Get The Most Out of GANYC!

When you read the member spotlights we do here on the blog, you will often see the question "How has GANYC helped you and your business?" answered with some variation of this: "Joining GANYC was the best professional decision I have made as a guide". And I can certainly concur this from my personal experience.

But how does a member get the most out of GANYC? Here are my suggestions:

  • Attend meetings! GANYC has a public monthly meeting, almost always on the evening of the first Wednesday of each month. Keep an eye on the GANYC calendar of events (or our Facebook events listings) to see when the next meeting is. Networking with fellow guides is the best way to get the most out of your membership. Not only do you grow your network, but guides learn & benefit from each other. If you make good impressions, your fellow guides are also likely to pass on tour job opportunities to you.
     
  • Attend other GANYC events! We also have many other regular events, exclusively for members. FAM Tours, networking happy hours, and special events are always being added. Not only are these good networking opportunities, but they are a fun (and free!) benefit of your membership. 
     
  • Interact with GANYC on social media! Make sure you are following GANYC on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Quite often, we post updates and information there that is not posted on the blog or website. This helps you keep up to date on what is happening with GANYC.

    Want to be featured on our Instagram? Email the PR Committee (link) with an image of yourself guiding a tour, and we may feature it with a link to your company's Instagram on our page!
     
  • Check out the job board! GANYC has a job board, where companies or individuals can post job opportunities for GANYC guides. Check your subscriptions to make sure you are receiving emails on updates to this board. 

    (Receiving too many emails from GANYC? You can use that subscription link to un-subscribe to email types/categories you no longer wish to receive.)
     
  • Volunteer! GANYC has several committees and, as a volunteer organization, they can always extra help. You can find the committees information on our site, and offer your help to one. This makes you feel more connected to GANYC and, again, provides additional networking opportunities.
     
  • Get your tour(s) listed on GANYC! We have a selection allowing the public to sign up directly for tours offered by our members. To get yours listed there, sign up with our friends at AnyGuide. You can list your tours with them for free. Once all your tours are listed and live, contact AnyGuide, show them that you're a GANYC member. They will then add a GANYC logo to your main public page, and push all your tours onto our Book A Tour page.
     
  • Subscribe to our e-newsletter! Twice a month, we publish an e-newsletter with updates on coming GANYC events, feature member spotlights, and more. If you are interested in keeping up with GANYC this way, you can subscribe here. 


If any of our members have other suggestions, or feedback, please post a comment or reach out to us on Facebook or Twitter.