Comments on: YTB Travel – Scam or Legit Business? http://www.willhanke.com/2008/07/30/ytb-travel-scam-or-legit-business/ Saint Louis MO Search Engine Marketing and Optimization Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:04:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Will http://www.willhanke.com/2008/07/30/ytb-travel-scam-or-legit-business/comment-page-1/#comment-884 Will Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:58:35 +0000 http://www.willhanke.com/?p=157#comment-884 Jaelithe, you're right. I read through that page a few days ago prior to writing this post. It's true, they are simply 'reselling' Travelocity's stuff. It's Travelocity's engine and everything, with a few bucks added on. They are making a nice sum ($500 per signup and $49/mo for hosting fees) when you could do all this yourself a lot cheaper. Travelocity's affiliate program is run by Commission Junction (www.cj.com). They provide all the tools (including a storefront) that you can use. You can find travel templates galore online that'll plug into this system, and you can even promote other things like the cruises and more - and keep the money. If you're going to do this online, you're going to have to find a niche. Travel is VERY saturated, so good luck with that. Second, if you're not into the online thing, you're going to wear out your friends and family list pretty quickly. Jaelithe, you’re right. I read through that page a few days ago prior to writing this post.

It’s true, they are simply ‘reselling’ Travelocity’s stuff. It’s Travelocity’s engine and everything, with a few bucks added on.

They are making a nice sum ($500 per signup and $49/mo for hosting fees) when you could do all this yourself a lot cheaper.

Travelocity’s affiliate program is run by Commission Junction (www.cj.com). They provide all the tools (including a storefront) that you can use. You can find travel templates galore online that’ll plug into this system, and you can even promote other things like the cruises and more – and keep the money.

If you’re going to do this online, you’re going to have to find a niche. Travel is VERY saturated, so good luck with that.

Second, if you’re not into the online thing, you’re going to wear out your friends and family list pretty quickly.

]]> By: jaelithe http://www.willhanke.com/2008/07/30/ytb-travel-scam-or-legit-business/comment-page-1/#comment-883 jaelithe Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:35:31 +0000 http://www.willhanke.com/?p=157#comment-883 This says it all for me: http://travel.meetup.com/421/messages/boards/thread/2811868 This notice mentions that YTB sets you up with a Travelocity affiliate account, which Travelocity already offers for free. Sounds pretty pyramid schemish to me. That doesn't mean some people won't make money. It just means a lot of people at the bottom of the pyramid will only lose money, and the people at the top will be in trouble once the whole thing collapses. This says it all for me:

http://travel.meetup.com/421/messages/boards/thread/2811868

This notice mentions that YTB sets you up with a Travelocity affiliate account, which Travelocity already offers for free.

Sounds pretty pyramid schemish to me. That doesn’t mean some people won’t make money. It just means a lot of people at the bottom of the pyramid will only lose money, and the people at the top will be in trouble once the whole thing collapses.

]]> By: Will http://www.willhanke.com/2008/07/30/ytb-travel-scam-or-legit-business/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Will Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:35:38 +0000 http://www.willhanke.com/?p=157#comment-882 Pete, Being an Internet marketer, I could fairly easily get the 5 people under me, but finding a niche in the travel industry would prove difficult because it's so saturated. I think the reason you read that 90%+ of the YTB members don't make much in the way of commissions is simply because they don't understand how to get traffic to their website. Once they've exhausted friends and family, they've no longer got buyers, and they give up. Thoughts? Pete, Being an Internet marketer, I could fairly easily get the 5 people under me, but finding a niche in the travel industry would prove difficult because it’s so saturated.

I think the reason you read that 90%+ of the YTB members don’t make much in the way of commissions is simply because they don’t understand how to get traffic to their website. Once they’ve exhausted friends and family, they’ve no longer got buyers, and they give up.

Thoughts?

]]> By: Pete Codella http://www.willhanke.com/2008/07/30/ytb-travel-scam-or-legit-business/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Pete Codella Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:30:24 +0000 http://www.willhanke.com/?p=157#comment-881 I'm also involved in marketing. A colleague introduced me to YTB in May. I haven't yet earned a commission or signed anyone up to be on my team. But I have attended a number of training meetings and participated in some Internet calls with the company’s inspirational founder. I believe YTB to be a legitimate business, but we’ll have to re-visit whether or not it proves to be profitable for me after I’ve made more progress. My goal is to give it until the end of the year. I’m also involved in marketing. A colleague introduced me to YTB in May. I haven’t yet earned a commission or signed anyone up to be on my team. But I have attended a number of training meetings and participated in some Internet calls with the company’s inspirational founder. I believe YTB to be a legitimate business, but we’ll have to re-visit whether or not it proves to be profitable for me after I’ve made more progress. My goal is to give it until the end of the year.

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