Hi! My name is Mike French. I own Travel Excite, a wholy owned subsidiary of Virginia Decking & Remodeling which is a locally owned deck company. I have recently purchased a travel company and I am seeking one sharp individual (male or female) to be my Appointment Secretary. He or she will help me and my marketing people by booking appointments for us. They will be able to work from home and they can live pretty much anywhere. Here's how it works:

For right now I have 2 people in my marketing force plus myself who will need appointments set. By email, we will provide you with an Excel file with names and phone numbers of folks we know (business contacts or former customers or friends, etc.) who may be interested in booking travel through our websites (at the same low rates they get through the "Big Guys" like Expedia or Travelocity... frequently even lower rates)... or perhaps even becoming Travel Agents and working with us (and getting some amazing discounts on their travel).

You will need to keep track of what they say and ask (on the Excel form we provide)... answer their questions honestly and to the best of your ability... and encourage them to keep the appointment. I will pay you $10 for each appointment that is set and kept (this is why you should encourage them to keep the appointment!).

I will pay weekly (the next Friday). How many appointments will you have to set for us? All three of us are working part time at this (two of us have full time jobs and the 3rd is a college student), so it will start out at perhaps (this will change) 12 appointments a week for me and maybe 12 appointments for my sales people for a total of 24 a week... but this will vary. It will also go up quickly as we add more marketing people to our organization. However, before you can do any of this, you will have to thoroughly understand my business in order to field questions from the leads we give you. You can't stumble around when they ask a question. To that end, I have included links on this page which explain much (but not all) of what we do.

Please read and study through the links on this page CAREFULLY. Take your time and understand my company because when you email me for an interview, I will ask you some questions to see if you really understand my line of work (that is the first screen that I use to weed out the lazy folks). We will then get together for an interview.

Why such a big deal for "just" an appointment secretary? Because my Appointment Secretary is my "point man" ("point person" to be politically correct)... the initial contact our potential customers will have with my firm. I want a real professional to represent us because we are professionals in the wonderful and exciting industry of world wide travel. I want someone completely sold on how this business is changing lives across the country because we are sold on how this business is changing lives.

Once you have reached the last link to the last website (my family owned travel website), email me from that link with your name and contact information and best time to call. I will call you so we can talk, answer questions, and set a time for an interview. Thanks!

The information from here on down the page is to give the Appointment Secretary applicants information and education on my travel company, what we do and what we enjoy in our travel business.

Way cool
slideshow explains
benefits & perks.

The May 2007 Leader's Bulletin from the Corporate Office is our company's official statement of income for members of this online travel agency home business. (If this doesn't light your fire, your wood is wet). This is a large PDF file. Be patient! It is worth the wait!

It also contains exciting personal testimonials... who is earning a little and who is earning the $10,000 bonus... how many Referring Travel Agents are in each state currently... and many useful tips.

Right click and save the file to your desktop. It is a large PDF file (opens with Adobe Acrobat Reader)... but worth the wait. Enjoy! By the way... I almost forgot. When you find the top income leaders list on the first page... find the name "Rick Ricketts". He earned $229,172.70 in April (yes, April). My marketing team works with Rick and his people. Nice to have a super successful businessman teaching you the ropes, huh.

Rick Ricketts' outstanding slideshow from his website explains the nitty gritty.

Our parent company has been independently studied and ranked #1 in USA by this firm. Read the report.

Want to book travel at the same low online prices you'll pay through Expedia, Travelocity, Hotels.com or Priceline? See my family owned website at www.travel-excite.com.

To Appointment Secretary candidate: What you have just seen is something you have never seen before because nothing like this has ever existed before. To get a much better understanding of this, you really need to go back and take it all again from the top. Re-read the information and replay the slideshows until the picture is clear in your mind. You will want to involve your spouse if you are married because (as my mother used to say) "two heads are better than one".

When you are satisfied that you have a pretty good understanding of my business and what I am looking for in an Appointment Secretary, please go to my travel website (link above) and email me at the link provided on the first page of that website. Include all of your contact information and best time to call. I'll call, answer some questions, and set a time to get together for an interview.

Thanks!