We’ve all heard the phrase “work smarter, not harder,” but sometimes it’s easier to quote an adage than to implement a process to make it happen. Our outside agents work from home selling travel, so they often find that being uber-organized helps them get a lot done in a shorter amount of time. Then they…
5 Tips to Make Traveling with Kids Easier
Many of our clients love the idea of taking a family vacation, but it seems like a daunting task with packing and actually getting to the destination. However, we have a few pro tips from agents for traveling with kids that might make it easier: 1. Make the journey fun. Sometimes, even…
10 Signs You Have the Travel Bug
The best travel agents are those with a healthy appetite for traveling the world. If they have first-hand knowledge of different places, cultures, customs, food and more, they are more equipped to give awesome advice to their clients. If you’re thinking about becoming a travel agent, chances are that you love to travel or…
What Skills Does an Indepedent Travel Consultant Need?
Becoming an independent travel consultant is a rewarding experience, but it does take work. It’s not for everyone, and at Outside Agent Link, we like to be transparent about what it takes because we want all of our agents to be successful. The three things you need to have to be a successful travel agent?…
Home Office Organization Inspiration
If you’re getting your home office together, inspiration is key. Platforms like Houzz and Pinterest have hundreds of thousands of photos of cute offices, but are they functional? Getting work done is more important than having a picture-perfect space. That’s where home organization blogs and tools come in handy. Here are a few tips to…
The Advantages of Using a Travel Agent
When it comes to being a work-from-home travel agent, there are several advantages that travelers, both first-time and seasonal, will see over trying to plan a trip themselves. Aside from having a leg up on travel jargon, rules and regulations, travel agents have the added bonus of being a reliable, go-to source for nearly everything…
Five Things You’ll Never Have to Hear When Telecommuting
We’ve all been there: the gridlocked traffic jams, the awful vegan-themed potlucks and passive aggressive emails. They all seem like rites of passage for anyone whose has the pleasure of working in a traditional office setting. When you do decide to take the plunge, though, and start telecommuting, you quickly notice that all…
(More) Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Home Office
Not too long ago, we covered a few of the more important tips for effectively spring cleaning your home office. But we felt it necessary to point out that there’s far more than just three things that lead to a more organized office space. With that said, here are a few more items to…
The Perks and the Pitfalls of Working from Home
There are a great deal of blogs and articles that lean one way or the other in regards to how they see telecommuting and the virtual workforce. So, to gain a better perspective on how both sides see the issue, here’s an infographic from MySammy.com that outlines both the pros and cons that can come…
Three Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Home Office
Spring cleaning your home office may not seem like one of those high-priority tasks when you compare to the important work you accomplish in that office, day after day. But the cleanliness of your work space can greatly affect just how much work you actually get done. So here are some ways to de-clutter…