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Originally Posted by
Tiki
Internet Brands is here to make a profit, they do have to pay for all the expenses running a huge site like FT so why not capture the credit card revenue currently going into the pockets of bloggers? Maybe set up a whole newbie miles and points clinic in which the mods or ambassadors or whatever guide the newbie through the basics, links are provided to the usual credit cards but they are not given the advanced secrets and loopholes until they are ready to learn on their own via the usual forums.
i dont see any reason why not. revenue blogs wouldnt like the competition.
specifically regarding that thought and TB, there could be a forum to go along with that content.
* and that might be a bridge for those who ONLY look at blogs, to eventually move to main FT forum.
1 - forum (to go with official blog)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...orum-blog.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...urn-forum.html
CC churn/etc forum would mainly be an organizational change
"cleaning" milesbuzz (currently 11 of first 25 threads are CC)
as well as moving any and all threads from other forums into one single forum
* additionally it could act as a transition forum for new members who are coming from blogs/etc
also maybe have discussion subforum like mileage run deals [did more recently] - for technical, help, etc
2 - one or two forums
Originally Posted by
pinniped
In 2013, every mainstream website that discusses credit cards must discuss frequent-flier miles and hotel points or it's an incomplete website. Thus a larger pool of people who don't actually travel frequently are participating in the FFP process. This gives rise to blogs and has over the years changed the tone of this forum dramatically.
A few years ago, the front page of Milesbuzz would mostly be the hottest current airline promos - who's doing a DEQM, who has a popular route on a segment bonus, who has a special award offer, etc. Maybe the occasional hotel or rental car promo would slip in.
Today it's all credit cards.
i had forgotten IB acquired frugal travel guy blog.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...t-page-ft.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...milesbuzz.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...-bloggers.html