Expert Tips
Route and Points of Interest
What is taken into account in this factor and why is it so important? The pace of the tour should be adapted to the group. Keeping a medium pace (neither fast nor slow) will keep your group active and will help them follow the guiding thread of your ...
Professionalism
What do the walkers value the most? Time keeping is one of the factors that walkers value the most as a sign of professionalism. It is important that when the first walkers arrive you are already at the meeting point.We recommend you to be there ...
How to make a funny tour ?
A fun tour should be like a roller coaster and it’s you who has the power to design the experience, and most importantly, to make it fun. Stick with the idea that a roller coaster is an attraction with a flawless design, that focuses on experiences ...
Tour stops: how to create amazing explanations?
In this post, we give you the best tricks to give amazing explanations during your tour! All these tips are valid only if you take into account the type of travelers you have on your tour, since the more relevant the story, the more involved ...
Common mistakes of tour guides (+ how to avoid them)
When you start as a tour guide, we all make mistakes and the worst part is that in many cases, we don’t even notice them! That’s why we wrote this post with the most common mistakes tour guides can have when starting to receive their first groups of ...
How to explain about the payment to travelers?
Should you explain how free walking tours work? If yes, in which way? When starting the tour or at the end? When and how is it okay to suggest a high payment? Etc. As you see, there are lots of questions around the payment on a free walking tour and ...
How can I get more bookings?
The most important things to consider that we know to be most effective in increasing your bookings are: First, think about the scheduling of your guruwalk. Is it available at a time when the traveler is looking to do a tour? Is it offered at the ...
The complete guide to create an amazing guided tour (or improve your tour!)
Thanks to this post, you will be able to create a guided tour in just 4 key steps. Thanks to the following table of content, you can go to the section that really interest you. However, if you're starting from zero, we recommend you reading this post ...
How to contact travelers like a pro (with templates!)
It’s essential to contact travelers before and after the guruwalk. If you do it the right way, you can get more money and better reviews on your profile. In this post, you’ll discover when and how to contact travelers like a pro, with practical ...
How to create the best possible experience?
At GuruWalk, we want to help all gurus to be able to provide the best experience possible. That’s why , we have created very valuable resources for you such as videos that you can find on our YouTube channel and articles from our blog that we created ...
How to earn a lot of money?
A good guru earns an average of 10 euros per traveler. Are you earning less and would you like to earn more? Then read well this post and discover more than 70 ways to receive more money at the end of your guruwalk! But before starting, I’d like to ...
How to have the best profile?
Do you want more bookings? Then don’t miss this post that explains, step by step, how to improve your profile to encourage travelers to book more! There are 2 key elements to generate more reservations with your profile: Everything must convey ...