Are you searching for information on YTB? Have you read about the YTB scam rumors and misinformation? At the moment there are unsubstantiated claims going on about YTB. I decided I'd like to address them for those of you who are taking a serious look at Your Travel Biz.

It's common for folks who are looking to join YTB or any MLM to participate in forums to investigate the opportunity they are considering. They are always told that all MLM companies are scams and should be unilaterally avoided. Except "miraculously" their one program.

The alleged "experts" over at scam.com are typically people trying to get people to join their business or people who despise everything and anything related to network marketing.

If you are truly doing your due-diligence on YTB, you need to be armed with the appropriate information to make an informed decision. Don't just rely on "Scam sites" Why? Simply because those sites and especially some boards, will have deliberate mis-information on them. People are entitled to their own opinions, but what you are looking for is facts and actual experience. Reading a post on a site or a board from someone who is possibly a recruiter for another home based travel business won't help you. They'd rather you joined THEM instead. Beware the information they give you on your choice of home-based business opportunities.

Network Marketing does work for many people. The start up costs for a home business is incredibly less expensive than the regular brick and mortar businesses. The method will simply save you money, if you consider insurance, inventory, licenses and a host of other expenses. There is truly an opportunity to earn a substantial income with network marketing.

If you are looking to joinYTB, it is my sincere hope that after reading this article you will look more skeptically at posts, "press releases" and other articles claiming that YTB is a scam. After all, how much of a scam could it be, after completing the rigorous evaluation by the Direct Selling Association which recently accepted YTB into its elite organization?

Is there such a thing as a YTB scam? Let's take a close look at the facts. What has YTB accomplished so far in the travel industry in the last seven years?

1. YTB, is a legitimate, well established, 7 year old, debt free, publicly traded company, with a Copyrighted Compensation Plan

2. Successful company since inception in 2001. Booking real travel with most major travel vendors, received the "Pinnacle Award" from Carnival Cruise Lines 3 years in a row for being a top producer as well as the "Centurion" award from Holland America Cruise Line.

3. On June 23rd, 2008 Travel Weekly ((the most influential news resource for the travel industry), released the 2008 Power List and YTB International is ranked #26, up 9 places from the 2007 ranking of #35. YTB International President, J. Kim Sorensen, was even named by Travel Weekly as one of the 33 most influential people in the travel industry. Not to mention that little record-setting cruise "sail-a-thon," YTB held last November which booked more than 12,000 passengers in less than 24 hours. Sound like a card mill? I don't think so.

4. Over $500 million in travel booked last year. 2007, revenue growth $95.5 million, up 207% & continuing to grow strongly.

5. Over 300,00 people 140,000 who are agents, up over 128% from January 2007 (60,000 agents).

6. Has established an online booking engine with Travelocity Partners and 31 other booking engines.

7. Has built strategic relationships with key travel industry providers and vendors around the world.

8. Record breaking cruise bookings in a single day. On 11/08/2007 over 12,000 in one day!

9. One of few approved by the Direct Sellers Association (DSA). See DSA Press Release

10. Wall street expert John Gilliam wrote an article referring to YTB International as possibly being, "Wall Streets Next Online Travel Darling?"

11. Has bought a 120,000 square foot building to house their expanding operations.

12. Has over 350 employees to service the outside field representatives.

13. Has conducted their own annual travel trade shows on both the East and West coast of the country.

14. . Most recent, 2/22/08 successful expansion. Over 3,000 new people in Canada!

If you have surfed the Internet you KNOW that people are making a large profit online, but STILL people say that online businesses are a scam.

Still not done with the naysayers arguments, some say the YTB scam is the $500 sign up fee. You get your own travel business for $500- who can beat that? Other sites may be cheaper, but don't assume they are all of the same. YTB has incredible training resources- training from vendors, training on marketing, plus YTB has incredible partnerships with huge vendors like Hotels.Com and Carnival.

Everything worthwhile has a cost. Whenever you think you are getting something for nothing, look again-someone, somewhere, somehow is paying for it. Behind every free lunch there is a hidden cost to be accounted for.

This business is an opportunity! Not a scam. $500 to start a business in the travel industry - thats a steal, not a scam. $500 one time payment to write off travel on your income tax ... thats a steal!

Your Travel Biz is no scam. The majority of failures in this business, and any business, are a direct result of people being unwilling to put in the necessary time, effort, and money to build their business. YTB is a business and many people treat it as a job. YTB is not a get-rich quick scheme, but it is definitely a business where people can achieve all their goals if they will work hard and discipline themselves in a consistent way and learn the skills necessary to succeed. If you hang with it you'll build a business that will give you the freedom you need.

Do your due diligence, and don't listen to what people are saying without examining the facts. Don't let someone with mis-information or lack of information influence your decision-making. If you do your homework and research the facts thoroughly, then you will have be able to make up your own mind.

If you really want to start your own online travel business visit my Web sites and get the information you need to make an informed choice. YTB is no scam. The sooner you get the facts the sooner you can get on the road to financial success through your online business.

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I will address some of the big misconceptions and scam rumors going on about YTB. I want to make sure that you fully understand what is true about YTB and what is false. If you are considering joining YTB, this information should help you make this decision.

Here are a series of statements about YTB. I will then explain why they are true or false.

YTB is a "Card Mill". False
The "Card Mill" label has gotten slapped onto pretty much every opportunity to sell travel except brick-and-mortar travel agencies. A true "card mill" is a company who sells "travel credential cards" for a fee, and the company does not really sell travel.
In response to the rapid growth of YTB and other travel companies using the network marketing business model, a band of really angry brick-and-mortar travel agents have gone on a quest to rid the world of all network marketing travel companies. They'll try to tell you its because YTB and others don't sell travel. The problem is: we do, and we have started putting a dent in their customer base...which is what has prompted this reaction from the brick-and-mortar folks.

On June 23rd, 2008 Travel Weekly ((the most influential news resource for the travel industry), released the 2008 Power List and YTB International is ranked #26, up 9 places from the 2007 ranking of #35. YTB International President, J. Kim Sorensen, was even named by Travel Weekly as one of the 33 most influential people in the travel industry. Not to mention that little record-setting cruise "sail-a-thon," YTB held last November which booked more than 12,000 passengers in less than 24 hours. Sound like a card mill? I don't think so.

YTB Lost Its IATAN Status So It Can't Book Travel. False.
Yes, IATAN temporarily has suspend YTB's IATAN status. However, it really isn't that big of a deal. IATAN is a travel trade organization. It sounds like a fancy governing organization, but the bottom line is, it is just a trade organization. Now that you know this, it should be no surprise that YTB can and is still booking travel while the technicalities of the suspension are being ironed out. My bet: YTB will be back in IATAN's good graces in the next few months.

If I Join YTB, I'll Have to Recruit Other People. False.
Looking at my own YTB team, I can tell you that I did the statistics and exactly 50% of my team is composed of people who were interested in just selling travel. Some were in the brick-and-mortar travel industry and moved to an on-line business due to the overhead, others are in the wedding industry who are marketing to their clients' honeymoon needs, and others travel a lot and enjoy the perks of booking their own travel. The YTB Travel opportunity is very real, and very serious. Learn more about the opportunity to sell travel by visiting: www.to-your-success.com

YTB has never made a profit. False.
YTB earned $414 million in travel in 2007, ARC sales of $29.7 million, $211 million fulfilled by third parties, known as Referring Travel Agents, 85% of sales from business, 10% leisure, 5% meetings and conventions, as reported by Travel Weekly.

The truth of the matter is that most companies are not profitable from the start. The costs of getting the big machine turning far exceed initial revenue. This is how the story goes for most businesses. What is incredible about YTB is that it actually became profitable while also investing substantial money into improving travel training for its Referring Travel Agents by the creation of an eCampus Training feature is incredible. YTB is going to spend money to improve the company, and if you are looking to join YTB, this should be a plus not a minus!

YTB revenues come mainly from selling business opportunities rather than from selling its core product: travel. False.
YTB offers two real products: Travel and Travel Stores. Referring Travel Agents (RTAs) sell Travel only. They make commission based on the travel they sell. RTAs cannot sell Travel Stores. There is a fee to become an RTA of around $500, with a $49.95 monthly web-hosting fee. Quite reasonable for a travel store in a box!

Independent Marketing Representatives (IMRs or Reps) sell Travel Stores. Reps make commissions from the sale of travel stores ONLY. There is no fee to become a Rep. Reps cannot sell travel. Reps do not make money from signing up other Reps. Since it is free to become a Rep, the only "business" being sold by YTB is the opportunity for a person to become a Home Based Travel Agent who can sell travel and make a commission. This opportunity isn't just some invisible "opportunity." It is a tangible product: an e-commerce-ready travel booking engine, complete with sales tracking, marketing resources, training, etc. It is truly a business-in-a-box!

YTB Changes Lives. True.
A little over a year ago, I was pretty bummed at the idea of spending the next 20 years trading my time for money as a mortgage planner, and categorizing my days in increments of tenths of an hour. I was introduced to YTB, and after about eight solid months of studying network marketing and working my YTB business, I am enjoying a four-figure supplement to my monthly income, and now it appears that within the next couple of years I will be putting away my time sheet, walking away from my job as a mortgage planner, and spending my time doing what I love to do most: help others reach their goals.

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If you are like everyone else, as soon as you heard about YTB, you rushed to Google to type in YTB scam. Then, you were fortunate enough to find entire boards dedicated to telling you why Your Travel Biz. Heck, the boards are even dedicated solely to telling people about scams so they must be legit, right?

Wrong.

Besides the stray person such as myself trying to infuse a bit of reality into the posts, the authors in the forum are typically two kinds of people:

1. Representatives from competing companies

2. People who despite MLM and all things Network Marketing

Neither one of these two types are looking out for your best interest. Here's why:

Type 1. Representatives from competing companies

These people have one thing on their mind and one thing only- to get you into their business at any cost. They'll trash talk all competitors of their company, and say whatever it takes to get you to join their business over their competitor- even by fudging the facts. They'll throw out fancy figures and technical terms, and make you think that they are legit, but if you do the slightest bit of due diligence, you'll discover that more often than not, the YTB scamthey are preaching about just isn't true.

Believe me, you do NOT want to get into business with these folks I can tell you that psychological studies have shown that negative campaigns are not effective marketing tools. Plus, they've just show you how it is that they do business- maliciously bash the competition. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't sign up for that style of marketing.

Honest, ethical business owners don't market their business by talking badly about their competition. Don't get me wrong, they will make comparisons and distinguish themselves from the competition, which is fine, but they never speak degrade the competition.

When was the last time you heard a McDonald's commercial telling you that Wendy's was going bankrupt, that the corporate leadership was a bunch of crooks, and that you better get to McDonald's as fast as you can? Oh, you didn't hear them say that?

Well, I read those comments pretty much verbatim on a message boards written by a rep from a competitor of YTB. This is why you should be wary before putting your faith in these posts. You need to research the YTB opportunity for yourself to determine if the business is right for you.

The second type of people you encounter on message boards are the MLM-haters. These people are of the opinion that MLMs are only out to take advantage of people, and that they prey on unsuspecting victims.

Pull back the fluff, and look at what these people are truly saying, which is: People are too stupid to make up their own mind about what to do with their money. People shouldn't be allowed to make their own decisions, because they aren't intelligent enough to make the proper decision on how to spend their time and money.

The real reason why people fail in this business is not that it is a scam, rather it is because they have unrealistic expectations about what it takes to actually build a business, and/or they do not have sufficient time or money to properly build a business. I don't care what anyone else tells you: to make money, you need money. Period. There isn't such a thing as a free lunch. If someone tells you to join their business because it's free, easy, and they'll build the business for you...run for the hills...fast.

If it is so easy, and they build the business for you, why do they need you? Better yet, why would they need to PAY you? Not a legitimate opportunity, so move on.

In short, YTB is not a scam.It offers entrepreneurs a legitimate business without the exorbitant start-up costs inherent in a brick and mortar travel business.

People like to say that the YTB scam is that the company focuses on representative sign-up fees. This is not the case. In fact, as an Independent Marketing Rep (Rep) you can sign up with YTB for free and start selling travel stores. YTB is in the business of selling travel, and the way we do that is by setting up thousands (102,000 to be exact) travel stores, and have 102,000 people referring their family, friends and coworkers to their travel website.

YTB Travel is no scam. I was making travel commissions my first month. It was that easy. YTB is a legitimate home based business opportunity, and I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about the business, just e-mail me at: roxana@to-your-success.com

I have been getting disturbingly large amount of phone calls and e-mails from another travel company's reps trying to recruit me into their business. A month ago, I had one rep try on more than one occasion to get me to leave by comparing YTB to their travel company (let's call it "TC"), mainly the start-up fee.

The constant flood of sales pitches over the past few months gives me no choice but to "clarify" a few things for those who may fall prey to the "TC" is better that YTB trap.

First, I want to begin by making a blanket statement for all of the other Travel Company reps out there- don't waste your time calling or e-mailing me. I am not interested in joining your company- YTB is the only travel company for me.

Now, onto the real stuff of the YTB versus TC debate...

The YTB Income Disclosure Statement
Here's what one TC Rep said:

According to the 2007 Income Disclosure Statement at YTB, only 4% will ever get to their power team. In addition, less than 1/3 of 1% will ever make it into coach's corner. There is over 246,000 reps of which 95% an average of $90.32 in yearly income

Okay, now the first OBVIOUS question to pose to the suave TC salesperson is this: "Could you please send me a copy of TC's 2007 Income Disclosure Statement". If the answer is anything but, "sure here you go" then you need to take everything they say after that point with a grain of salt.

The truth of the matter is that YTB's statistics are fairly representative of network marketing companies in general...95% make little to no money at all. I seriously doubt that TC's statistics are any better.

Let me give you a real world example- I have at least 23 Reps whom I contacted after they joined as a Rep who said that they were "just looking". 23- in just MY organization, who are nothing but "tire kickers". Multiply that by the Tens of Thousands of active Reps (i.e, non-tire kickers) and you start to see why it is that such a large percentage never make any money...THEY DON'T WORK THE BUSINESS AT ALL!

Now, if you think that people who just sign up to "look around" because it's free should be compensated by YTB, then you need to head on over to Cuba and hang with the Communist crowd! In this capitalist society, you get paid for the value you bring to the marketplace- you don't work, you don't get paid. Ask your friendly TC rep if they are just handing out checks to those who don't work the business at all, I'll bet my life they will say no.

Therefore, common sense dictates that taking the amount of commissions paid by YTB in 2007 and dividing it by the number of Reps is completely ridiculous. In reality, you have just about the same percentage of success in most any legitimate company. Your success depends in large part on YOU.

Marketing Techniques

One of the things that really struck me about one particular company, is that it has become very apparent how they are marketing the business... encouraging their reps to contact current YTB reps and try to get them to leave YTB for their company. Hmmm... Questionable tactic at best. I have never once contacted someone who did not contact me first for more information, and I never once encouraged someone to leave their company to come to YTB...but that's just me.

Just to help you in your marketing efforts, in order for you to learn how to recruit people I would really encourage you to pick up a copy of Mike Dillard's
Black Belt Recruiting and also his free Magnetic Sponsoring Boot Camp series. And to learn how to market your business effectively you urgently need to visit:
www.networkmarketingbuildsmart.com. This way you don't have to waste your time trying to recruit people who are happy in their company.

The Price To Join

Another favorite of TC Reps is to show how much "cheaper" TC is to join. Now, if we are comparing prices on something- anything, doesn't it make sense to make sure that you are comparing apples to apples?

For example, if you are looking to buy a car- do you just look at the price? Geez, I hope not! You look at features...what car gives you the most bang for your buck? what car has the features you want?

Now, let's look at YTB. For $449.00 you get an on-line travel booking engine, the ability to book travel directly with vendors, a YTB Flowers site, a YTB Cars site, a YTB Outdoors site, a YTB golf site, and a marketing site, complete with a back office for both travel and marketing. (assuming you sign up as a Rep and an RTA). Then your monthly web-hosting fee for your travel booking engine is $49.95 per month (which is refunded if you sell 6 travel stores). As an RTA you receive 60% of the commission earned by YTB on the sale of travel.

Now, from what I understand about TC:

When you join at their "low, low rate" (which varies from $49 to $99 depending on what day of the week it is and a $49.95 monthly fee) you don't get any credentials, don't have the ability to work with travel vendors directly, and you only get a 20% commission on travel booked through you. Okay, so with the base package you pay the same monthly fee, but your products are limited (because you can't book directly through vendors) AND you get 40% LESS of the commission on all travel booked through you! If you plan to book a lot of travel on your site, the joke's on you, because while you saved $300 on the initial fee, how much commission will you lose over the next few years because you only get a 20% commission?!?

Now, if you want a sharp looking website- you'll add another $9.95 for that. Do you want to market the TC opportunity? Well, it's gonna cost you-another $19.95 a month. So, now you are paying almost $80 per month for a fraction of what YTB offers (remember, YTB has numerous product websites- YTB Flowers, YTB Cars, YTB Golf, Honeymoon Wishes, YTB Romance etc. which all come with your $449 start-up fee).

It doesn't take an accountant to figure out that after just a year, TC is actually MORE expensive than YTB for less features.

I could go through an even more thorough analysis of the differences between YTB and other travel companies (YTB is #26 on Travel Weekly's 2008 Power List (up from #36 last year), YTB is a member of the Direct Selling Association, etc, etc.) but I will leave the due diligence up to you!

YTB Scam Versus Other Travel Companies Which is the Real Scam?
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The results are in for YTB Travel Weekly Power List. On June 23rd, 2008, Travel Weekly (the most influential news resource for the travel industry), released the 2008 Power List and YTB International is ranked #26, up 9 places from the 2007 ranking of #35.

YTB achievements in 2007 as reported by Travel Weekly

-YTB earned $414 million in travel in 2007.

-ARC sales of $29.7 million.

- $211 million fulfilled by third parties, known as Referring Travel Agents.

- 85% of sales from business, 10% leisure, 5% meetings and conventions.

- Admitted as a member of the Direct Selling Association.

- Launched into Bahamas, Bermuda and Canada.

- Acquired Sunrise Travel in Canada.

- August 2007 National Convention in St. Louis had attendance of more than 10,000, up from 3,200 in previous year.

- Launched YTB E-Campus Modules.

- Launched YTB Cars.

- Held Funshine Travel Trade Shows in Orlando and San Diego with attendance of 5,000 and 3,000 respectively.

- Acquired American Destinations, a tour operator specializing in educational travel.

- Formed relationship with Shanghai Spring Travel in China to develop China and European tour programs.

YTB's business model of Referring Travel Agents and online travel booking is working. The great part of this news is that any individual that is committed to succeed can tap into this phenomenal growth by becoming associated with YTB.

Are you ready to partner with a proven winner? If so, join us today!

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If you type in YTB Scam or Your Travel Biz Scam into Google, you will likely see the Scam.com board. This board should not be trusted because no matter what anyone says, the moderator's goal is to bash YTB and every other network marketing company, no matter how legitimate the opportunity is.

No matter what anyone says, there is no YTB or Your Travel Biz scam. When I joined YTB I quickly started making money because all of my friends and family like to travel, and started booking on my website.

Some say the YTB scam is that it is a card mill. I don't find that to be true at all. I do get travel perks, but I treat my travel business as just that- a travel business. I give everyone I know my business card with my travel site. I've been on several trips where I have gotten a discount for being in the travel industry.

Now, on the marketing side of the business, it is an ingenious product. Definitely no YTB scam here! You are not begging people to do things they wouldn't normally do. If my price was the same or cheaper, everyone I know would book on my site.

Some say that the YTB scam is that you can't compete with big names like Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity. Here's the thing, you don't have to. You will earn extra money each month for basically doing nothing more than telling people to go to my website. You can make as much money as you want selling travel, it is up to you how you run your business. If you tell everyone you know (family, friends, co-workers, friends of friends) you have a pretty good client base. I just made $100 off of booking one cabin on a cruise for a college student's spring break trip. Sound like there's a YTB scam?

Nope. I think it's a pretty sweet deal! There's no inventory, no quota or requirement to book a certain amount of travel each month. Not to mention, the money I save using my credentials is just extra money in my pocket. So- the concept is pretty easy to introduce to other people. Definitely no YTB scam here!

BUT, if you want to succeed in the marketing business of YTB, you are going to have to work. This is a business, and far too many people I know treat it as a job, or worse- they have some sort of "entitlement" attitude- I paid $500, so I should automatically become a millionaire in 6 months. Not how it works. But these entitlement people are the ones posting to Scam.com and hollering that there is a YTB scam.

Not a single one of those people dedicated all of their free time for a year to make the business work. Not a one! I am an mortgage planner by day. I work my tail off until 7pm, come home and work my YTB business until 1 or 2 in the morning- and on weekends? Yep- YTB all day. Doing that consistently for a year will lay a terrific foundation, and I WILL be able to live on just my YTB income within 2 years. Do you see a YTB scam? No. Just a solid business opportunity that can change your life if you put in the time, effort, and yes, money- to succeed.

Others say that Your Travel Biz scam is that you have to be a good sales person to succeed. That you have to be able to speak in front of a crowd. Thanks to internet marketing, you can succeed in this business even if you aren't good at selling. Visit Pay It Forward 4 Profits and I can show you how. I get e-mails every day from people who are interested in the business- I don't cold call anyone. Hopefully by now you are seeing that there really isn't a YTB scam, just a bunch of people whining because they couldn't get something for nothing- or become a millionaire without lifting a finger.

Still not done with the naysayers arguments, some say the YTB scam is the $500 sign up fee. You get your own travel business for $500- who can beat that? Other sites may be cheaper, but don't assume they are all of the same. YTB has incredible training resources- training from vendors, training on marketing, plus YTB has incredible partnerships with huge vendors like Hotels.Com and Carnival.

For those who think that the fact that the program costs money, indicates that there is a YTB scam. I hope that I'm not telling you something you don't already know, but you WILL NOT make money without spending money- it just doesn't work that way. McDonald's and FedEx required money to start up- why is any other business any different?

Still others argue that the YTB scam is that the only "emphasis" is on selling travel sites- This is by far the silliest thing I've heard. If you are looking on the internet for information on YTB of course you are going to primarily see marketing sites. YTB Travel Reps are marketing TRAVEL not the YTB business opportunity. Start looking for travel deals, and you'll see more travel sites! Look for information on YTB and you'll find lots of sites on the YTB

opportunity. Surely you are now laughing at the idea of a YTB scam now.

I will say that you do need to do your due diligence. Visit my blog at: www.trabelution1.blogspot.com for more information about the business.

If you want to join a team that will show you how to market your travel business without chasing family and friends or buying expensive leads, and have the benefit of a mentor dedicated to your success, join our YTB team by clicking here.

Is YTB a scam? No.
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The Direct Selling Association has just approved the application for YTB as a member of it's prestigious organization.

DSA is the national trade association representing companies that manufacture and sell products and services sold directly to consumers, primarily through an independent contractor sales force. It is estimated that 14.1 Million Americans participate in a Direct Sales Organization of some type and the numbers are increasing rapidly each year. Currently, membership has been limited to only 216 organizations out of the thousands of companies who participate in Direct Sales.

The mission of the DSA is 'to protect, serve and promote the effectiveness of member companies and the independent business people they represent. To ensure that the marketing by member companies of products and/or the direct sales opportunity is conducted with the highest level of business ethics and service to consumers.' Each DSA member company pledges to abide by the Code of Ethics' standards and procedures as a condition of admission and continuing membership in DSA. This Code of Ethics speaks to both the consumer and the seller, and ensures that member companies will make no statements or promises that might mislead either consumers or prospective sales people.

The DSA Code of Ethics expressly prohibits pyramid schemes, deceptive or unlawful consumer or recruiting practices, misrepresentation of earning or sales potential, inventory loading and unreasonable entrance fees.

All applications take well over a year to complete, and during this time, the marketing and business plans of YTB were reviewed to ensure compliance with all provisions of DSA's Code of Ethics.

Other companies who were recognized as part of the DSA and are new members with YTB Travel Network include:

Agel Enterprises, LLC (Nutritional Supplements)
B's Purses & Accessories (Fashion Accessories)
Big Ear, Inc. (Custom Ear Products)
Blessings Unlimited (Giftware, Religious Books/Gifts)
CyberWize (Nutritional Supplements, Health/Wellness/Fitness)
Family and Friends Financial (Financial Services)
Genesis Secret (Nutritional Supplements)
Jeunique International, Inc. (Nutritional Supplements, Cosmetics, Jewelry, Lingerie/Sleepwear, Skincare)Livinity, Inc. (Health/Fitness/Wellness, Personal Care)
Traci Lynn Fashion Jewelry, LLC (Fashion Accessories, Jewelry)
YTB, Inc. (Travel)

See DSA Press Release

For more information on direct selling, DSA and its Code of Ethics, please visit the DSA website at www.dsa.org.

Is YTB a scam? No YTB is no scam.

Just updated on February 26th by Alexa.The Top 50 Network Marketing Companies are ranked by Internet popularity - number of visitors to the company websites averaged over 3 months. The numbers are compiled by Alexa.com, the most widely used tracking service for website rankings since 1996. Alexa ranks millions of websites.
Alexa is the gold standard of measuring ranking website companies. YTB Travel Network is #3 after the Avon who is #1 and Quixtar who is #2. That makes YTB'S #3 ranking very impressive.

To learn more about YTB visit:

Your Travel Biz

Book Travel at:

www.ytbtravelution.com

Is YTB a scam? No YTB is no scam.

When I decided to join YTB, I knew that it was an ingenious concept, and I knew that it would succeed in selling a lot of travel. But I never anticipated just how quickly YTB would establish itself in the travel industry.

In the June 25th issue of Travel Weekly Magazine, YTB made TW's Power List of 2007. YTB came in at an impressive 35- with $226.1 million reported in travel sales in 2006. To give you an idea of the other travel agencies in the prestigious list, Priceline at #9, Travelocity at #6, and Expedia at #3.

Don't let others trick you into thinking that the YTB travel business is a scam- read the article for yourself, by clicking here and see what an incredible opportunity YTB Travel is!
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Book Travel at:

www.ytbtravelution.com

Join our YTB team today, and get the benefit of a mentor who will help you every step of the way to reach your goals.
Join YTB

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No cessation of network marketing sales, bankruptcy proceedings, or sale or assignment of the right to receive future RTA monthly revenues, or other act or occurrence whatsoever, shall be deemed to defeat or otherwise be superior to the right of the present and future Independent Marketing Representative of Your TravelBiz.com to receive residual commissions as set forth herein.
No fee, purchase or renewal of Independent Marketing Representative status shall ever be required of present and future Independent Marketing Representative of YourTravelBiz.com as a condition of their receipt of future residual commissions.
In order to further secure, provide and protect the rights of its present and future Independent Marketing Representative to receive residual commissions as set forth in this Policy and Procedure, YourTravelBiz.com has filed with the offices of the Secretary of States of Illinois, and of New Jersey, a UCC-1 Financing statement securing to all present and future Independent Marketing Representatives of YourTravelBiz.com their residual commissions upon future RTA monthly payments.

Dated this 1st day of September, 2005.

To learn more about YTB visit:

Your Travel Biz

Book Travel at:

www.ytbtravelution.com