But you no longer have to convince travel agencies to recommend your services or design and print fancy brochures.
And some guides make up to $60 per hour showing people the sights.
Heres how four of the online tour guide platforms work.
Our team has compiled alist of creative waysyou can fatten your bank account this week.
This is a long list, so dont get overwhelmed.
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Well keep it updated as offers changes or expire.
Other services you’ve got the option to offer includelanguage lessonsand nature hikes.
As part of that new market Shiroube does two things differently from other guide platforms:
1.
Shiroube doesnt charge guide fees
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Shiroube doesnt collect payments from travelers
Did you know?
At the moment Shiroube is not one of the big players in the United States.
Vayable
When yousign up as a guide with Vayable, youre called an Insider.
As the companys website explains:
Vayable Insiders are independent people who create unique experiences to share with others.
Anyone with unique knowledge, skills or access can earn money offering an experience as a Vayable Insider.
Vayable carefully vets all Insiders for quality and safety.
Their guides include students, writers,musicians, architects, poets, dancers and more.
As a guide you are supposed to provide cultural enrichment, education and a good time.
If youre busy, it’s possible for you to simply say no.
Otherwise, Vayable makes the arrangements and takes 15% of your fee; $45 in this example.
Its not clear what the average tour length is, but then, thats up to you.
in various forms, we noted that some users basically need a person to show them around town.
But onRent a Local Friend, youre explicitly selling your services as a tour guide.
ToursByLocals
It takes a bit more work tosign up with ToursByLocals.
Then they confirm that you meet any local legal requirements to give tours.
The latter qualification is easy in most cases.
On many pages of the sitethey saythe majority of states do not require a guide to have a license.
Tours by Locals doesnt charge guides any upfront or subscription fees.
In exchange, they offer tools, training and $3 million in liability insurance.
She offers tours in Sarasota, Tampa and Orlando.
Looking at her schedule looks like she works only weekends.
Could this be theside hustlefor you?
Your Turn: Would you consider being a local tour guide to make some extra income?
It sounds appealing right?
Check it out here!
