by Mary Stephan
Friday February 27, 2015

Being a home based travel agent is not for the faint of heart. Sure we all love to travel. Who doesn’t? But selling travel and traveling are two very different things. At some point, we all question why we continue to do what we are doing especially dealing with price shoppers, tire kickers and the occasional rude, know-it-all client.

I had a successful home based agency in Ohio. However, I was working 60+ hours a week. Afraid of missing a sale, I was always answering the phone and booking travel even on the weekends. Much to the detriment of my family. I couldn’t shut it off. When tax time rolled around it was not pleasant. State, city and the IRS had to be paid. Before I…

I love to watch professionals “do their thing.”

The man I once hired to dig a hole in my backyard to install an above ground pool had my eyes spinning. His machine was called a “Bob Cat,” and man, could he make that thing “sing.”

  — Travel Research Online
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