number of domestic trips taken this year and next are not expected to decline, it has been suggested that the spending patterns and consumer choices may change. Substituting domestic travel for international trips, trading down in hotel quality, foregoing in-trip shopping or entertainment spending, and shorter stays are all viable options that will be considered.
Leisure travel was predicted to grow by 0.8% in the second quarter of 2008, and then pick up more speed with a 1.1% increase in the third quarter. Leisure travel is predicted to greatly increase in the second half of the year as Americans spend part or all of their tax rebate on travel. Time will tell if this prediction comes true.
The travel industry growth is being hurt mainly by the decline in business travel due to corporate cost controls and increased reliance on technology-based alternatives. This is expected to carry on through into the year 2009, as well. Unless we see some sign of relief at the pump, then some of these changes may be more temporary in nature.
But on a high note for our economy, the International travel to the United States will continue to grow. Due to the fact that our foreign visitors will continue benefiting from exchange rates and other factors that have combined to create an increase of international visitation. This is following strong increases from last year as well. It has been forecasted for foreign visits to reach 62.1 million next year, which is even 4.8% higher than the current year stats.
Although some reports indicate leisure travel to weaken in 2009, if problems caused by the credit and housing crises continue to hurt the overall economy. The total number of trips could decline by 0.4%, to 1.996 million,. and leisure travel would see its first decline since 2003.
As a person that loves to travel and enjoys time away from the daily routine, I believe I speak for all of us when I say that I hope the economy starts to turn around soon. I wouldn't want us to have to go home to our families and break the news that there will be no summer vacation next year.
Larry Buhrandt
Traverus - Certified TravelAgent
615-824-9772
The continued rising gasoline prices have already forced some consumers to cancel their vacation plans, according to a key consumer survey. Although leisure travel is still expected to continue growing this year, even if families are forced to vacation closer to home.
Although the number of domestic trips taken this year and next are not expected to decline, it has been suggested that the spending patterns and consumer choices may change. Substituting domestic travel for international trips, trading down in hotel quality, foregoing in-trip shopping or entertainment spending, and shorter stays are all viable options that will be considered.
Leisure travel was predicted to grow by 0.8% in the second quarter of 2008, and then pick up more speed with a 1.1% increase in the third quarter. Leisure travel is predicted to greatly increase in the second half of the year as Americans spend part or all of their tax rebate on travel. Time will tell if this prediction comes true.
The travel industry growth is being hurt mainly by the decline in business travel due to corporate cost controls and increased reliance on technology-based alternatives. This is expected to carry on through into the year 2009, as well. Unless we see some sign of relief at the pump, then some of these changes may be more temporary in nature.
But on a high note for our economy, the International travel to the United States will continue to grow. Due to the fact that our foreign visitors will continue benefiting from exchange rates and other factors that have combined to create an increase of international visitation. This is following strong increases from last year as well. It has been forecasted for foreign visits to reach 62.1 million next year, which is even 4.8% higher than the current year stats.
Although some reports indicate leisure travel to weaken in 2009, if problems caused by the credit and housing crises continue to hurt the overall economy. The total number of trips could decline by 0.4%, to 1.996 million,. and leisure travel would see its first decline since 2003.
As a person that loves to travel and enjoys time away from the daily routine, I believe I speak for all of us when I say that I hope the economy starts to turn around soon. I wouldn't want us to have to go home to our families and break the news that there will be no summer vacation next year.
Larry Buhrandt
Traverus - Certified TravelAgent
615-824-9772
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TraVerus | Someone To Believe In
As a Traverus Travel Agent, how does a person convince another that their home based business is the best thing out there? How do you know who to believe when every online business is advertised as "the best thing since sliced bread"?
Now, I have never been a big fan of sliced bread. (Maybe that has something to do with me having to carry a sandwich to school in my Micky Mouse lunch box for so many years...I'm not sure.) But the point I'm trying to make is this. The best thing out there for one person, may not be the best thing for the next person.
But what makes a great home business? Is it the the guy with the website showing a mansion, fancy car and the sexy woman throwing hundred dollar bills in the air? Probably not, but how many of us have fallen for that one? Maybe it's the perfect home business with that "last chance to sign up" offer. The one that rushes you into joining his network marketing business before you have the chance to figure out the pyramid scam.
Or could it be the "fast talker " on the phone, who talks you into believing his mlm business is worth the $999 start up fee? Maybe it's that determined guy that has you on his auto responder for 30 days of continuous emails, that has the #1 home based business. (That's what he's been telling you, so it must be true.)
It's a shame that the majority of people seeking a home business opportunity first believe that you can get rich overnight. And there is no one more guilty of that , then me. It all looks good on paper, the website, the email, and sounds great over the phone. Until you've paid your start up cost, and "your sponsor" is off to "sponsor" his next, leaving you wondering what just happened to your new best friend.
Most people have to first go through an experience or two, or three, like thist before realizing it's up to you to first check out the company, the founder, the compensation plan, the fine print and more.
But...getting back to my origional question. How does a person convince another that their home based business is the best thing out there? You can't...or at least, you shouldn't. I believe the reputation of the company should speak for itself. After you do your research, review the compensation plan, considering the longevity potential, the industry you'll be invoved with, and speak with a representative of the company...you should get your answer. To be honest with you, I don't even care to have a person on my team that has to be talked into joining. This person will more than likely never see the company potential, and will drop out in a month.
Now you may be wondering what I'm trying to sell? The answer is nothing...to those that I haven't connected with. But if you have an interest in what has been working for that average person out there click here for more information. I'd be happy to talk to you about it.
Larry Buhrandt - Regioanl Executive
615-824-9772
Now, I have never been a big fan of sliced bread. (Maybe that has something to do with me having to carry a sandwich to school in my Micky Mouse lunch box for so many years...I'm not sure.) But the point I'm trying to make is this. The best thing out there for one person, may not be the best thing for the next person.
But what makes a great home business? Is it the the guy with the website showing a mansion, fancy car and the sexy woman throwing hundred dollar bills in the air? Probably not, but how many of us have fallen for that one? Maybe it's the perfect home business with that "last chance to sign up" offer. The one that rushes you into joining his network marketing business before you have the chance to figure out the pyramid scam.
Or could it be the "fast talker " on the phone, who talks you into believing his mlm business is worth the $999 start up fee? Maybe it's that determined guy that has you on his auto responder for 30 days of continuous emails, that has the #1 home based business. (That's what he's been telling you, so it must be true.)
It's a shame that the majority of people seeking a home business opportunity first believe that you can get rich overnight. And there is no one more guilty of that , then me. It all looks good on paper, the website, the email, and sounds great over the phone. Until you've paid your start up cost, and "your sponsor" is off to "sponsor" his next, leaving you wondering what just happened to your new best friend.
Most people have to first go through an experience or two, or three, like thist before realizing it's up to you to first check out the company, the founder, the compensation plan, the fine print and more.
But...getting back to my origional question. How does a person convince another that their home based business is the best thing out there? You can't...or at least, you shouldn't. I believe the reputation of the company should speak for itself. After you do your research, review the compensation plan, considering the longevity potential, the industry you'll be invoved with, and speak with a representative of the company...you should get your answer. To be honest with you, I don't even care to have a person on my team that has to be talked into joining. This person will more than likely never see the company potential, and will drop out in a month.
Now you may be wondering what I'm trying to sell? The answer is nothing...to those that I haven't connected with. But if you have an interest in what has been working for that average person out there click here for more information. I'd be happy to talk to you about it.
Larry Buhrandt - Regioanl Executive
615-824-9772
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