Tag Archives: Business Tools

285 – Promote Yourself as a Destination Expert on Hearplanet

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Podcast Number 285 CO HOSTED SEGMENT Steven Echtman joins the show to talk about Hearplanet. Hearplanet is a personal tour guide in your pocket. Actually it’s a sophisticated app for your iPhone or Android powered smart phone. Geolocation along with powerful search features will lead you on a discovery of what’s around you, or what’s … Continue reading 285 – Promote Yourself as a Destination Expert on Hearplanet →

279 – Putting Together a Theme Cruise and Helping Your Clients Rave About You

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Podcast Number 279 BUSINESS SEGMENT Testimonials are great sales tools everyone should employ to drive business.  Don’t leave your client scratching their head about what to write when you ask them for a testimonial.  Bust through a client’s writer’s block by giving them a template to prompt them to write a winning testimonial for you. … Continue reading 279 – Putting Together a Theme Cruise and Helping Your Clients Rave About You →

278 – Reflections of a Travel Agent and What’s in a Name

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Podcast Number 278 BUSINESS SEGMENT Barry talks about how to organize and name the files on your computer.  The key is to organize and name your files so you can quickly locate them in the future.  Here are examples of the naming conventions Barry talks about in the show. Here is how I store Sara … Continue reading 278 – Reflections of a Travel Agent and What’s in a Name →

273 – Hawaii Kayak Adventures and Web Pages That Grab Clients

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Podcast Number 273 Sponsor: Visit gotomeeting.com, click the try it free button and use promo code: Podcast. BUSINESS SEGMENT Create a web page that helps your potential clients to know, like and trust you.  Put lessons learned in a survey conducted by Tealeaf to use on your website. CO HOSTED SEGMENT Micco Godinez from Kayak … Continue reading 273 – Hawaii Kayak Adventures and Web Pages That Grab Clients →

269 – Boost Your Business With Direct Marketing – Here’s How!

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Podcast Number 269 Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. Marketing on Twitter and Facebook is all the buzz today. In fact, we’ve been a part of that buzz here on the Home Based Travel Agent Show. However, there is an old, tried and true marketing method that shouldn’t be … Continue reading 269 – Boost Your Business With Direct Marketing – Here’s How! →

264 – Free Learning Opportunities at the Mac Computer Expo

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Podcast Number 264 Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. The North Coast Mac Users’ Group is holding their annual Mac Computer Expo on October 2, 2010.  Lorene is the event manager for the Expo and Barry is heading to California to attend the event.  In this show Barry and … Continue reading 264 – Free Learning Opportunities at the Mac Computer Expo →

263 – Marketing Your Travel Business, “The Idea Machine!”

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Podcast Number 263 Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. This show is full of tips and ideas about how to market your travel business. Barry is in Chicago for a long weekend and Lorene is off on an adventure therefore the co-hosted segment is a repeat of the show … Continue reading 263 – Marketing Your Travel Business, “The Idea Machine!” →

257 – Travel Agent Social Media Resources

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Podcast Number 257 Join the fun with Lorene Romero, Gary Ebels and Barry Kantz as they discuss social media resources for the travel agent.  Barry describes Over The Top TV and how that is a resource for travel agents.  Gary gives us a peek at Twitter and software such as Tweet Deck to search and … Continue reading 257 – Travel Agent Social Media Resources →

256 – Travel Technology Round Table With Gary Ebels, Lorene and Barry

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Podcast Number 256 Happy Birthday United States Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. Gary Ebels joins Lorene and Barry for a round table discussion about using technology in the travel business.  We talk about how to share information with your clients using Evernote.  We also discuss Frommer’s travel … Continue reading 256 – Travel Technology Round Table With Gary Ebels, Lorene and Barry →

243 – Recall Everything – Evernote Revisited

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Podcast Number 243 On Show 222 back in September of 2009, Barry and Lorene interviewed the CEO of Evernote.  We revisit Evernote in this show and talk about how we use Evernote to store and easily recall the important information in our lives and business.  Lorene offers some tips and unique uses for Evernote that … Continue reading 243 – Recall Everything – Evernote Revisited →