I have a new job. And tis is a big part of my writer's block. There are some very specific rules and limitations about how I am allowed to promote my new position so bear with me as I tread carefully.
This past November, I applied for and was hired for a position with a company which I am not allowed to name without prior corporate approval. I can say that they are a well known auto club / travel agency. The reason I have to be so discrete involves agreements between the different local clubs of this national organization.
Here is one example of the official language I am authorized to use:
I recently took a position where I am working part time helping people plan their trips to the most magical
place on earth. In this role I have the ability to make reservations and really help all of my friends and
family to get the best value on their vacation. I would be more than happy to help everyone with
planning their next vacation to Disney and sharing my knowledge and experience.
As a result of this new position, I attended and graduated from the College of Disney Knowledge (an online course) which is required by Disney for anyone who sells Disney vacation packages. I am not an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner. I also attended a two day "in person" class where we learned even more about booking Disney vacations as well as more about our agency.
I am very excited about this because I am one of those self proclaimed "Disney experts" who perks up every time I hear that someone is planning a Disney trip. I cannot help but jump in and try to help people plan their trips. Now, I can do this and also help them save money by passing along discounts that are available through my affiliation with this agency. So far, I am having a blast.
In my position, I am expected to generate my own sales but at the same time, I am limited in what I am allowed to do on the internet. This is a very new program and they are trying to adapt the rules of an existing program to this new one. With the old marketing methods, it was very easy to keep marketing within the geographical boundaries of this club.
Basically, I have been told that I can go outside of our marketing boundaries if I have a pre-existing relationship with someone outside of the club's territory. I was told that since this is an existing blog, I have a relationship with my readers.
Although I do plan on posting more about Disney in the future (ins and out, tricks, suggestions etc), I do want to keep this blog as originally intended - a travel blog, chronicling our adventures. I am hoping to find the right balance between the two concepts. I may try to split eh blog off into two blogs while adhering to the policy of my new employer. Stay tuned to see what I come up with.
So, that said, if anyone is planning a Disney trip or just wants to have me run some numbers, please contact me and I will gladly provide a no obligation quote.
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