Originally Posted by
lsquare
There seem to be blogs that don't try to sell credit card sign ups. They offer either their opinions or trip reports. Surely, being on BA can help with the view count? I'm guessing this isn't very profitable and will likely not break even?
If you are part of the BArea you get (relatively) better revenue from ads. As a standalone website you would not see any ad revenue for a long time as your site has a relatively low track record.
If you want to to sell credit cards, you have to do that alone, and meet certain periodic targets. Many give up and remove the affiliate links.