One type of guide is a Walking Tour Guide, someone who leads groups of people throughout a city or attraction, while providing relevant and interesting historical, educational, and fun trivia. Some walking tours even have interesting themes that play into people's interests - for example, Ghost Tours, Food Stand Tours, or Park Tours.
People like to be in the know. Provide them with interesting "underground" or "local" information. This information may be acquired through your own experiences, or you can simply do some Google searches. The information is out there if you are willing to look.
After learning about the place you want to be a guide in, it may be necessary to obtain a license. For example, in New York City, you must pay a small fee and pass a multiple choice exam.
Helpful Hint: Once you have your license, a novel way to drive up business is to go to the city where you are a guide, and offer "free" tours. After giving a tour for 20 or so minutes, tell everyone that the introductory portion of the tour has concluded, and that the remainder of the tour costs X amount of dollars. If you're an interesting speaker, many will stay.
What's the next step? Consider becoming an Audio Tour Guide.
People like to be in the know. Provide them with interesting "underground" or "local" information. This information may be acquired through your own experiences, or you can simply do some Google searches. The information is out there if you are willing to look.
After learning about the place you want to be a guide in, it may be necessary to obtain a license. For example, in New York City, you must pay a small fee and pass a multiple choice exam.
Helpful Hint: Once you have your license, a novel way to drive up business is to go to the city where you are a guide, and offer "free" tours. After giving a tour for 20 or so minutes, tell everyone that the introductory portion of the tour has concluded, and that the remainder of the tour costs X amount of dollars. If you're an interesting speaker, many will stay.
What's the next step? Consider becoming an Audio Tour Guide.
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