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#62
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, mid-tier with pretty much everyone else
Posts: 873
Google sends me most of my (miniscule) traffic. That said, my best traffic day ever is the time I posted a picture of a raspberry tiramisu from SQ R to Reddit and someone posted the link to my blog.
#64
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
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But obviously a review that is photo heavy and word lite does not give G much to go on and a piece with more text would be expected to rank higher.
#65
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PSM
Posts: 69,232
Text is still most important, but images with the proper information associated to them can have an impact on the SEO scores.
#67
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Fairmont Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,041
I just learned that red is bad in Yoast, yellow is better and green is best so I aim for green in every post now.
for some reason I have someone who lands in my site after searching "kamasutra video" and other terms of that nature
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for some reason I have someone who lands in my site after searching "kamasutra video" and other terms of that nature
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#68
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
I'm still amazed that BA allowed the "Delta Points Mileage Run" blog to go forward. The latest non-MR mileage run is today - 8.4 CPM. That may or may not be a decent fare for IND-RSW in F, calling it an MR is a bit of a stretch. If it were on the FT MR forum it would have been moved to the "Good Deal Premium Fares" thread.
That's not the only "kind of high" CPM find. I'd be embarrassed if I were BA to host it.
That's not the only "kind of high" CPM find. I'd be embarrassed if I were BA to host it.
#69
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: WAS
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I'm still amazed that BA allowed the "Delta Points Mileage Run" blog to go forward. The latest non-MR mileage run is today - 8.4 CPM. That may or may not be a decent fare for IND-RSW in F, calling it an MR is a bit of a stretch. If it were on the FT MR forum it would have been moved to the "Good Deal Premium Fares" thread.
That's not the only "kind of high" CPM find. I'd be embarrassed if I were BA to host it.
That's not the only "kind of high" CPM find. I'd be embarrassed if I were BA to host it.
#70
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#71
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere above the Mason-Dixon
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I wonder how much traffic to the blogs comes from direct searches, rather than via BA. Because they all write as if they are the first ones to write about how US Carriers are no longer flying to TLV…
I seriously wish they would all stop posting unless they have something real to post about, rather than just ensuring that they stay at the top of the BA landing page
I seriously wish they would all stop posting unless they have something real to post about, rather than just ensuring that they stay at the top of the BA landing page
#72
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: BUF
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#73
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I certainly don't think it makes sense for the site to have only one blogger "assigned" to each topic and allowed to write about such. There are differing points of view on the various topics in some cases which would make that less than ideal. And there are also days where it seems the exact same content is posted over and again. Those days suck.
#74
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: SEA
Posts: 3,955
Lots, or a little, depending on the blogger.
C'mon...some times there is a "h/t" included at the end of the post to show that it is someone else's work being copied.
I certainly don't think it makes sense for the site to have only one blogger "assigned" to each topic and allowed to write about such. There are differing points of view on the various topics in some cases which would make that less than ideal. And there are also days where it seems the exact same content is posted over and again. Those days suck.
C'mon...some times there is a "h/t" included at the end of the post to show that it is someone else's work being copied.
I certainly don't think it makes sense for the site to have only one blogger "assigned" to each topic and allowed to write about such. There are differing points of view on the various topics in some cases which would make that less than ideal. And there are also days where it seems the exact same content is posted over and again. Those days suck.
#75
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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I am thinking out loud here...don't read anything as inside information as I don't have any!
Why do so many bloggers go to BA, especially now that there are SO many blogs there? I was shocked to see Barbara Dellolis, the former USA hotel beat writer, to go there yesterday.
I understand there could be a bump in readers initially but then it tends to fall off if the content quality is not there.
I understand BA blogs get a break in hosting expenses, SEO related help, and share on some of the adv revenues based on clicks their own blogs generate (correct? Or is there like a general pool they also share too? Like a profit sharing plan?). I also understand they are free to to do their own affiliate relationships. Especially now that Amex appears to be out of the picture (and not back in yet) and the rest become so quantity based to maintain the cc clicks (cough).
Why give up your own unique URL and be master of your own domain instead of becoming just one among nearing 100 blogs?
I understand for part time blogs this can be a pretty good deal at BA. But for full time endeavors (like Barbara's) I think staying independent can make more sense and still maintain flexibility for future directions.
I also hear BA bloggers all get invited to BAcon conference and everything is paid for? If yes, that is a sweet deal indeed!
I notice a sudden influx of many bloggers at once and wondering if the BA ship is being primed for a sale. And then what? Would there be traffic and revenue minimums implemented?
Comments?
Why do so many bloggers go to BA, especially now that there are SO many blogs there? I was shocked to see Barbara Dellolis, the former USA hotel beat writer, to go there yesterday.
I understand there could be a bump in readers initially but then it tends to fall off if the content quality is not there.
I understand BA blogs get a break in hosting expenses, SEO related help, and share on some of the adv revenues based on clicks their own blogs generate (correct? Or is there like a general pool they also share too? Like a profit sharing plan?). I also understand they are free to to do their own affiliate relationships. Especially now that Amex appears to be out of the picture (and not back in yet) and the rest become so quantity based to maintain the cc clicks (cough).
Why give up your own unique URL and be master of your own domain instead of becoming just one among nearing 100 blogs?
I understand for part time blogs this can be a pretty good deal at BA. But for full time endeavors (like Barbara's) I think staying independent can make more sense and still maintain flexibility for future directions.
I also hear BA bloggers all get invited to BAcon conference and everything is paid for? If yes, that is a sweet deal indeed!
I notice a sudden influx of many bloggers at once and wondering if the BA ship is being primed for a sale. And then what? Would there be traffic and revenue minimums implemented?
Comments?
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