The Power of One in relation to our business model is like the magic of compound interest is to money and investing. It's that powerful. I'll hit the highlights in this post, a complete video explanation and power point will be available on our training site and we'll have it as part of our presentation as well. So for all of you wondering what the Power of One is, get ready to get excited!
Eight years ago I was studying how our group was growing and looking for ways to make it simpler to explain how exponential growth would take place over time. It is a lot like compound interest in that it takes some time to build up. So I thought, what would happen if everyone just sponsored 1 new person each month and we did it for a year, or two. Let's take a look at what we found...
In month 6 you would only have 32 members on your team. That doesn't sound too impressive, but as we look out to 12 months things change dramatically. Exponential growth has taken hold and after month 12 your team now consists of 4,096 members! We then applied these numbers to the YTB compensation plan and what we came up with was stunning. I've applied the Power of One to many different companies' plans and by far, this is the best result to date.
In month 11 you will achieve Level 1 Director and your 12 month income, including all bonuses would be $161,825. Not bad huh?
So, who wants to earn $161,825 in 12 months working part time 7 - 10 hours a week?
MG
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Black Belt RTA's
I'm happy to announce we will be launching Black Belt RTA's in the next week. I've been hunkered down working on the Black Belt RTA System. What is Black Belt RTA's? It is a system of building your business at light speed the right way, in a way that will duplicate itself and give you exactly what you want out of the business like clockwork. It is built on the premise of a franchise model system where nothing is left to chance, everything is accounted for, all you have to do is plug yourself in and follow the system.
Think of it in terms of a McDonald's franchise, possible the world's most recognized brand, McDonalds will leave a 19 year old in charge of a 10 or 20 million dollar a year operation when their parents won't let them take the Volvo out alone on the weekend. Why? Because they have a system. They fry the fries a certain way, the put the mustard on in a circle not criss cross, they add 3 pickles, not 2 or 4, all the cups have the same amount of ice, etc, etc... That is what we set out to create or I should say modify for YTB.
I came up with a concept called the Power of One 8 years ago and it revolutionized the way we and our team approached the business. It led to our group exploding to over 8,000 people worldwide, but it was really missing one element.... A system to guarantee the "1" (you'll understand "1" later). Now we have it. It's a plan of carving out 7-10 hours a week and it is a 2-4 year plan to complete financial independence. I'll discuss the specifics of the Power of One in another post - you are gonna love it....
MG
Think of it in terms of a McDonald's franchise, possible the world's most recognized brand, McDonalds will leave a 19 year old in charge of a 10 or 20 million dollar a year operation when their parents won't let them take the Volvo out alone on the weekend. Why? Because they have a system. They fry the fries a certain way, the put the mustard on in a circle not criss cross, they add 3 pickles, not 2 or 4, all the cups have the same amount of ice, etc, etc... That is what we set out to create or I should say modify for YTB.
I came up with a concept called the Power of One 8 years ago and it revolutionized the way we and our team approached the business. It led to our group exploding to over 8,000 people worldwide, but it was really missing one element.... A system to guarantee the "1" (you'll understand "1" later). Now we have it. It's a plan of carving out 7-10 hours a week and it is a 2-4 year plan to complete financial independence. I'll discuss the specifics of the Power of One in another post - you are gonna love it....
MG
Monday, August 18, 2008
The cost of waiting...
As one last follow up to the last post in the "Why YTB" thread of posts, I ask the question of you - "Where will you be in 3 years from now? What about 4? Or 5?
In my last post on "Why YTB" I ranted a little on why wouldn't someone choose a company with all the benefits of YTB over others who simply just don't stack up. I explained all the benefits afforded to YTB Directors - that if you are going to spend years working hard building your business, why not build one with all the benefits that YTB has in place - things no other network marketing company or home businesss has?
So after you read all the great benefits of starting a business with YTB through the posts below... I want you to ask yourself this one final question.
"If you don't get started with YTB, where will you be 3 years from now?"
Think about that - where will you be? Most likely in 3 years you will be in the same position you are now. Granted you may have gotten a cost of living raise, maybe a promotion, etc, etc, but generally speaking you are going to be right where you are today in the overall picture of things.
You may be thinking, "why do I use 3 years?". I use that number because as reported in the YTB Income Disclosure statement the average time it took an RTA to become Director was 30 months - 6 months less than 3 years (so I rounded UP).
What if it takes you 3 years, 4 years or 5 years to become a Director - so what! Look where you'll be then. Six figure income, guaranteed issue full health benefits, guaranteed residual income and a lifestyle most people don't believe is possible.
Or you can be right where you are today... You have all the evidence, all the facts are right here -
It's your choice now.
In my last post on "Why YTB" I ranted a little on why wouldn't someone choose a company with all the benefits of YTB over others who simply just don't stack up. I explained all the benefits afforded to YTB Directors - that if you are going to spend years working hard building your business, why not build one with all the benefits that YTB has in place - things no other network marketing company or home businesss has?
So after you read all the great benefits of starting a business with YTB through the posts below... I want you to ask yourself this one final question.
"If you don't get started with YTB, where will you be 3 years from now?"
Think about that - where will you be? Most likely in 3 years you will be in the same position you are now. Granted you may have gotten a cost of living raise, maybe a promotion, etc, etc, but generally speaking you are going to be right where you are today in the overall picture of things.
You may be thinking, "why do I use 3 years?". I use that number because as reported in the YTB Income Disclosure statement the average time it took an RTA to become Director was 30 months - 6 months less than 3 years (so I rounded UP).
What if it takes you 3 years, 4 years or 5 years to become a Director - so what! Look where you'll be then. Six figure income, guaranteed issue full health benefits, guaranteed residual income and a lifestyle most people don't believe is possible.
Or you can be right where you are today... You have all the evidence, all the facts are right here -
It's your choice now.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Building Your Business through the Warm Market
This post comes from a somewhat heated debate I had on a forum with a group of other people involved in a home business. The debate is about "what is the best and most profitable way to build your business? Online through cold market or warm market techniques and strategies." Enjoy...
How long does it take to teach someone to be successful online? Are you willing to wait for each of your team members to learn this skill before they can go and approach their most powerful market, the warm market?
From my experience, the fastest way to build your business is by leading with the warm market approach and then branching out to other forms of marketing.
From what I've seen, over the last 3 years the FASTEST growing teams are those who use the "warm market" approach first and then branch out, move to the local market, funded proposals, internet prospecting, buy leads, etc.
I see many of these big players killing it right now, in today's market place, leading with the warm market! Just this past weekend a friend of mine met several, $250,000, $500,000 and million dollar annual earners who build their team in the last 3 years, using only the warm market... and many of them had NO previous network marketing experience.
"The next person you sponsor, aren't they somebody's mother, sister, brother, friend, neighbor, coworker?" And hence they are in somebody's warm market.
Again, show me a team / company that is doing $50 million to a $1 Billion in sales over the last 3 years that is IGNORING the warm market approach.
The most immediately duplicable system is the "warm market."
* Buying leads means your team is dependent on a lead generation source.
* Using massive advertising means your team is dependent on that advertising source.
* Teaching your team to attract qualified leads (which is a great step, just not the first step IMO), takes time, sometimes a long time.
I could go on with this list.
It's not only if IT WORKS. Almost everything works if you learn the skill of how to to do it.
It's not only if IT DUPLICATES. Again, with the right skill set, resources, etc you can get many things to duplicate, at least duplicate temporarily.
But also, WILL IT LAST. That's the key final question. Leading with the warm market not only WORK, and DUPLICATES, but it builds teams that LAST the test of time.
If you are not building your business to LAST, to stand the test of time, then really you might be better off just getting into a sales job, etc. One of the biggest benefits of network marketing is you can:
BUILD IT ONCE.
BUILD IT BIG
=> BUILD IT TO LAST A LIFETIME OF INCOME.
Whatever I'm doing within my network marketing business, I always ask if it will answer ALL THREE questions:
* WILL IT WORK
* WILL IT DUPLICATE
* WILL IT LAST (stand the test of time)
And then I ask, does it fit the formula for long-term success in network marketing, which is in your ability to:
"Get a large group of people to do a few simple things over a consistent period of time."
The warm market approach is a resounding yes to all those questions. And I think that's why you see the fastest growing and longest lasting companies and teams stick to the warm market approach.
How long does it take to teach someone to be successful online? Are you willing to wait for each of your team members to learn this skill before they can go and approach their most powerful market, the warm market?
From my experience, the fastest way to build your business is by leading with the warm market approach and then branching out to other forms of marketing.
From what I've seen, over the last 3 years the FASTEST growing teams are those who use the "warm market" approach first and then branch out, move to the local market, funded proposals, internet prospecting, buy leads, etc.
I see many of these big players killing it right now, in today's market place, leading with the warm market! Just this past weekend a friend of mine met several, $250,000, $500,000 and million dollar annual earners who build their team in the last 3 years, using only the warm market... and many of them had NO previous network marketing experience.
"The next person you sponsor, aren't they somebody's mother, sister, brother, friend, neighbor, coworker?" And hence they are in somebody's warm market.
Again, show me a team / company that is doing $50 million to a $1 Billion in sales over the last 3 years that is IGNORING the warm market approach.
The most immediately duplicable system is the "warm market."
* Buying leads means your team is dependent on a lead generation source.
* Using massive advertising means your team is dependent on that advertising source.
* Teaching your team to attract qualified leads (which is a great step, just not the first step IMO), takes time, sometimes a long time.
I could go on with this list.
It's not only if IT WORKS. Almost everything works if you learn the skill of how to to do it.
It's not only if IT DUPLICATES. Again, with the right skill set, resources, etc you can get many things to duplicate, at least duplicate temporarily.
But also, WILL IT LAST. That's the key final question. Leading with the warm market not only WORK, and DUPLICATES, but it builds teams that LAST the test of time.
If you are not building your business to LAST, to stand the test of time, then really you might be better off just getting into a sales job, etc. One of the biggest benefits of network marketing is you can:
BUILD IT ONCE.
BUILD IT BIG
=> BUILD IT TO LAST A LIFETIME OF INCOME.
Whatever I'm doing within my network marketing business, I always ask if it will answer ALL THREE questions:
* WILL IT WORK
* WILL IT DUPLICATE
* WILL IT LAST (stand the test of time)
And then I ask, does it fit the formula for long-term success in network marketing, which is in your ability to:
"Get a large group of people to do a few simple things over a consistent period of time."
The warm market approach is a resounding yes to all those questions. And I think that's why you see the fastest growing and longest lasting companies and teams stick to the warm market approach.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Piling on...
I'm like "Coach" (our founder) - I love a good challenge and right now YTB is under attack by the "industry" of travel agents. Basically because we are kicking their you know what... The question seems to be that we are not really a travel company, that we don't sell travel.
Well last year YTB agents booked over $440 million in travel and so far this year (mid August) we are over $800 million booked so far. No travel booked? Hello???!
Well last year YTB agents booked over $440 million in travel and so far this year (mid August) we are over $800 million booked so far. No travel booked? Hello???!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Why wouldn't you?
I had an interesting conversation with a colleague from my network marketing past and he was asking me why I chose YTB. I directed him here and he read all the posts and agreed they were impressive, but still asked... "Why don't you join a new start up and ride a big wave and then cash out and find another...?" Definitely an intriguing question and my response was immediate and I think the theme of all the other reasons I chose YTB. I wanted to share it with you...
I told him that I believe 100%, that if you do it right, you can build anything. I firmly believe that my good friend Mark Yarnell or Bill and Ro Charlton could start today in Amway or Herbalife and build a million dollar business in 12 months or less. I also believe my newest recruit and team member can do the same provided that they work hard and do it the right way.
So, my response turned into a question for him, or you, or anyone looking at joining my business. "If you are going to build something, why not build something that will be there - that you can pass on to another generation??!!
What if it took you 2 or even 3 years to reach a very attainable Director's Program that has a minimum $24,000 a year bonus on top of your average $100k income, a guaranteed residual income, guaranteed issue fully paid Health Benefits, Life Insurance paid for and huge bonuses??
I just don't get it -- maybe I've seen the fly by night deals come and go and they have to learn too, I just know I'll be right here when they see the light ;-)
MG
I told him that I believe 100%, that if you do it right, you can build anything. I firmly believe that my good friend Mark Yarnell or Bill and Ro Charlton could start today in Amway or Herbalife and build a million dollar business in 12 months or less. I also believe my newest recruit and team member can do the same provided that they work hard and do it the right way.
So, my response turned into a question for him, or you, or anyone looking at joining my business. "If you are going to build something, why not build something that will be there - that you can pass on to another generation??!!
What if it took you 2 or even 3 years to reach a very attainable Director's Program that has a minimum $24,000 a year bonus on top of your average $100k income, a guaranteed residual income, guaranteed issue fully paid Health Benefits, Life Insurance paid for and huge bonuses??
I just don't get it -- maybe I've seen the fly by night deals come and go and they have to learn too, I just know I'll be right here when they see the light ;-)
MG
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Convention Updates
I just got updates on all the new things announced at convention this weekend direct from Bill and Ro. We got together at their house with some other RTA's passing through and had some great food and fellowship. We watched a slideshow of pictures from convention and got some updates. Here's is a brief rundown...
A new bonus was announced - it works like this - if you qualify for Coach's Corner, you will earn 5 $1,000 bonuses on the way and if you do that, YTB will give you a 50% match of that $5000 on December 11th. That's a $2,500 bonus on top of your $5,000 and the regular pay. That would be a minimum of $9,000 - not bad!
Another new tool we found out about was a new "Women of YTB" book. It's a nice hard cover book featuring many of the women directors in YTB - including our very own Ro Charlton. It comes with a DVD that has stories in the form of "letters" to other women looking at YTB as a business.
These are just 2 of the announcements made at convention, but 2 of the most significant new tools. More to come...
A new bonus was announced - it works like this - if you qualify for Coach's Corner, you will earn 5 $1,000 bonuses on the way and if you do that, YTB will give you a 50% match of that $5000 on December 11th. That's a $2,500 bonus on top of your $5,000 and the regular pay. That would be a minimum of $9,000 - not bad!
Another new tool we found out about was a new "Women of YTB" book. It's a nice hard cover book featuring many of the women directors in YTB - including our very own Ro Charlton. It comes with a DVD that has stories in the form of "letters" to other women looking at YTB as a business.
These are just 2 of the announcements made at convention, but 2 of the most significant new tools. More to come...
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
The $6,000 Guarantee
If all the other things weren't enough - listen to this...
It's called the $6,000 guarantee. YTB has a system in place that if followed, they are so sure of your success, that if you don't earn at least $6,000 in 12 months of following the system, they will pay you the difference. Yep, you read that right - they GUARANTEE you'll make $6,000 or they'll pay the difference!!
Here's how it works - YTB was featured in Success From Home Magazine in January '08, its a nice magazine devoted entirely to YTB and the many success stories it has created. It includes a DVD that details the opportunity that YTB offers anyone who is willing to roll up there sleeves and go to work. These magazine are proven to work so YTB says that if you hand out 25 magazines a month for 12 months and follow up with each person you give one too, they will guarantee that you will make $6,000. The cost of 12 months of magazines is roughly $1200 so if you don't make a dime in YTB you would be +$4800.
Honestly, have you ever heard of anything like that before? I haven't. I didn't believe it at first, but you know what? It works, the magazine that is. Hand it out - follow up - sign 'em up.
$6,000 Guaranteed - what do you have to lose but the opportunity of a lifetime??
It's called the $6,000 guarantee. YTB has a system in place that if followed, they are so sure of your success, that if you don't earn at least $6,000 in 12 months of following the system, they will pay you the difference. Yep, you read that right - they GUARANTEE you'll make $6,000 or they'll pay the difference!!
Here's how it works - YTB was featured in Success From Home Magazine in January '08, its a nice magazine devoted entirely to YTB and the many success stories it has created. It includes a DVD that details the opportunity that YTB offers anyone who is willing to roll up there sleeves and go to work. These magazine are proven to work so YTB says that if you hand out 25 magazines a month for 12 months and follow up with each person you give one too, they will guarantee that you will make $6,000. The cost of 12 months of magazines is roughly $1200 so if you don't make a dime in YTB you would be +$4800.
Honestly, have you ever heard of anything like that before? I haven't. I didn't believe it at first, but you know what? It works, the magazine that is. Hand it out - follow up - sign 'em up.
$6,000 Guaranteed - what do you have to lose but the opportunity of a lifetime??
Monday, August 4, 2008
Copyrighted Plan
I've always heard other companies say that they have a unique comp plan, etc, etc, but this is the first time I've heard of a company that actually copyrighted their plan.
I'm sure lots of people would love to copy it - but sorry you can't have it :-)
Just another reason to love the YTB Plan...
I'm sure lots of people would love to copy it - but sorry you can't have it :-)
Just another reason to love the YTB Plan...
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Bill of Rights
Now on top of the great compensation YTB has in place - how could it get any better?
How about if they guarantee it?!
That's right, YTB has in place a Bill of Rights that guarantees your residual commissions can never be decreased or taken away. Even if the company is bought out, sold or goes bankrupt, the rep is the first to get paid. It's a UCC Filing so its not just "talk", its for real.
You can read it for yourself here: Click Here to see Bill of Rights
MG
How about if they guarantee it?!
That's right, YTB has in place a Bill of Rights that guarantees your residual commissions can never be decreased or taken away. Even if the company is bought out, sold or goes bankrupt, the rep is the first to get paid. It's a UCC Filing so its not just "talk", its for real.
You can read it for yourself here: Click Here to see Bill of Rights
MG
The Director's Program
The Director's Program at YTB is unlike anything I've seen in this industry.
First, it takes 500 RTA's to become a Director. Now once you become a Director you immediately qualify for a monthly Director's Bonus. Yes, I said monthly and they are paid ON TOP of your regular commissions and earnings! These bonuses are minimums and can be even higher.
If that's not enough, get this -- once you become Director you immediately qualify for Health Benefits that are completely paid for by YTB. As in FREE. This is not some Mickey Mouse supplemental insurance, this is Blue Cross Blue Shield top level PPO plan with Dental and Vision. They also give you $150,000 in Life Insurance - FREE!
Coach decided that once someone attained the level of Director he didn't want anyone still working a job for the benefits alone, he wanted them to be full-time with YTB. So the instant you become Director you get a minimum $24,000 raise and you qualify for Health benefits.
To me, this alone was enough to convince me. I don't see how anybody in any other network marketing company or home business could see this and not join on the spot. If this is you - email me and I'll go over it in detail with you one on one.
This gives you a big goal to go after - true freedom from the shackles of your job. It's the best of both worlds, the ultimate no brainer. Trust me, there is nothing like it anywhere in business. You have the shelter of benefits that a job provides but the opportunity to create an unlimited income. It's what is called a WIN WIN!
First, it takes 500 RTA's to become a Director. Now once you become a Director you immediately qualify for a monthly Director's Bonus. Yes, I said monthly and they are paid ON TOP of your regular commissions and earnings! These bonuses are minimums and can be even higher.
- At 500 RTA's your bonus is $2,000 a month. That's a $24,000 a year raise from Day 1.
- At 2000 RTA's it increases to $4,000 a month.
- At 5000 RTA's it increases to $8,000 a month and stays at an $8,000 from then on.
If that's not enough, get this -- once you become Director you immediately qualify for Health Benefits that are completely paid for by YTB. As in FREE. This is not some Mickey Mouse supplemental insurance, this is Blue Cross Blue Shield top level PPO plan with Dental and Vision. They also give you $150,000 in Life Insurance - FREE!
Coach decided that once someone attained the level of Director he didn't want anyone still working a job for the benefits alone, he wanted them to be full-time with YTB. So the instant you become Director you get a minimum $24,000 raise and you qualify for Health benefits.
To me, this alone was enough to convince me. I don't see how anybody in any other network marketing company or home business could see this and not join on the spot. If this is you - email me and I'll go over it in detail with you one on one.
This gives you a big goal to go after - true freedom from the shackles of your job. It's the best of both worlds, the ultimate no brainer. Trust me, there is nothing like it anywhere in business. You have the shelter of benefits that a job provides but the opportunity to create an unlimited income. It's what is called a WIN WIN!
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Bonuses, Bonuses, Bonuses
I like bonuses and YTB has instituted what they call Dream Bonuses. These are paid out as you reach certain number of RTA's. Here is the breakdown...
100 RTA's = $10,000
200 RTA's = $10,000
300 RTA's = $10,000
400 RTA's = $10,000
500 RTA's = $10,000
2000 RTA's = $50,000
5000 RTA's = $100,000
10,000 RTA's = $250,000
20,000 RTA's = $1,000,000
Wow. And that's just a bonus in ADDITION to your regular commissions earned.
100 RTA's = $10,000
200 RTA's = $10,000
300 RTA's = $10,000
400 RTA's = $10,000
500 RTA's = $10,000
2000 RTA's = $50,000
5000 RTA's = $100,000
10,000 RTA's = $250,000
20,000 RTA's = $1,000,000
Wow. And that's just a bonus in ADDITION to your regular commissions earned.
The 50% Match
I thought I'd begin with the 50% Match because it's the most basic part of the plan, but often overlooked when I've heard or read other people talking about the plan.
Here's how it goes - You will make 50% of the income of anyone you personally introduce and sponsor into YTB. Let's say you bring in John and John makes $2,000 this month - you make $1,000. You sponsor Bill and he makes $3,000 - you make $1,500. And so on and so on...
Simple enough, but don't overlook the power of it.
Here's where it can get interesting - and this is what got me excited. Let's suppose that you have 10 people you personally sponsored on your team that each are making just $1,000 a month, no big superstars, and let's say it took you a year or even 18 months to do that....
With the 50% Match you'd be earning $5,000 a month or $60,000 a year (10 people at $500 each)! That's almost double the median income in the United States! Now imagine sponsoring 2 or 3 six figure earners mixed in there... Wow!
I love the 50% Match ~
Here's how it goes - You will make 50% of the income of anyone you personally introduce and sponsor into YTB. Let's say you bring in John and John makes $2,000 this month - you make $1,000. You sponsor Bill and he makes $3,000 - you make $1,500. And so on and so on...
Simple enough, but don't overlook the power of it.
Here's where it can get interesting - and this is what got me excited. Let's suppose that you have 10 people you personally sponsored on your team that each are making just $1,000 a month, no big superstars, and let's say it took you a year or even 18 months to do that....
With the 50% Match you'd be earning $5,000 a month or $60,000 a year (10 people at $500 each)! That's almost double the median income in the United States! Now imagine sponsoring 2 or 3 six figure earners mixed in there... Wow!
I love the 50% Match ~
Friday, August 1, 2008
Show me the Money!
Now that I've joined, let's get to what really got me fired up - the YTB Compensation Plan.
When I first looked it over, I told Bill Charlton that I must have read it wrong - but if I didn't I had to know more. He assured me that I wasn't wrong and that's the first time I said to myself, "This might be THE ONE".
The plan is based on a team concept, not really levels like multi-level marketing companies, its very unique and powerful. You basically build 3 teams, a First Team, a Power Team and Dream Team. It was designed to be able to get the new person into profit and move them toward a full time income quickly. You can reach the top pay level with just 6 people on your team!
Some things look good on paper, but results are what matter, real world results. Try these on for size, YTB has 15 people making over a million dollars a year. That's over $80,000 a month! They also have over 150 people that are pulling down six-figure incomes. Coach has a goal of creating 10,000 millionaires through YTB - he has a big jar of marbles in his office (per Bill and Ro) that had 10,000 marbles in it and he moves one over every time a new millionaire is created. I don't know about you, but I want my name on one of those marbles...
In the next few posts I'm going to break down the overall plan - I wanted to break them up to make them easy to reference so none are overlooked as they are all vital. The hardest part is where to begin.
YTB has the most lucrative overall plan I've looked at... I look forward to sharing it with you.
When I first looked it over, I told Bill Charlton that I must have read it wrong - but if I didn't I had to know more. He assured me that I wasn't wrong and that's the first time I said to myself, "This might be THE ONE".
The plan is based on a team concept, not really levels like multi-level marketing companies, its very unique and powerful. You basically build 3 teams, a First Team, a Power Team and Dream Team. It was designed to be able to get the new person into profit and move them toward a full time income quickly. You can reach the top pay level with just 6 people on your team!
Some things look good on paper, but results are what matter, real world results. Try these on for size, YTB has 15 people making over a million dollars a year. That's over $80,000 a month! They also have over 150 people that are pulling down six-figure incomes. Coach has a goal of creating 10,000 millionaires through YTB - he has a big jar of marbles in his office (per Bill and Ro) that had 10,000 marbles in it and he moves one over every time a new millionaire is created. I don't know about you, but I want my name on one of those marbles...
In the next few posts I'm going to break down the overall plan - I wanted to break them up to make them easy to reference so none are overlooked as they are all vital. The hardest part is where to begin.
YTB has the most lucrative overall plan I've looked at... I look forward to sharing it with you.
The Welcome Kit Arrives...
My wife and I came home today from lunch and found a package on the front porch - it was our welcome kit from YTB. I've seen literally hundreds of these things so I'm anxious to tear into it and see how its done. More later...
An hour later... After tearing into the kit and going through it all, I will have to say, its as complete and well done welcome kit as I've seen. Very professional and very well presented. Lots of great information too, most of the time the stuff in the kits are just a formality, but I enjoyed going through this one. Maybe its just because I'm so jacked about YTB, either way... its nice!
Here's some pics -
An hour later... After tearing into the kit and going through it all, I will have to say, its as complete and well done welcome kit as I've seen. Very professional and very well presented. Lots of great information too, most of the time the stuff in the kits are just a formality, but I enjoyed going through this one. Maybe its just because I'm so jacked about YTB, either way... its nice!
Here's some pics -
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Pulling the trigger
Enough of the research - let's build this thing!
I started this blog with the intention of covering all the aspects of YTB and then make a decision. Well, I couldn't wait any longer, today July 29th, 2008 I've thrown my hat into the ring with YTB!
I wanted to cover everything before I joined, but I knew what I wanted to do so I'll just have to cover the many key elements of YTB "post decision day". I hope this is still a great resource for you if you are looking at what we are doing with YTB.
I'll close this post by saying unequivocally that "YTB is simply the best business opportunity I've ever seen, network marketing or otherwise, for people to achieve extraordinary results in both the short term and long term.
Let's go!
I started this blog with the intention of covering all the aspects of YTB and then make a decision. Well, I couldn't wait any longer, today July 29th, 2008 I've thrown my hat into the ring with YTB!
I wanted to cover everything before I joined, but I knew what I wanted to do so I'll just have to cover the many key elements of YTB "post decision day". I hope this is still a great resource for you if you are looking at what we are doing with YTB.
I'll close this post by saying unequivocally that "YTB is simply the best business opportunity I've ever seen, network marketing or otherwise, for people to achieve extraordinary results in both the short term and long term.
Let's go!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Leadership
This is a big one! I can't count on 2 hands the number of times I've been told "we have a great leader", blah blah blah and then with about 2 clicks of my mouse I find that he/she has never built anything but a "bio". With the internet it doesn't take long to verify the credentials of someone claiming to be this or that.
J. Lloyd Tomer (aka Coach) - Founder and leader of YTB. Coach understand the word team and how to build one. He is a former 82nd Airborne paratrooper (he used to jump out of perfectly good planes for our country!) and grew a small church of 40 to over 2000 in just a few years.
He joined what was then A.L. Williams in 1981 and 21 years later with over $10 million in earnings, and an organization of over 250,000 customers, his group did over $2 Billion in annual life insurance sales when the business was sold to one of his sons. Coach soon realized that he missed the role of coach and mentor and he along with his son Scott and close friend Kim Sorenson developed the concept of what would become YTB.
The bottom line is the leadership has "done it" themselves. They don't just talk a good game, they know what it takes to build a team. Coach, Scott and Kim all were National Sales Directors and up in AL Williams. I got my start in AL Williams (now Primerica Financial Services) and I know how difficult to achieve that rank and the #'s Coach's team cranked out are off the charts.
All you have to do is listen to him one time and you can see it in his eyes - the fire, the will to win and the caring. He has instituted some things in YTB that we'll go over later that people said could never be done, but he did it because it was for the good of the team and they are still in place today.
The leadership is A++.
J. Lloyd Tomer (aka Coach) - Founder and leader of YTB. Coach understand the word team and how to build one. He is a former 82nd Airborne paratrooper (he used to jump out of perfectly good planes for our country!) and grew a small church of 40 to over 2000 in just a few years.
He joined what was then A.L. Williams in 1981 and 21 years later with over $10 million in earnings, and an organization of over 250,000 customers, his group did over $2 Billion in annual life insurance sales when the business was sold to one of his sons. Coach soon realized that he missed the role of coach and mentor and he along with his son Scott and close friend Kim Sorenson developed the concept of what would become YTB.
The bottom line is the leadership has "done it" themselves. They don't just talk a good game, they know what it takes to build a team. Coach, Scott and Kim all were National Sales Directors and up in AL Williams. I got my start in AL Williams (now Primerica Financial Services) and I know how difficult to achieve that rank and the #'s Coach's team cranked out are off the charts.
All you have to do is listen to him one time and you can see it in his eyes - the fire, the will to win and the caring. He has instituted some things in YTB that we'll go over later that people said could never be done, but he did it because it was for the good of the team and they are still in place today.
The leadership is A++.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Back to work... Timing.
We made it back safe and sound - had a great time, the weather was fantastic, the kids had a blast, almost bought a condo (still might) and the golf was... HOT!
While away, I couldn't take my mind too far from YTB - so I'm looking forward to getting back to work looking at the company in more detail.
I think I actually covered timing in the last post when I spoke about the "travel" aspect. I mentioned the baby boomers retiring and traveling and who do you know doesn't travel at least once a year? The travel industry is $7 Trillion now and is predicted to double to $14 Trillion in the next 10 years - that's a bunch of zeroes!! As the world shrinks in size due to the internet and our communication systems, travel will follow. The opportunity for someone to capitalize on this upward trend is mind boggling.
There is also timing in relation to the company. YTB is seven years old, plenty of time to work the kinks out as generally it is thought that 5 years is the magic mark that a company becomes "solid" and stable for the long term.
As I see it, the timing is perfect - the water's great, jump on in!
While away, I couldn't take my mind too far from YTB - so I'm looking forward to getting back to work looking at the company in more detail.
I think I actually covered timing in the last post when I spoke about the "travel" aspect. I mentioned the baby boomers retiring and traveling and who do you know doesn't travel at least once a year? The travel industry is $7 Trillion now and is predicted to double to $14 Trillion in the next 10 years - that's a bunch of zeroes!! As the world shrinks in size due to the internet and our communication systems, travel will follow. The opportunity for someone to capitalize on this upward trend is mind boggling.
There is also timing in relation to the company. YTB is seven years old, plenty of time to work the kinks out as generally it is thought that 5 years is the magic mark that a company becomes "solid" and stable for the long term.
As I see it, the timing is perfect - the water's great, jump on in!
Friday, July 11, 2008
The Big 4
After the kicking was over :-) I got down to business looking at what I've found to be important in a solid company... They are - the Leadership, the Timing, the Product and the Compensation Plan (in no particular order).
You can do ok with 3 of them, you can get by with 2, but you can make a FORTUNE with all 4.
Let's start with the obvious one, the product - Travel. Why travel?
Well just ask yourself this question - If you had all the money and all the time and freedom in the world, what would you do more of? If you are like over 90% of the people in America you just answered - travel. That in itself is enough, but add that the baby boomers are starting to retire and what are they gonna do - travel. Add that people love to talk about their vacations and generally just love to travel and that's more than enough!
I'll talk more about how YTB Travel works...
That's all for now.
P.S. We are heading to Destin tomorrow for a week for some beach time and great golf, I may not post anymore till we return...
You can do ok with 3 of them, you can get by with 2, but you can make a FORTUNE with all 4.
Let's start with the obvious one, the product - Travel. Why travel?
Well just ask yourself this question - If you had all the money and all the time and freedom in the world, what would you do more of? If you are like over 90% of the people in America you just answered - travel. That in itself is enough, but add that the baby boomers are starting to retire and what are they gonna do - travel. Add that people love to talk about their vacations and generally just love to travel and that's more than enough!
I'll talk more about how YTB Travel works...
That's all for now.
P.S. We are heading to Destin tomorrow for a week for some beach time and great golf, I may not post anymore till we return...
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Company...
I guess the first thing to do is let you know the company I am talking about huh??
It's called YourTravelBiz.com - also known as YTB.
Note: Now all you "networkers" that may be reading this - please don't think that you know all about it or blow it off because you've "heard about it" before. See, I've heard about this company for several years and never took a close look because 1) no one ever asked me to and 2) I thought I knew everything about every company I had "heard of". Don't make the same mistake I did because after what I've seen so far, I've been kicking myself - so hang with me.
I used to think that the 'duds' I mentioned earlier were failures and I guess in a way they are, but now I don't punish myself for them, I embrace them. I feel that they, along with the successes got me to this point and put this company in front of me at this point in time - the difference is this time I have the knowledge to make a decision based on the facts and I hope you will too.
More to come...
It's called YourTravelBiz.com - also known as YTB.
Note: Now all you "networkers" that may be reading this - please don't think that you know all about it or blow it off because you've "heard about it" before. See, I've heard about this company for several years and never took a close look because 1) no one ever asked me to and 2) I thought I knew everything about every company I had "heard of". Don't make the same mistake I did because after what I've seen so far, I've been kicking myself - so hang with me.
I used to think that the 'duds' I mentioned earlier were failures and I guess in a way they are, but now I don't punish myself for them, I embrace them. I feel that they, along with the successes got me to this point and put this company in front of me at this point in time - the difference is this time I have the knowledge to make a decision based on the facts and I hope you will too.
More to come...
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
What's so important?
I started this blog to chronicle my research into a network marketing company that my new neighbors are top leaders in.
See, I've had a home business for over 10 years now and have had some really big successes and a few duds too. I won't call myself an expert, but let's just say that I know what to look for and what not to look for in an opportunity. I've had two non-traditional businesses along with the home business to provide some real world perspective.
One of my organizations grew to over 8,000 distributors in 5 countries around the world and another grew to over 4,000 distributors and customers in a little over 6 months. Each had their strengths and each had their flaws - that's why I use the word "had" when referring to them.
I hope to cover all the different things I'm looking at and hopefully my experience with these two companies (and the duds I mentioned) and the literally hundreds of companies I've looked at will help you out if you are looking at getting involved in a home business too.
I've not decided to get back involved, but I have 95% decided that if I do, it will be with this company. So if I do choose to jump back in, this will be a great resource for others looking at it as well.
Let's get started...
See, I've had a home business for over 10 years now and have had some really big successes and a few duds too. I won't call myself an expert, but let's just say that I know what to look for and what not to look for in an opportunity. I've had two non-traditional businesses along with the home business to provide some real world perspective.
One of my organizations grew to over 8,000 distributors in 5 countries around the world and another grew to over 4,000 distributors and customers in a little over 6 months. Each had their strengths and each had their flaws - that's why I use the word "had" when referring to them.
I hope to cover all the different things I'm looking at and hopefully my experience with these two companies (and the duds I mentioned) and the literally hundreds of companies I've looked at will help you out if you are looking at getting involved in a home business too.
I've not decided to get back involved, but I have 95% decided that if I do, it will be with this company. So if I do choose to jump back in, this will be a great resource for others looking at it as well.
Let's get started...
Friday, July 4, 2008
First Blog
Hello and welcome to my FIRST blog!
It's hard (for me) to believe that this is my first blog as I've been working on the internet for almost 10 years now. I remember when I first heard the word "weblog" that morphed into "blog" and have watched it go from a noun to a verb. I remember thinking that it would never catch on. Boy was I wrong!
So far, I've resisted the requests to start a blog about what I do and what I've done, but I never thought I really had "something to say". I hate the blogs that are just daily journals with endless posts like "going to lunch now", "We went to the park today and walked the dogs" — fine, but really, not blog material (that's what Twitter is for)
So why now...? Well, I finally feel like I have something important to say.
I endeavor to provide something of value every time I post something here. So please subscribe to the blog so you can keep up with what's going on here - it will be worth it!
It's hard (for me) to believe that this is my first blog as I've been working on the internet for almost 10 years now. I remember when I first heard the word "weblog" that morphed into "blog" and have watched it go from a noun to a verb. I remember thinking that it would never catch on. Boy was I wrong!
So far, I've resisted the requests to start a blog about what I do and what I've done, but I never thought I really had "something to say". I hate the blogs that are just daily journals with endless posts like "going to lunch now", "We went to the park today and walked the dogs" — fine, but really, not blog material (that's what Twitter is for)
So why now...? Well, I finally feel like I have something important to say.
I endeavor to provide something of value every time I post something here. So please subscribe to the blog so you can keep up with what's going on here - it will be worth it!
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