Problem is, no matter how careful you are…you’re going to get bit.

I see that even with Tom, (No Moron Here) and myself telling you that the relationship between Globus and YTB is still stable; you continue to promote your own illusions and speculation?

What does it say about snakes when one of your own tells you that your wrong but you have your head so deep in sand that you just can’t hear what their saying?

Of course, I’ve seen many examples of you doing the same to him in recent days. Bickering among yourselves now.

Business must be really slow…

While these team members have done nothing wrong…there are those who will find something to gripe about. You’d be surprised at how much free time these Zealots appear to have and I wonder if there’s any time left to actually produce actual income selling travel.

The lives of the innocent bystanders, like mine are busy enough, and we really don’t have the time (or energy) keeping up with someone’s illusions about what they think they know.

Dichotomy huh? Then I would have to agree that you certainly do not understand “The Long Tail”.

While dichotomy can be used for the clear separation, divide, even two separate checks as payment and 1099’s used to report income from YourTravelBiz.com and YTB Travel Network, “The Long Tail” is more of an extension, or addition of smaller, niche markets that are provided under the same umbrella.

Here…

We are currently running a promotion right now with Avalon Waterways to provide additional rewards, flexibility, and savings for our clients. You should know (being the “professional” that you are) that Avalon Waterways is part of the Globus Family of Brands. Two separate products, one by land, one by river, but under one umbrella. (Along with Cosmos and Monograms)

While you would certainly sell one or the other, the two companies work in unison with each other. Although I’ve seen that someone is attempting to spread a nasty rumor that Globus is no longer working with YTB simply to make it look like he actually knew what he was talking about.

Can you do something about that?

In addition, Amazon is well known for it’s books as it’s “head”, or core product. Much like YTB’s “head” will always be travel. If “The Long Tail” principle works for them selling diapers, spark plugs, and carrot cake to produce “additional income” (not to be confused with “replacement income”) I certainly can’t argue with that. Nor can I argue with a very intelligent individual like Chris Anderson who is well known for his years of economic experience. (Certainly more than either of us combined.)

So you see, it’s has nothing to do with dichotomy John, but rather an attachment to provide additional products and services which by the way are provided to me without any additional cost. (Otherwise it wouldn’t be a “tail” but another “head” in the form of a “niche”) While the “head” (cruises for me) will always be my core product and service, the ancillary shells and camouflage purchased by my in-laws for hunting, (an area I have absolutely no interest in) is part of the “tail” which combined with jewelry, pillow cases, and crab cakes will add up to produce a percentage of income as bonus income.

According the graphic I provided above, the “tail” produces 22% of Rhapsody’s total income, 57% of Amazon’s total income, and 20% of NetFlix total income. What it will be for myself or YTB as a whole remains to be seen, but when I have an opportunity to produce any percentage without any additional expense, why not?

You post seems to indicate that you are not a butcher, baker or candlestick maker, yet you are now effectively selling all of these products. I tend to agree with that. So then why is it that you deem yourself a “travel agent” or “travel pro” simply because you sell travel on your website? I don’t understand the dichotomy!