I told everyone that the excuses were on the way and I’m disappointed to report that I was right on mark.

Look, take the emotion out of all this and look at the subject logically as let’s say, someone on the outside looking in; with no idea who or what YTB is or isn’t. Wouldn’t you question the validity or intelligence of anyone who claims they purchased advertising to speak or write about someone or something other then themselves?

Yet that’s exactly what’s being spun, and I’m the one who has been told to go sit in the corner, and now labeled a…

Whatever…

If you would like to believe YTB paid for this advertisement to highlight and talk about CruiseOne, then John might be able to sell you a cruise out of Phoenix, AZ as an added bonus for anyone who is gullible enough to fall for such nonsense.

This “Hail Marry” attempt by John and the others simply shows how desperate and obsessed they are to contradict and discredit anything positive associated with YTB. All logical thinking and intelligence is thrown right out the window. Likewise, all focus and discussions squarely land on YTB (and yours truly) no matter how many other entities could or should be associated with the subject at hand.

It’s a sickness, or at least a dysfunction that I’ve never been able to grasp. I just let it go, not worry about it, and attempt to associate with individuals who have some comprehension of reality and understanding of simple marketing concepts and business basics.

While they claim the sky is purple, everyone who looks up can clearly see what color the sky is. Yet these are the same people that spend the day arguing trying to prove who’s right and who’s wrong instead of attempting to make a living.

I have better things and bigger plans (like selling a cruise out of a REAL Port) in mind than to worry about a couple of overzealous critics.

Did you see John’s post on this today? Is this guy serious? What are your thoughts?

Please read the following page @ http://www.justpictureitnow.com/rules.

We do not accept the type of comments you have submitted here.

I will however answer your question as you appear to be unable to look at this list in a logical manor.

Please follow along…

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K….

My first grade daughter has homework each week that requires her to take words and put them in alphabetical order. If you look at the list above and the list from the article, you will realize how this list was organized.

There really isn’t anything more to it than that.

Thank you.

Didn’t take long but longer than I had expected.

YourTravelBiz was a company picked to add “other opportunities” for the readers of the advertisement for CruiseOne, which they paid for, not YTB.

If you have a problem with YTB being labeled a “franchise”, you are more than welcome to contact Candee herself to inform her of your findings. To contact Candee you need to go to the Inc.com home page (not Venture Direct) and look for Franchise Inc.

Thank you.

PS – Told you the excuses were coming folks. ;-P

Your post is pretty accurate, however, you forgot to mention that on top of the “article” is says “SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION”. And on the bottom it says “TO ADVERTISE CONTACT 212-655-3220, http://www.venturedirect.com”

If you got to Venture Direct, you can see that the “article” was not anything that Inc. created or endorses. Here is what the venturedirect.com website says:

VentureDirect Worldwide provides premium print advertising opportunities, in a range of industries and interest categories. We exclusively manage the Direct Response, Marketplace and Special Advertising sections in some of the United States’s premiere publications. Long-standing relationships with more than 600 national magazines and newspapers provide unique targeted, cost-effective advertising opportunities that deliver the right audience, at the right price for our clients. Major advertisers in industries such as distance education, fitness and nutrition, health and beauty, fine jewelry, travel, franchises, technology products and services, small and home-based business services, computer software and hardware have all utilized our service.

Our print brokerage experts analyze the market and your message, to identify the best publications for your product or service – procuring the best possible rate and position in each publication. As the broker for hundreds of print advertisers, we are able to leverage our buying power with publishers to secure much lower rates – sometimes as much as 70% below rate card. We also identify remnant space, and negotiate added-value items that can complement your print campaign. Added-value items may include free or reduced pricing on subscriber mailing list usage, supplemental online ad components and editorial mentions.

Over twenty years of print media experience ensures exceptional value, strategic positioning and guaranteed placement.

So it seems that this is a PAID placement. And I am also sure that you realize that YTB is not a franchise.

I tried to comment to for several days but for some reason the critics corner won’t allow posts. Guess that’s unless they are just blocking us. lol. Or maybe blogger is cracking down a bit?

I agree, the non-approved stuff needs to come down.

FYI Doug, the comments that are outlined in the dark blue are hard to read with the black text.

Thank You!

I wouldn’t worry about Steve’s rants. All YTB needs to do is supply copies of the 1099’s we send out to our Rep’s and RTA’s. Although I can’t remember if the checking accounts were different, (I’ve been using the Paycard for years) I seem to recall they were also written on separate accounts. I will tell you the 1099’s have been under the two companies since 2005, the year I joined.

Trust me, the legal system won’t allow California to “play dumb” like the folks over there.