The top five reasons I became a home agent

We’ve asked some of the 250 travel agents at The Travel Agent Next Door to tell us the top five reasons they decided to become a home based agent and go into business for themselves. We also asked why they chose The Travel Agent Next Door and what they would recommend most about The Travel Agent Next Door to other agents.

 In this column, we are featuring Arlene Gibbons of Mt. Pearl, Newfoundland.

• I wanted to be my own boss
• Time and freedom – when you are home based, you can work as much as you want, when you want. You can set your own hours!
• No commuting to an office as there would be when you work in a bricks-and-mortar location.
• I can service my clients one at a time. I have more time to work with them at a time that is convenient for them.
• I am never alone. I always have the full support of a head office plus a network of all our agents coast to coast. We can brainstorm and support each other.

The top 3 reasons I joined The Travel Agent Next Door:

• The reputations of the Founder and the head office staff - trusting the folks behind the name.
• The commission split — it is one of the highest in the industry for home based agents – plus the great preferred and approved supplier list.
• Support. When I joined I knew that there would be support for me and all of the agents in the network are all working to one common goal, success!

The top 3 benefits that I would recommend to other agents

• Support – head office at The Travel Agent Next Door is fabulous - and they have 200+ agents to support.
• Commission split is great.
• You have the ability to add associate agents to your agency.