Home-Based Travel Agent Resources

At the end of the course you'll not only have the foundation of your agency down, you’ll have a certificate of completion to show host agencies (who may waive some training requirements if you’ve taken the course)!

Buy this book. Male, female… it does not matter! Many entrepreneurs (myself included) need a little boost when it comes to fighting that voice in our heads telling us that we’re being too aggressive or asking too much. You’re not. I read this book before any big negotiation. Successfully raising pricing has more than paid for the $9 the book cost! It’s one I skim over a few times a year and reference a lot.

While helpful anytime, I’d suggest this book before you jump into things so you can create your agency with the right frame of mind. Bigger isn’t always better and this book will guide you through what type of business you want and what type of business will work with your lifestyle. For many, you’ll never work as hard as you do for yourself so make sure it’s an enjoyable ride!

I highly recommend this for one simple reason. While you may love to travel and researching trips, it’s important to remember being a home based travel agent is more than just traveling and researching. There is bookkeeping, marketing, managing, sales, and more. This book helps you prepare for running a business and how to make sure it can run without you—something many home based travel agents forget. My two cents: The writing is a little cheesy at times but it’s easy enough to skim over.

Thems are big claims, I’ll be the first to admit. But, I’m telling you, it really is the best book for low cost, effective marketing ideas. For any new business owner, getting the word out is the toughest part and what Duct Tape Marketing does is give you loads of easy to implement ideas. I suggest picking it up every 6 months of so and finding some fresh ideas and remind you to evaluate how your current marketing is going. Me gusta this book. Mucho. 🙂