What is the most useful frequent flyer blog?
Feb 22, 2013, 8:00 am
#1486
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,184
One other tidbit that puts the commission list in perspective is the Amex cashback that FatWallet used to offer for referral CC signups (up until about 2 months ago) -- it was $40 for most Amex consumer cards, more for business, and went as high as $150 for the Business plat. Obviously the actual commission paid to FatWallet would've been substantially higher, and 2x seems like a reasonable ballpark (which is roughly in line with the list).
Feb 22, 2013, 8:56 am
#1487
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: DL, Amex MR
Posts: 287
Now one can only imagine how much the Chase Ink are paying out and why the Citi Hilton Reserve became SO valuable 
Feb 22, 2013, 9:01 am
#1488
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 167
I'll be honest here the Ink was valuable for the VRs at OD and its still valuable for the 50k sign up. Hilton was also valuable for the 2 free nights. The fact that a blogger gets paid for me clicking their link is ok for them but Im still doing it for the points/miles not for the blogger.
Feb 22, 2013, 9:24 am
#1489
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: 787
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 1,306
I'll be honest here the Ink was valuable for the VRs at OD and its still valuable for the 50k sign up. Hilton was also valuable for the 2 free nights. The fact that a blogger gets paid for me clicking their link is ok for them but Im still doing it for the points/miles not for the blogger.
Feb 22, 2013, 9:28 am
#1490
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 167
The point is if tomorrow a card comes out with 3 bonus miles signup, $400 annual fee and .50 cent transaction cost but referral kickback of $500, you will see sticky topics on those blogs screaming how this is such a great deal just because card has great design and some super triple chip protection feature.
If Im getting 50k pts or 2 free nights I dont care if they get paid as well.
Feb 22, 2013, 9:33 am
#1491
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Fairmont Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,041
I 'll click the s**t out of an affiliate link for a card that comes with a super triple chip protection feature!
Feb 22, 2013, 9:33 am
#1492
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: RDU
Programs: A few
Posts: 5,499
The point is if tomorrow a card comes out with 3 bonus miles signup, $400 annual fee and .50 cent transaction cost but referral kickback of $500, you will see sticky topics on those blogs screaming how this is such a great deal just because card has great design and some super triple chip protection feature.
i would say the one and only exception is mms who does a good job of putting forward a really balanced view. but my guess is he has to fight with flexoffers and the issuers on this front, whereas the rest of the crew just fold and pimp what they are told to pimp
and then there is milevalue who has sold out so much it is truly hilarious to watch. pimping frontier and discover with no bonus, that literally just makes me laugh out loud
Feb 22, 2013, 9:48 am
#1494
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,037
As has been said many times in this thread before, please realize that, for a new credit card application, going directly to a bank's site by typing their URL in the address bar is the best way to keep this situation alive.
-It reduces the cost to the banks since they pay no referral fee.
-It starves the bloggers who seek to expose deals for their own ends.
I realize both are probably small potatoes, but any bit helps.
We have interests too - let's put ours first.
-It reduces the cost to the banks since they pay no referral fee.
-It starves the bloggers who seek to expose deals for their own ends.
I realize both are probably small potatoes, but any bit helps.
We have interests too - let's put ours first.
Feb 22, 2013, 11:18 am
#1495
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,708
I guess he does not yet have the traffic to get the other affiliate links. It looks like he is now linking to one of the blogs on boarding area that has links for other cards and sending his readers to her site to use her links for apps. Perhaps he should consider moving to Boarding Area himself so he can get his own links and stop the madness of shilling lame cards that are apparently the only ones he can currently get his own links for. That can't be helping him in the long run with readers.
Last edited by ddallas; Feb 22, 2013 at 11:23 am
Feb 22, 2013, 11:50 am
#1496
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,184
I guess he does not yet have the traffic to get the other affiliate links. It looks like he is now linking to one of the blogs on boarding area that has links for other cards and sending his readers to her site to use her links for apps. Perhaps he should consider moving to Boarding Area himself so he can get his own links and stop the madness of shilling lame cards that are apparently the only ones he can currently get his own links for. That can't be helping him in the long run with readers.
Feb 22, 2013, 12:44 pm
#1497
Formerly known as jdd2po
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 51
I would like to just clarify that this is not the amount of commission that is paid to affiliates (i.e. bloggers), but rather more closely follows along the lines of what the managing affiliate company gets for each approved application by the card issuers (Discover, AMEX, etc.). It's then up to each affiliate company (i.e. FO, CJ, BR, etc.) to determine how much of the piece they want to keep for themselves and how much is given to the affiliates (bloggers) who do all the work.
Feb 22, 2013, 1:29 pm
#1498
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,037
I would like to just clarify that this is not the amount of commission that is paid to affiliates (i.e. bloggers), but rather more closely follows along the lines of what the managing affiliate company gets for each approved application by the card issuers (Discover, AMEX, etc.). It's then up to each affiliate company (i.e. FO, CJ, BR, etc.) to determine how much of the piece they want to keep for themselves and how much is given to the affiliates (bloggers) who do all the work.
Feb 22, 2013, 2:55 pm
#1499
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Programs: AA, BA, UA, Spirit, Delta, PC Plat, SPG Gold, HHonors Diamond, Club Carlson Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,735
As has been said many times in this thread before, please realize that, for a new credit card application, going directly to a bank's site by typing their URL in the address bar is the best way to keep this situation alive.
-It reduces the cost to the banks since they pay no referral fee.
-It starves the bloggers who seek to expose deals for their own ends.
I realize both are probably small potatoes, but any bit helps.
We have interests too - let's put ours first.
-It reduces the cost to the banks since they pay no referral fee.
-It starves the bloggers who seek to expose deals for their own ends.
I realize both are probably small potatoes, but any bit helps.
We have interests too - let's put ours first.
What are your interests here again--the ones that need to be put first?
Feb 22, 2013, 2:59 pm
#1500
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,037
Really? So even if and when the link in question points out to the best offer available, you still want to starve the blogger? Even though you find this great offer, the offer you want to snatch mind you, on that particular blogger's site?
What are your interests here again--the ones that need to be put first?
What are your interests here again--the ones that need to be put first?