A Former Director Opines On YTB and ZamZuu

I received this email from a former Director at YTB yesterday.  We had been having an email conversation about the four directors who recently returned to the fray for some big bucks--PJ Jensen, Cameron Corr, TV Wilson,  and oh hell I am drawing a blank on his name, but he was TV's partner.  But this email sort of makes you go hmm...

John, I did NOT go back to YTB nor ZamZuu, I believe there is a lot of HYPE, and the ones that left and came back will leave again.

They all received special deals and significant dollars to come back.

I am happy with what I am doing, I had a lot of fun with YTB, yet the time has come and gone.

Their biggest issue was that they picked a fight with the travel industry? Never made sense to me. You have been a worthy opponent and a thorn in their side for sure.

You have very good sources.

Coach, Scott and Kim all signed a sweetheart deal for their severance and termination. I believe someone will buy YTB and NOT be able to pay for their deal, so ZamZuu will be spun off from YTB and the 3 (Coach, Scott and Kim) will be debt free. They will also have a pure MLM deal and off to the races they go taking everyone's money again.

That is if the SEC is still not after them for the stock fraud. Keep me posted.

Thanks

(Name Withheld)

No Travel Store Sales To The Public

After thinking over the news that YTB will no longer be selling their travel"portal" to the general public, this probably makes a lot of sense for them on several fronts.

They were sued for $25 Million by California for the outlandish and and false claims made to the public who rented their websites. They had to pay a million dollar fine to make that go away.

They are in litigation with the Illinois State Attorney General for violation of CONSUMER laws. There is a class action suit against them referencing the CONSUMER laws.

IF YTB no longer sells to the CONSUMER, this now becomes a B2B transaction and the laws likely would not apply.

Is this a part of an ongoing negotiation with Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois? Quite possibly. If they agree to change their program (again) will Illinois let them off the hook with a fine? Isn't it funny how the YTB Bill of Rights has failed to protect the income of these people. Isn't it funny how the very Attorneys General who supposedly "approved" their program and "had copied filed in their office" are now suing YTB?

How this plays out in State Court with the Class Action suit remains to be seen. The suit is a rehash of older ones and it might stick in a different court. Time will tell. But while Madigan's interest lies in protecting the consumer, that is not the focus of the plaintiffs in the class action.

Lisa Madigan may be willing to accept a fine, some money to repay harmed consumers, and a promise to not do it again. The consumers will be whole, Illinois will have recovered their costs for litigation, and YTB pays a fine.

But, it also is somewhat of an admission (despite the language that woudl be in a settlement agreement) that there were indeed consumers damaged and would add some fuel to the Class Action fire.

Kim Pulls A Fast One

Remember a few days ago when we were discussing the "new" vendor at YTB and Kim Sorensen was showing off his the new birthday party banners for little Johnny?

Well, it seems that this is not such a "new" vendor to YTB at all. As a matter of fact it is none other than the creator of the Statue Of Liberty, Frank Brummett from Beryl-Martin.

Mystery Frank from the new vendor on the left, and Frank Brummert from Tomer and Sorensen owned Beryl-Martin on the right!

You know Beryl-Martin. It is that company that is owned by Coach and Kim that is used for filtering money from  providing printing services for YTB. 

Boy the incest in this company runs deep. Kim, you really should have been upfront about this--it just doesn't look good when I find out about it and let the YTBites know before you!

But here, check it out. Here is the video. And here is the About Us page at Beryl-Martin!

And thanks to Anon Amouse for pointing this out for me!

Travel Changes At YTB

Effective Monday, YTB will no longer be selling the travel program to the general public!

Can I have an Amen?

Apparently, promising everyone that they can travel like an insider was not working for them, so effective Monday, they are limiting their pool of candidates to those who are in ZamZuu.

Details are still being worked out, but Kim says (video) that there will be a FAQ available on Monday. Meanwhile, some of the recruiters are questioning what to do with prospects already in the pipeline? No answer on that.

And in other news, Kim said that YTB had the largest check run of commissions this month than they have had in a year! Well, that is to be expected since the spring break and summer break travel commissions are all due.

Well Here's One Way To Spin It

It seems one of the Brokers is concerned that when she refers someone to her site that the screen asks if they were referred by Missy Broker.  The default is checked as "no."  Her concern was that if someone went to her site to sign up and did not change the default to "yes" she would lose the credit. Seems like a legitimate concern.

Good Ole Coach tells her it is much better the way it is because if someone mistypes the URL and is off by a letter and there happens to be another Broker with the URL with the "mistype" ......

Well spun Coach, well spun.  The real question is what happens when someone does forget to change the default? Who gets credit for the site. Does anyone want to take bets it was part of the payoff to bring PJ, Camaron, TV, and Steve back?  It is amazing what a little bit of cash can accomplish.

And speaking of cash, I wonder how things are looking for the K-Mart. There is a $1.6 million dollar past due loan due in a few days!

A Question For One Of The Most Influential

Travel? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Travel

Yes folks, here you have it, one of the Most Influential Men In Travel has been relegated to doing infomercials for children's birthday party banners.

Yes, come look at one of the newest suppliers that is causing all the excitement int he travel industry.  Watch Kim hawk his wares on this video. It is a shame that the kid's name was "William" and it was plastered all over the banners, but Kim kept referring to him as "Johnny."

Financial Alerts For YTB

Here are some alerts by MSN on YTBLA.OB

Not too much there that looks good!

The Deck Chairs Have Been Rearranged

The latest big news:
 

The Company’s e-commerce website, available through the Company’s subsidiary, ZamZuu, Inc. (“ ZamZuu ”), which previously sold for a $249.95 set-up fee and a monthly hosting fee of $49.95, will be sold as a license to distribute the sites for free.(Uhm, you don't sell something for free, you give it away, things that are given away typically have no worth)  The cost to obtain this license is a $49.95 set-up fee and a monthly fee of $49.95.(Wait a second here, in the last sentence you said it was free. Is this bait and switch?)  The individual who purchases this license, called a Broker, will be able to give away a ZamZuu e-commerce business to others for free.(So, is it free or does it cost $49.95 and $49.95 a month?)  These free agent shoppers will actually be able to receive 30% of the commissions from purchases made on their free e-commerce sites.  The ZamZuu Broker will also receive a matching 30% in shopping commissions.
   
The Company will launch a new line of nutritional products that customers can buy and receive on a monthly basis.  These products focus on providing the daily vitamin requirements for adults and include an “energy boost” supplement.(Ah yes the tried and true, give us your credit card and we will ship crap to you each month and charge you automatically. This is pure MLM! Always a good cash flow aid!)
   
The Company will roll out a new identity theft recovery product called the Entrust America ID Recovery Plan.  In the event of an identity theft, the covered member is assigned a certified recovery specialist who performs all the recovery and restoration work on behalf of the victim.  Most other plans in the market today merely offer assistance and expense reimbursement, and the victims are forced to do their own recovery.  Last year, as many as 10 million Americans were victims of identity theft according to the Identity Theft Resource Center.  By working through local, regional, and national police associations, Entrust America fully recovers the victim’s identity, repairs the damage done, pursues the perpetrator, and takes legal action on the customer’s behalf.(Wow, not only can you be a certified travel agent, but now you can be a certified recovery specialist! I certainly hope that this program does not encourage consumers to give the people who get the free site--or wait, does it cost?--no, it's free, wait...oh hell. I hope that consumers are not giving identity information to the people who are involved in this scheme.)

Convention Update

This was just sent to me from a ZamZuuer in attendance:

I'm sure that you've seen the video that 'Coach' put up on facebook, and I find it amusing that he says he is throwing out 'The First Pitch', when in actuality it was 'A First Pitch'.  Every game they have multiple people throw out a first pitch about 30-45 minutes before the game and before the National Anthem.  In cases where they actually have someone special at the game that person will throw out 'The First Pitch' after the National Anthem and when the majority of fans are in their seats.  As you can see by the video, the stands are still pretty empty (I had actually just arrived).  The 'ZamZuu' section was the farthest that you could actually get from home plate, although I'm sure Coach was sitting somewhere else.  Then again what can you expect when you buy the cheapest tickets in the ballpark.

More Info On Jensen & Corr

Our inside source has offered that both PJ and Cameron were paid handsomely to return to YTB along with at least one other noteworthy director who departed last year.

In addition to the cash, I am told they were not required to give up their positions in Vollara and the Energy Company, nor woudl any other former directors whom they bring back. 

Anyone want to guess at the number being floated around that made PJ and Cameron come back?

All I can say is that this appears to be a very big gamble. Or a very clever move to grab some stock and run it up.

Reports: Jensen & Corr Come Back

With recruiting in a decided slide (as was evidenced by the recent 10-Q, it seems that YTB may have found a way to lure back two of their top recruiters.

We have heard that PJ Jensen and Cameran Corr are now back in the ranks of YTB. Both Jensen and Corr were part of the mass exodus of Directors over the past year.  Developing.

YTB/ZamZuu Convention Spoiler

Propaganda, pump and dump, rah rah rah.  Boy the innuendo on the recording is great--the phones are ringing so much that Directors need to replace several batteries every day.   Listen for yourself here.

What is most notable is that Scott Tomer is using the same line that did not work with YTB. "If they are going to buy the stuff anyway, why wouldn't they buy it from you?"  Scott, here is a newsflash--it did not work for YTB in travel because people inherently are skeptical of MLM, there are many other outlets to buy the same product at less cost. Haven't the last seven years taught you anything?  This will be fun to watch play out. Prediction: YTB/ZamZuu will not even be able to grow by giving their stuff away.  Mark Henderson says that "they can't say no to that"--Mark, I bet they can.

Preconvention Leaks
Audio:  Scott Tomer (CEO) Interview
Hopefully you are sitting down when you listen.  This is why the stock value is increasing!

Audio -- Scott Tomer Discusses Recent "Convention Release Leak"

ZamZuu Founder Scott Tomer joined ZamZuu Director Mark Henderson on his daily conference call this past Friday, where Scott offered a detailed discussion on information leaks that took place, ahead of the actual announcement scheduled to be officially released at the Convention, regarding the revolutionary directions this Company is taking us.  This WILL affect your activities over the next few days!  You will want to make sure your team provided this link as well ASAP, with time for your business activities to respond!

Here is the link.  It will take a couple of minutes to download if you are on a high speed internet connection.  Once you click on it, you may not see any indication of it downloading until it is completely downloaded. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD:

IMPORTANT INFORMATION (my obligation to inform you):

 After the 20th, new people can also join ZamZuu for only $49.95 dollars (for license fee) and less than $49.95 monthly.  (you heard that right...only $49.95 to join ZamZuu!)

 We cracked the code and have made this business a no-brainer.  Anyone can work it now without fear.  I love the fact we can give away a free ZamZuu shopping site and the customer can make 30 % commission on their purchases (without limit).  

.  As business owners, we will be able to offer "reseller licenses" for $49.95—Check this out...a person will be able to come into this business for $49! (the $250 program goes away).  Imagine...complete your first team with 6 sales.  Launch into your powerteam on the 7th sale. As a ZamZuu broker, you can sell a business site for less than $50.  What does this mean...DON'T LET THIS PASS YOU BY. In this economy, it's time to take charge. Call 618-655-9477 to reactivate and sign up new prospects.  Call me for questions and more details at 719-217-4825.

Reactivate your site today (certainly before Aug 20).  And any site owner who reactivates BEFORE convention will be "grandfathered in at 60% commission - if they reactivate AFTER convention, they will only receive 30% !!!!!

If you have prospects on the fence to buy a ZamZuu site for $250.  Benefits of buying now for $250 vs after convention:

1) rep will get 60% commission instead of 30%
2) rep will be eligible for a $50 check every month if they have 6 active personally sponsored people paying $49.95 per month.
3) rep will be eligible for the $1000 Fast start bonus
4) rep will get a $249 credit towards one of the Rep Premier products.

See Ya in St Louis!

Is The Dump Complete?

Well, yesterday before the release of the financials, YTB had quite a run. Gee, wonder how that happened? Wink Wink!

But it looks like today, the dump is almost complete with over 3 million shares traded. One has to wonder who holds that much stock who is not an insider (because that woudl be illegal)--oh wait, that's right Coach, Scott and Kim all terminated their employment agreements and Coach is no longer on the Board or anything! Hmm.

But, the run up to 20 cents yesterday seems to be at a dime again today and I suspect that as the good news of the 10Q spreads, that Monday will see it settle back down to the nickel or under range!

Well done Wood River!  Well Done!

The Bleeding Continues

NOTE: Corrected graphic and number in commentary

Well during the first part of the year, they were able to find 3400 people to replace the 8100 who quit. This time around, they could only find 254 3251 to buy into the scheme yet 6600 quit.   For the quarter, YTB is losing 73 each calendar day.

Considering that their primary source of income is from the people who are paying these fees, this is a bad trend.

The YTB Spin

Here is the press release they will be sending out:

WOOD RIVER, Ill. -- YTB International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: YTBLA) ("YTB" or the "Company"), a provider of e-commerce business solutions for individual consumers and home-based independent representatives in the United States, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, the Bahamas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.

Total revenue for the second quarter of 2010 was $8.8 million, compared to $18.0 million for the second quarter of 2009.  Net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 was ($0.5) million, or ($0.00) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of ($1.6) million, or ($0.02) per diluted share, for the same period of 2009. 

The company reduced its net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2010 by $2.6 million to ($0.9) million, or ($0.01) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of ($3.5) million, or ($0.03) per diluted share, for the same period of 2009.  For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company had net cash flow from operating activities of $0.5 million, compared to net cash used in operating activities of ($1.0) million for the same period of 2009.  As of June 30, 2010, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1.8 million.  In addition, commissions paid per Travel Store Owner and Business Owner during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were up approximately 55% compared to the same period of 2009.

Robert M. Van Patten, YTB Chief Executive Officer commented, "We are hopeful that the worst of the economic turbulence is behind us and I remain cautiously optimistic that as consumer confidence returns, the Company will be able to turn the corner in the near future and have an improved second half in 2010.  The new marketing initiatives and expanded product offerings we have introduced are truly a value, and I believe our Independent Marketing Representatives and Business Owners have been quite impressed with the diversified line of products available under our growing platform.  The Company is continuously striving to strengthen the balance sheet while building our core assets and increasing our capital reserves."

J. Scott Tomer, Chairman of YTB added, "As promised, we have solidified the ZamZuu Distribution Systems with numerous new, value-driven, high commissionable products and plan to unveil several additional blockbuster products at the upcoming National Convention.  We are extremely pleased with the enhancements we have made to our product line as well as the additional earnings opportunities for the Independent Marketing Representatives and Business Owners.  I am as confident as ever in the direction the Company is heading and look forward to a successful Convention." 

About YTB International

YTB International, Inc. was recognized as the 29th largest seller of travel in the U.S. in Travel Weekly's 2010 Power List, based on 2009 annual retail value of travel services booked.

YTB provides e-commerce business solutions for individual consumers and home-based independent representatives in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Canada, Bermuda, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Company operates through two subsidiaries: ZamZuu, Inc. (formerly YTB Marketing, Inc. and YourTravelBiz.com, Inc.) and YTB Travel Network, Inc.

For more information about YTB, visit http://www.ytb.com or http://www.thefactsaboutytb.com.

Certain matters set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that are provided to assist in the understanding of anticipated future financial performance. However, such performance involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. For a discussion of certain factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from the Company's actual results, see the Company's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.
For: YTB International, Inc.    
     
  Media Contact:    
  618-655-9477    
  PR@ytb.com    
     

YTB International, Inc.    
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

YTB Loses Some More

After trading over 2 million shares (all so predictable) the 10-Q was released after trading and shows a nearly $500,000 loss for the 2nd quarter.  So for a half year, with the savior ZamZuu operating during all of those months, YTB managed to lose $903,000. Well at least they seem consistent.

We will check over this report in the next day or so to analyze it. I am sure that they have figured a new way to calculate RTA/Rep..or whatever they are called now so that any comparison to the past will not be possible.   But the notes are always interesting.

YTB Convention (SPOLIER ALERT)

This may also explain the sudden increase in stock activity. We all know that YTB needs to get a hold of a lot of money to save the K-Mart which will foreclose at the end of this month. Maybe a pep rally might cause a stock rally.

YTB is changing the names again--RTA, CRTA, TBO, BO, Rep, or whatever name they used in the past is now done and the big announcement will be that they are calling them "brokers". They are revamping the compensation plan--the same one that was guaranteed to never change and on file with every state.

Here is a synopsis I received from a source about the new program set to be released at the convention. This was from Scott Tomer recently at a meeting of Directors.

At the 10:30 meeting, Scott talked about legal team and him meeting on Friday and discussing for some extended period of time the legal terminology for the new changes Coach and Scott are implementing effective the day after the convention. 

Scott said, he is confident all the legal issues will be worked out before the changes go into effect.

The way they are going to sell the broker licenses or whatever they decide to call them when it goes into effect is going to raise eyebrows.

I think by design at this point they want us to be unclear what they are going to do.  I think he just wanted to leak some of the changes to be announced at the convention to get the chatter going ahead of time.  After convention, they are doing away with the ZamZuu opportunity at $249.95 and joining at the 60% of the commissions.  Everyone already in will get to still get to earn 60% of the commissions.  They are not going to take that away from us.  Also after the convention new people starting a business will be paid 30% of the commissions and will not have to pay anything to start up, not even the $49.95 per month hosting fee. 

New people will be able to purchase the broker license from a broker at $49.95 per month and then they will become a broker and they will be able to sign up a new person/people for free.  So what I am saying is people won't be able to be a broker, a person who sells the broker license, until they are paying $49.95 per month, but you can start a business for free and earn 30% of the commissions on everything sold on your eCommerce retail sales portal.

Scott also said that anyone who is not active before the convention will not ever be allowed to earn at the 60% of the commissions level if they decide to reactivate their business after the convention.  The only people who will earn 60% of the commissions are the people who are actively paying $49.95 prior to the convention. 

He said that the hook is in recruiting people and they have no term limit contracts when they sign up; although if they stop paying  $49.95 a month, they won't get paid the 30% of the matching commissions earned from from products sold on personally sponsored websites.  In order to get the 30% of the commissions match from the people you sponsor, you have to keep paying $49.95 a month.

The 3 areas the lawyers are still looking at legal issues before this goes into effect are:
-- Franchise Laws
-- Direct Sales Laws
-- SEC Laws

There are some minor problems with terminology and best lawyers could say is it's probably going to be OK to go with it.

WTF?

Not sure what is going on, but there is likely some sort of news ready to hit that causes over a million shares to be traded the day before financials are to be released and a week before the convention. The price went from 4 cents to 24 cents.  Any bets?

Dear YTBLA, I Am Leaving You

Dear YTBLA--

I am sorry to do this on the one year anniversary of the last time you traded above a dime, but I have simply had enough.

What happened? I mean it was only a few years ago that you were worth almost ten dollars. When you started to slip, you told me to not worry and to invest more because you were a $30 man. But you kept falling. I tried to tell you. To warn you. But you did not listen. You just continued on your renegade scamming ways like a crack junkie who refuses to go to rehab.

I believed in you YTBLA. I took $1000 of my hard earned money and bought into your promises of a bright future for us back when you were trading at $1.50, now that thousand dollars is not even enough for an Applebee's dinner for my family--even with the ZamZuu coupon.

YTBLA, I can't take it any more. I am tired of seeing you trying to create some artificial interest with your regular and predictable pumps. It used to be a pump and dump, but any more, your pumping is more like a man with ED and a pocketful of recalled Viagra. You try and you try, but you just cant seem to get it up.

I can't live like this. I have needs--like food and shelter. And despite all of your promises, you simply cannot offer that to me.

YTBLA, we are done.

Love--
A former shareholder

This Will Be Interesting

Well, when you have a question that is THIS important, why not put it on the facebook page of one of the most influential people in travel?

I wonder what the answer will be!

Same Old Tricks

Recruit, recruit, recruit. And if we get caught, we will simply ignore!  This email came to me this morning from a former YTB RTA who has moved on. Apparently she is still connected with some in ZamZuu and when she updated her new email address, someone decided to use it to enroll her in the great opportunity without her knowledge or permission. Of course the email address to report such abuses is non-functioning.

Hey John,

I am in a health and wellness business and just opened a new acct on my gmail. Today as I opened my email I had an email from Zamzuu welcoming me. I have no interest, have not talked to anyone, about Zamzuu period. Someone signed me up without my permission or knowledge, and used my new health/wellness address.

I tried to log on, but for some reason it's not accepting my log in info.  I clicked on Forgot Password and used the username I was assigned and it would not let me on.

So I went to the main site and clicked on Privacy Policy and found the email abuse@zamzuu.com...I sent the email and it was returned Who do I need to get in touch with  to get this thing cancelled>>> I still can't believe someone had the audacity to do this.

More Of The Same

Doesn't this rhetoric sound awfully familiar. Last year it was "we showed California so now we need everyone to recruit everyone back." Now it is "we are changing the copyrighted guaranteed never to change compensation plan so yo need to recruit everyone back."  Yes, same crap, different year.  I have not listened to Scott's audio on this yet, but am posting it all here for your information:

We're Making History Again!
Make Sure You're with ZamZuu BEFORE
August 20 to take advantage of Momentum
and to retain extra benefits!

Let's do whatever it takes to get Zamzuu
sites sold before convention.

Benefits of buying now vs after convention:

• Business Owners will get 60% commission instead of 30%
• Business Owners will get a $249 credit towards one of the NEW Premier products.
• Reps will be eligible for a $50 check every month if they have 6 active personally sponsored brokers paying $49.95 per month.
• Reps will be eligible for the $1000 Fast start bonus

Reactivation

• Any site owner who reactivates BEFORE convention will be "grandfathered in" at 60% commission.
• Those who reactivate AFTER convention will only receive 30% !!!!!
• Any site owner who reactivates AFTER convention will be entered like a new sale of the license.
• The commission on a reactivated site AFTER convention: $25 will be paid to the sponsor, $10 to the PT leader, $10 to the Coach's Corner, and $5 to the Director.

Attention
We feel obligated to let all of our past team members know of the incredible changes that are happening in our company-and to give them a chance to take advantage them.

Need more information?
Take the next half hour and listen to our CEO and Founder, Scott Tomer, address our team on Friday's Daily Power Call: http://www.destinationspay.com/files/training/conf_call_archives/Mark-Scott_080610.mp3

Take Action!
If you're a team member, who has let your business lapse, and need clarification on any of this, please respond to this email right away!!!

This Just In

We have heard several reports that YTB was just ordered to pay a $1 million dollar fine. We are not sure what this is in reference to--it could be the ongoing litigation between YTB and their former Directors, the Class Action suit, or possibly a negotiated settlement with Illinois.

We are trying to confirm. We have also heard that many are very scared now about future commissions and are placing their business elsewhere.

Convention Classes

Well, it seems that most of the travel suppliers have decided to take a pass on attending the fabulous ZamZuu/YTB Convention. This year, the old stalwart Carnival will be joined by Pleasant Holidays, Princess Cruises and Holland America.  In case you are wondering how much travel training is offered at a travel company's convention, I have highlighted the four classes. But if you are looking to learn how to be a director and recruit more people. sell picture frame, sell purses, harass people on Facebook, sell nutritional supplements, keep your children safe from sex predators with ZamZuu (ironic in itself), learn how to get rich, how to have a jewelry party at home, and a bunch of other non-travel related stuff--this is the convention for you!

Convention is coming up fast!

One of the BEST features about Convention is the opportunity to learn and grow. Sure the recognition and the upgrades are a nice benefit, but the opportunity to LEARN makes our industry special.

Check out the great courses to be offered by ZamZuu University on Thursday, August 19, 2010. Learn from the best in business - from your ZamZuu business to Featured Stores to Travel Vendors. It's all here for you on Thursday! (Class times and locations to be announced).

HOW TO USE SOCIAL NETWORKING TO BUILD YOUR TEAM AND GROW YOUR BUSINESS
Nakia Muhammad, Coach's Corner member
This course will provide attendees with the basic knowledge and understanding of how to prospect, qualify, identify and sign up new Business Owners via Facebook. Learn and apply these techniques and explore your business!

TRAVEL THE WORLD WITH PLEASANT HOLIDAYS
Barbara DeSanto, Pleasant Holidays
Presenting the world of Pleasant Holidays - offering vacation and cruise packages to Hawaii, Mexico, Caribbean, Tahiti/Fiji, Costa Rica and USA Learn about all the great specials Pleasant Holidays has to offer!

BECOME A DIRECTOR IN 90 DAYS
Dave and Marlis Funk, ZamZuu Directors
Learn how to become a Director in 90 days including the three phases you must go through to be successful in ZamZuu. They will teach you how your "Wheel of Fortune" can help you build if you JUST APPLY IT!

HIGH QUALITY, CUTTING-EDGE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
Brett Cherry, Nutraceutics
Nutraceutics is dedicated to formulating and bringing to market the highest quality nutritional supplements based on the latest in scientific research and manufactured to the most exacting pharmaceutical-grade specifications.

PROTECTING OUR KIDS WITH ZAMZUU CHILD PROTECTION MOBILE APPLICATION
Tim Woda
Protecting our kids from the dangers of sexting, cyberbullying, and sex predators.

BIGGER PROFITS WITH GINA ALEXANDER HANDBAGS
Gina Alexander, Gina Alexander Handbags
The story from the woman herself! Class includes social media strategies, how to make money with Facebook, how to recognize the PERFECT photo and placing orders with/without a photo.

THE MIND OF THE TEST DRIVE
Demond Crump, ZamZuu Director
Learn the reason for every move made during the "test drive." Demond will demonstrate how the value of ZamZuu should be showcased!

JUMP START YOUR CRUISE BUSINESS
Ann Sedgwick, Carnival Cruise Lines
This fast paced seminar will include what you need to know to be successful in selling cruises, the tools to make you more successful, the most popular destinations to sell right now, the easiest way to sell and book travel, tricks of successful groups and selling up for greater commissions! Whether you are just getting started in the business or a seasoned pro, this seminar is for you!

EMPOWERING YOU TO PROSPER
James and Marcia Prewitt, ZamZuu Directors
Learn how to grow closer to the source of all true wealth and power. Leverage your time and effort by using a systematic approach to explore your business. Find a divine balance of being successful mentally, spiritually and financially!

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO SUCCESSFULLY SELL DIAMOND ICE PRINTS
Julie Milford, Diamond Ice Prints
Come hear an introduction/history of the company and product, a detailed description of the process, photographic resolution training, sales strategies, and support.

HOW TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL HOME PARTY WITH JOLIECOU JEWELRY
Lee Bayes and YoLanda McClease, JolieCou Jewelry
Imagine having fun selling JolieCou Jewelry and Accessories and making money while you do it! This presentation will teach you how to have a "Successful Home Party" and boost your sales. Who doesn't love high quality, unique jewelry at affordable prices!

GIVING YOUR BUSINESS A FACE LIFT
Linda Chaé, Chaé Organics
Learn how to build your business with new, exciting products. Even men will have a secret weapon to enroll women and other men. Website Discount Code given to attendees only.

SETTING THE RIGHT (DNA) EXPECTATIONS!
Nick Nicholson, ZamZuu Director
This class will teach you how to set realistic expectations in your new ZamZuu Business. It will show you how to build a large and committed team of successful leaders.

YTB TRAVEL NETWORK
J. Kim Sorensen, President and CEO of YTB Travel Network, and Guest Speakers
Come hear about a few of the many opportunities YTB Travel Network provides. You can expect to learn about niche and group travel opportunities and hear from the experts!

TEAM BUILDING
Jerome Hughes, ZamZuu Director
Jerome Hughes and several team leaders will discuss skills for building a successful team.

ZAMTEK - WIRELESS PRODUCTS AND THE ZAMZUU DIGITAL VIDEO PHONE
Marc Tolkov, Simplexity and Barry MacCheyne, WorldGate
Simplexity will teach you everything you need to know about wireless products and services. WorldGate lets you experience an exciting demonstration of the ZamZuu Digital Video Phone and the opportunities it presents!

ZAMZUU INSURANCE 2.0 AND EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES - "THE NEXT GENERATION
Mark G. Pollock and Dustin Lopez, ZamZuu Insurance
ZamZuu Insurance will cover the Website with a new Avatar look, how to quote and when you get paid. We will also cover the basics of the Financial Services site and what you get paid for. Both are kicked off with a "Did You Know" video!

LEARN HOW TO PUT THE "ZAM" IN YOUR ZAMZUU BUSINESS
Arlyne Thompson, ZamZuu Director
Utilizing themed home parties, inspiring events, educational webinars, exciting conference calls and tools to keep your team connected!

GETTING STARTED (ZAMZUUED) FAST!
Malcolm Alexander, ZamZuu Director
Ever wonder what the difference between you and the major networkers? How do you land a big fish? You will be let in on some industry secrets the big boys don't want you to know!

THE WORLD OF PRINCESS CRUISES
Amy Alford, Princess Cruises
Join Amy Alford, District Sales Manager with Princess Cruises for an informative presentation and discover the World of Princess! Learn why Princess is the consummate host and the value of selling Princess to your clients. New itineraries for 2011 and 2012 will be featured.

FACING YOUR GIANTS
Jil Greene, ZamZuu Director
Everyone has the ability to be a Director! If you are not...something is stopping you. What is it? It's your Giant. Attend a real live ceremony (presentation? Ceremony doesn't fit here) that will show you how to slay your Giant, put it to rest and become a Director in the ZamZuu Business!

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? THE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS
Nick Pagano, ZamZuu Director
The economy has changed and so have the ways to create and maintain wealth. Given that, why is it that some people can build this business easily and others have more difficulty? We will answer that question in this presentation!

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE, ELEGANT COMFORT
Robin Pelland, Holland America Line
For more than 136 years, Holland America Line has been a recognized leader in cruising, taking their guests to exotic destinations around the world. Through excellence, they create once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Holland America Line provides elegant comfort, award-winning service, five star dining and extensive activities.

THE POWER OF RESIDUAL INCOME
Rick Ricketts, ZamZuu Director
Come hear Rick Ricketts talk about leadership and building relationships that will help you produce and maintain your residual income.

DISCOVER HOW PH PERFECT CAN BE YOUR ULTIMATE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
Kriss Hansen and George Hou, pH perfect, Inc.
Learn the dirty little secret multi-billion dollar companies don't want you to know. Also, find out how pH perfect can eliminate toxic stress and pollution from your life.

As you can see - there's something for everyone and you'll be able to mix and match as you'd like to what interests you or what you believe will best build your ZamZuu business.

See you in class!


Doug & Ronda Bauknight
AKA: TravelPro
Travel Agents / Network Marketers
YTB Travel Network

Flexible Independent Traveler

And to think after all these years, I always thought that FIT meant "Foreign Independent Travel;" when all along, according to one of the most influential men in travel, it means "Flexible Independent Traveler." Who would have known? And according to Kim Sorensen, no one has ever known what it stood for..  Certainly not his sidekick who run the travel department at YTB. Check out the video here about the 1:30 mark.

But in all seriousness, how can a Travel Weekly Power List "Agency" feel that selling $10,000 in two weeks is stellar and that FIT (regardless of the acronym) is making individual, not group, bookings.

Newsflash YTB: FIT is not packaged or cruise bookings. FIT is when an agent puts together an entire experience--airlines, hotels, multiple destinations, sightseeing tours, transfers, inter-country transit, etc.  I guess they didn't cover that in your First Class Training!

Good Luck With That

OK, for a moment, let's forget that the distance from NW Montana and St. Louis is 1,700 miles and will take almost 30 hours of driving time.

In 2007, when YTB was flush with RTAs there were only 91 of them in Montana. YTB rarely draws more than 5% of their people to the conventions so back then (when there were 131,000 RTAs), there may have been 5 people that might go from Montana. Now that the 131,000 RTAs has been diminished to under 30,000, if you do the math, that leaves one person from Montana headed to the meeting.

But wait Deanna--because you are in YTB, you are a travel agent, you ought to be able to travel for free. Isn't that what you were told? Or at least like an insider--whatever that may mean.  Certainly you can flash your RTA Identification Card and be whisked into the first class cabin of any plane. After all you are a travel agent.

ZamTastic Announcements

UPDATE: Apparently the MP3 hosting site is flaky,  here is a direct link for you to download and listen with any program that plays MP3s.


Want a sneak peak at he Zamtastic new programs to be announced at the meeting (can't really call it a convention any longer based on attendance) later this month? Click the icon and have a listen to Coach and Scott talk all about how far they have come in the past 9 years!

YTB Claims 5000 To Attend Convention

According to the St. Louis Business Journal, YTB says they are expecting 5000 to attend their conference this year. In 2009, it was 8000, in 2008, it was 12,000, and in 2007, I believe it was 18,000. Anyone spotting a trend here?

ANd in years past, YTB also included the children of attendees and employees as part of the "attendance" figure. Realistic guess for this year...2,500 to 3,000 card carrying YTB ZuuKeepers!

But wait, the quarterly financials are due out any day now. And there has been a lot of volume on the 4 cent stock. Usually an indicator of bad news to come!

Let's Revisit

Last year, this blog broke the news that YTB superstar PJ Jensen was leaving the company. Of course, since this site is nothing more than a vehicle to "stir up attention", the claims were immediately refuted.

While making our rounds of the YTBU classes today I not only caught a glimpse of PJ, but we had a nice chat over the rumors that were circulating. Surprisingly, Peter didn’t know anything about the rumor until he had gotten off the plane to find 18 voice mails and 62 e-mails about this very subject.

Needless to say, he confirmed with me, and the Founders of the company that he’s not resigning from YTB.

I wonder if PJ will be roaming the halls of YTBU this year?  Seems like this blog may indeed stir up some things, but for the most part it is right on. The eviction, the exodus, the changes in policy, etc.