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IT’S YOUR BUSINESS

Organize and Promote Your Business Decide Business or Hobby! Define “home based” Travel Agent –Why do Suppliers love them Separate Home and Office

Ready To Do Business? Introduce YOURSELF Introduce YOUR AGENCY Introduce YOUR NICHE IN 10 SECONDS OR LESS

Common Name Mistakes Vague Names: ABC Travel Smith Travel Misleading Names: Carol’s World Cruises Similar Names: Travel Around the World vs Travel World Hard Spelling/Sounding: Doomsday Travel

Identify the Industry? Finders Keepers Idea Lab Furniture Medic Portraits on Location The Rolling Market Words Are My Business

Identify the Niche? Access Travel Jay’s Deep Sea Adventures Small World Travel Dirt Cheap Travel To Have and To Hold Travel

Is Your Name Working? If NOT - Add a tag line Describe what YOUR company does

Prime Example What Kind of Training Center? Resident School or Online? What Career DO You prepare me for?

Adding a Tag Line

Where to Use Tag Lines ONLINE ON BUSINESS CARDS ON ALL ADS & BROCHURES ADD TO YOUR 10 SEC. INTRO

USE YOUR TAG LINE EVERYWHERE

Promote Yourself Sell YOURSELF First Then Sell YOUR PRODUCT

Walking Billboard Wear & Sell Your Business Carry Your Business Distribute Your Cards Promote Your Business Anywhere

Your Goal Get People Talking About YOU Asking Who YOU are & What YOU DO Then what… YOU CAN DO FOR THEM

Your Goal What should be your # 1 Goal? Hesitation to do a niche market?

Balancing Home & Business Life Do you have HBS? If so, find Your Cure Why not consider.. Home-Based Agent Commandments

ESTABLISH & HONOR YOUR HOME OFFICE Home-Based Agent Commandments Own space Own phone Own computer No-Trespassing zone

MANAGE YOUR TIME, MAKE THE MOST OF IT Home-Based Agent Commandments Organize Your Office Organize Yourself Two Worst Enemies Don’t Reinvent Wheel

Home-Based Agent Commandments Lay Down the Law Respect Your Time Make Others Respect Schedule Family Time SET YOUR OWN OFFICE HOURS & KEEP THEM

Home-Based Agent Commandments Walk the Walk Talk the Talk 3 Foot Rule Build Your Credibility ALWAYS PROJECT A PROFESSIONAL IMAGE

Home-Based Agent Commandments Get out and circulate Business Cards Network w/ everyone And HAVE FUN!!! AVOID BECOMING AN OFFICE PRISONER

IT’S YOUR BUSINESS © 2007 Career Quest Training Center