Do you love to travel? Do you love to write? How about tax deductions for doing something you enjoy? Would you like submitting those to the IRS. Combining the three in a travel blog is one way of achieving all three. What do you enjoy doing and writing about that you could turn into an on-line income stream?

Setting Up Your Blog

Blogs, an on-line journal, are easy to set up. I’ve done it before although I haven’t kept to it for any length of time. The primary reason being that I not only want to write, I’d like to make some income while I write. There are a number of programs out there that give you step-by-step instructions on how to blog in such a way as to get income. Just do an internet search and you’ll find a number of them.

What’s your topic going to be? For instance, if you want to develop an income stream, you want a focused blog that will attract readers and have opportunities for affiliate or pay-per-click income. The readers will get to the blog, be interested in the products or services listed and click on the link. If you get paid because they click, then you’ve accomplished your goal. If you receive affiliate income (a commission) then the reader has to do more than click, but whether or not they buy is beyond your control.

Your blog will have several sections. You can get your own URL and hosting company. You don’t need these to get it set up, but this gives you full control over it. “Free” sites put in their own advertising and they get the income. This is why you want your own URL and hosting company.

You can set up a few pages to start your on-line journal. For instance, in a travel on-line journal, sections on food, housing, various attractions and your experiences traveling will be great additions. As you work on your blog you might add other sections. These are the “static” pages that might not change often… just give a taste of what people can look forward to. Then there are you on-line journal pages. This is where you add your thoughts.

An Income Stream with Deductions

Are you committed to turning what you love into an avenue for making money? For instance, travel doesn’t have to be just a hobby. Neither does making model cars, motorcycle riding, knitting or anything else. If you make it into a business, your expenses are deductible. You might want to join a trade association for your niche to demonstrate your commitment to your new venture. You have a few years to work at it to make a profit so it stays in the business category and not the hobby category (which is not deductible).

By: Cathy Chapman, Ph.D.

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The Travel Ventures International or TVI domain was registered in April of 2008. My first glance impression is that this company does have a very pretty website. This company operates out of London, England within the United Kingdom. The goal of this company is to deliver the Travel & Hospitality products and services as well as giving MLM Distributors a chance to earn extra income with their built-in Compensation Structure.

Travel Ventures International or TVI claims to take pride in its ability to offer the latest in Internet Based Training Systems and say that they have a bullet proof plan for wealth creation. This company does admit that to build their business will take a lot of hard work on your part, but that they are there to help you during every step of the process. They will give you your own Website, Personal Back Office Management System, Downline Progress Reports, Internet Marketing Tools in addition to Offline Promotional Tools.

I read on their website that Travel Ventures International or TVI is striving to reach new heights of excellence and they plan on doing this by using a force which they claim is more powerful than Network Marketing, by forming geniune lasting relationships that will establish long-term financial rewards and personal self-actualization. They say that what they are doing has not been done in Network Marketing before.

Travel Ventures International or TVI has aligned itself with some of the top names in the Travel Industry like Sheraton, Avis, Crystal Cruises, British Airways, Royal Caribbean and about one dozen others. I think it’s a good company if you are in England since they have some very strict Network Marketing Laws. If you are from the U.S. and needed to sue them you would have trouble collecting on a judgment.

It costs $250.00 or so to join Travel Ventures International or TVI. They are using what is called a “Revolving Matrix” which is split up in 3 related matrix plans. The first Matrix Plan is called the Travelers Board. It’s a 2×4 Matrix. Then you get pushed up into the Express Board which is another 2 x 4 matrix board. Then you’ll make about $15,000 per month. Then you get put into the real matrix which is a 5 x 10 matrix where the big money is the program is made. These matrices do have spillover.

They also have incentives where you can earn Laptops and Cars. The FTC in the USA does frown a lot on these types of MLM Compensation Plans. There is also a lot of room for breakage in this Compensation Plan. And these days the FTC are really after Travel Companies so if you are a big rep in the US and brings a large following into this company, you might have some backlash to worry about down the road.

Also Travel Ventures International or TVI said the payout is 72%. The MLM Industry average is 40-50%. If a company pays out more than 50%, it will be hard for the company to keep its sustainability for more than a few years. I think the company has good intentions and is legit as far as it’s strategic alliance partners go. I also think there is short term money to be made in the program but I also think it has its drawbacks.

Finally I’d say I do endorse the product, but only if you are about to retire and want to purchase the product just for the product benefits. If you plan on traveling a lot, you can get your monies worth just using these products since they are solid.

By: Brian Garvin

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