How to Be a Home Cruise Consultant?

Cruise consultants who own their own agency may work from home and set their own schedules. Approximately 17 percent of the travel agents, including cruise consultants, are self-employed, according to a 2010 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average travel agent took home just short of $31,000 in 2008, but self-employed cruise consultants could earn significantly more from commissions and service fees. Learning how to be a cruise consultant from home provides you the opportunity to increase your earnings on your own time.

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     Consult travel agent and franchise trade journals, such as "Agent at Home Magazine" or "Franchise Business Review" for franchise opportunities from cruise consulting companies.
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     Request more information on investment costs, both initial and total to purchase, training opportunities and franchisee resources from the franchising companies.
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     Compare the different opportunities based on their franchise fees, total investment amount, net-worth requirements, training opportunities and franchisee resources. Select the program that best fits your financial resources and support needs.
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     Contact the company from which you decided to purchase a franchise. Discuss the terms of your agreement with the franchise development executive. Schedule any necessary meetings to become a franchise owner.
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     Complete any training programs offered and set up any proprietary franchise support such as personalized websites or cruise search programs.

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