About Us...
We are among some of the most successful teams working within YTB. Our Team consists of successful, ambitious, goal oriented individuals who have made a commitment to attaining financial freedom and securing a stable future. Each person in Team Ubiquity is a contributing value to the "Team". All come from different backgrounds and each have different reasons for doing the YTB business but we have at least one common thread: a desire to improve our immediate financial standing, create success and financial freedom for our future.
We are Tracy & Robert Heiser. We started Team Ubiquity when we began working with YTB in late April of 2007.
We have 3 children. I homeschool all three. We enjoy them tremendously. Before we decided to start a family, I owned a successful salon for many years. I was an educator for Creative Nail Design Systems and my husband now owns a successful electric contracting business. My husband, Rob and I sacrificed for many years so that I could stay home with our kids and raise them. It was our dream to be able to share the world with our children. Unfortunately, for me to stay home meant that Rob would have to work alot to make the money necessary for the bills to be paid. We rarely saw him. We wanted a change. I had tried other things before doing YTB. I was the "Ebay Queen" for a long time. The postman hated to see me and I hated to see him. It was extra money but I worked all night long to pack the boxes and print the postage. I tried lotions, potions, pill and candles galore. People had all they could buy and more often than not, they could buy it cheaper at Walmart.
It was not fun. There had to be a different way.
Then, A Friend of mine showed me TRAVEL. We love to travel! (Remember, we wanted to share the world with our children?!)
We could do this. We found that the business made sense. Everyone loves to travel and take vacations...We were told to follow the blueprint that was laid out already and stick to it...it WILL work. We decided to try it. We thought, "What if it works?"
So we began. We are still going strong today, we have continued to move forward following the blueprint and have built a successful, motivated team of people.
We are now Power Team Leaders, Multiple Bonus earners, and Proud Members of the Prestigous Coaches Corner. We are well on our way to the Directors Chair.
We love the YTB business. It is everything that we were told it would be.
My husband and I had a check our very first week and made back our initial investment in under 30 days. We have made a lot of money in a very short time. We have been able to take more vacations and do more while on vacation.
An example: We went to Disney World in Florida in the fall of 2007. We had planned to go there before joining YTB. We were planning our trip that would cost us about $5000. There are 5 of us in all. The trip that we planned within that budget was a trip that we would drive, not fly to Orlando, staying at small budget rate hotels and cramming 5 people into 2 beds; staying at Disney for 2 days at a value resort, going to Sea World for 1 day and then heading home. It would be a 6 day trip total and not a very relaxing one, but it was the only way we could afford it with 5 people and $5000 going retail.
When we saw YTB, we saw a way to do our Disney trip and make money. IF we only booked our Disney trip on our own website we would make 60% of the commission on our trip - tickets, hotels, rental car, flights, attractions and more...that was better than any offer I got on any website!! But the fact of the matter was, because we were associated with our Host Travel Agency of YTB, we could actually get discounts, perks and FREE upgrades, if available, directly from the vendor. Every vendor is different and some require you to have sales with them in order to get more perks or discounts but, sometimes not. So we called around. I got my YTB Disney vacation- with FLIGHTS for all 5 of us, a beautiful resort in a suite right off the pool and jacuzzi with individual beds for each of my children and a private sleeping arrangements for me and my husband. The resort offered us a discounted room. They also offered us complimentary breakfast buffet every day and FREE passes for my children to eat FREE at over 50 restaurants throughout Orlando, Kissimmee, Lake Buena Vista and St. Cloud. Our Disney & Sea World tickets were reduced and we added a Safari and another nature excursion to our itinerary - one of which was completely FREE because we were in the business. We Flew into Fort Lauderdale instead and drove up the coast...We added 3 days to our trip and rented a car. When we arrived at the rental agency, they asked to see our identification and upgraded us to a 2008 Eddie Bauer Edition Ford Expedition - fully loaded!! No extra cost. A FREE upgrade. We extended our trip to 9 days -stayed 3 days at Disney instead of 2 - we flew- we traveled better and got a better trip out of it...We did not spend $5000 - We spent under $1600. The trip would have retailed for more than $8000 to top it all!!
We spent the rest of the money on the kids. We had a blast. I have always wanted to tell my children - go ahead - get whatever you want! And we did. We had a fabulous vacation. That was our first experience traveling the YTB way...we will never turn back. We have had other great experiences since then and have saved thousands of dollars.
That trip alone was worth the investment in YTB. If I had never made a dime - that trip was worth it! But the wonderful truth is, we have made money in YTB - more than I imagined and our business continues to grow everyday with folks who love to travel and save money. People who tell other people about their YTB travel booking website earn money every time their friends and family book travel on their website- every time someone buys concert tickets or sporting events tickets and more! We do it and we love it! (And as for my mailman... he books his vacations on my website now!)
There are alot of sites out there that publish negative information about YTB and tell you that YTB is a scam or a pyramid scheme. I read them all before joining YTB. I read alot of articles written by travel agents who turned to YTB because the face of travel is changing. One travel agent quoted said "2 years ago there were 86,000 travel agencies in America- this year there are less than 16,000." That says alot! Travel has moved to the internet. This is ground floor. The travel agents that work in "Brick and Mortar" facilities get upset because their jobs are folding because their market is changing. Many of them have joined YTB. I personally have 3 travel agents in my team alone.
It is a hard pill to swallow for some - I guess that is why they slam YTB. They refuse to go down without a fight. The fact is YTB is growing every year and their growth is consistent. That says alot. They are the 26th largest Travel Agency in America as rated by Travel Weekly. One of our Founders and President of YTB Travel Network, Kim Sorensen, was voted one of the most influential people in the travel industry! That speaks volumes to me and encourages me to continue to do business daily!
I addressed the "pyramid" theory too. A pyramid scheme is a marketing ploy to get money without any real service or product being offered. YTB does collect a fee to offer you the business model - like McDonald's charges a fee to buy their business model. YTB has services - lots of them, and great products...travel, vacations, tickets of all sorts, honeymoon registry, all inclusive resorts, European vacations and guided tours. They have rental vehicles of all kinds too: Hummers, Buses, limos and more! YTB is a publicly traded company and growing rapidly. They are a proud member of the Better Business Bureau and a member in good standing with the DSA. People have said that there are 90 complaints at the BBB against YTB. What they faile to say iss that YTB resolved all of them successfully! They also fail to look at how many BBB complaints Expedia, Orbitz or Travelocity has! Take a look at how many complaints WalMart has...You still shop at WalMart, right?
The complainers? The naysayers? They are the people who are in competition for the business. They are the people in the industry who hate to see the change coming. They are people who quite possibly are jealous that they did not see it first. Whatever the reason for their complaints and negative remarks; I came to a realization after I read through it all; both the good and the bad; there was more good than bad. I decided NOT to buy into the hype.
I have found through experience that it is ALL true. YTBTN (YTB: Travel Network) is a legitimate seller of Travel. YTB ( Your Travel Biz) is the network marketing side of the company that pays you when you refer someone to the YTB business much like DISH Network, AT&T, Direct TV and others pay customers to refer people to their business and services. It is no different. It has been the best choice I made in 2007. Successful in 2008! Watch out 2009!!
We are so glad we made the choice to begin the journey to a happier, healthier, financially stable future full of success and great vacations!
Team Ubiquity offers you the opportunity to be mentored by experienced successful people in YTB who can help accelerate your success. Are you ready?
When will you write your success story?
We welcome any questions you have and look forward to working with you!
Robert & Tracy Heiser
