"Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end-no apologies, no regrets." - Clark Moustakas Building Block 5: It is now time for you to become a Referring Travel Agent by purchasing an online travel agency. But, this is by no means the end. If you followed this program (step for step) you should now have a big picture understanding of what you want to do. Click here for a review. And, you are now: An Independent Marketing Representative of YTB.com A Site Sell 5Pillar affiliate A Site Sell SBI owner Note: Skip this section if you prefer to "work" only one website, using SBI!. Through SBI! you will learn all you need to know about building a successful website. Action Steps: 1) Become an online travel agency owner (RTA) Purchase an Online Travel Agency. You get a personalized website with travel booking engine and Back Office management tools. Contact YTB support from the back office of your Rep website (the one you registered for in building block two under action step one). Send them a support ticket with the necessary payment information and they will process the initial fee for you. If you are not a REP, click here to view all necessary information. Then, click the Join Today button. Choose the first option that says ">> Click here to take advantage of the RTA Special!". 2) A Commission Junction Ad Publisher This is a monetization opportunity. Click here for a basic understanding of affiliate marketing and how it works. Don't forget to open a publishers account. You will find some great products to market on your website. Also, you can become a Commission Junction Advertiser if you have an established product or service you want to sell. 3) A Bidvertiser Ad Publisher This is another monetization opportunity. Simply Click Here to sign up. The process is very simple and easy to learn. The ad below is one example of monetizing with Bidvertiser. When you sign-up to become a publisher you also have the opportunity to access the advertiser program. This is an inexpensive pay-per-click program where you can create ads to send people to your travel agent or SiteSell website. 4) A Google Ad Publisher Google is the monetization option that almost everyone uses. Bidvertiser and others copy their program after Google's program. Sooner or later, you will definitely open a Google account. You have already seen many Ads by Google on this and other websites. For example, this page has two other examples. Don't wait. Sign up for your Google AdSense account now. Simply click the words "Ads by Google" that you see on any Google ad. 5) ClickBank Member This is a sales generating opportunity. If you have a digital product (your own software, e-book, etc.) or service to sell, this company is highly recommended. ClickBank is a marketplace with over 100,000 affiliates that can sell your product or service. (Click Here to open an account). You can also promote ClickBank digital products. "Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit." - Conrad Hilton Going forward, you will have available to you intensive help and one-on-one consultation. If you have any difficulties you can simply ask for help and you will get plenty of assistance. You have available to you the YTB Network support team for all things travel related. You have available to you the Site Sell forums for all things related to website building, website hosting, and marketing. Of course, you can use the contact form to request free personal consultation. Contact Me. "Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus." - Alexander Graham Bell Affiliate Sign-up Suggestions See Success Tools Back to Building Block Four – Part One Convert Your Knowledge Back to Building Block Four – Part Two Back to Top Become a Referring Travel Agent Return to Home Page