What is the most useful frequent flyer blog?
Feb 22, 2013, 3:17 pm
#1501
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Indianapolis
Programs: Hilton-Diamond Lifetime Platinum AA UA, WN-CP, SPG Gold.
Posts: 7,377
I could care lesss about a bolgger, but without them I do not have time to find all the deals.
I am glad the care enough to share the information with me, many times explaining it to me, and hope they will always be there.
Sharing is just a form of caring.
I am glad the care enough to share the information with me, many times explaining it to me, and hope they will always be there.
Sharing is just a form of caring.
Feb 22, 2013, 4:07 pm
#1502
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 362
Um...in this case, sharing is a form of salary. Some of them do it better, just like some of us do our jobs better and show some kind of care for our customers. For some of them, it's truly an avocation - if they won the lottery, they might still continue to blog because they love the game. I have no problem clicking on a link to compensate a blogger who provides quality information. Everyone should be compensated.
Others, not so much. Their "caring" is insincere and misleads people, and they truly don't care (I judge actions, not words). Caveat emptor.
Others, not so much. Their "caring" is insincere and misleads people, and they truly don't care (I judge actions, not words). Caveat emptor.
Feb 22, 2013, 5:20 pm
#1504
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 5,439
Feb 22, 2013, 6:16 pm
#1505
formerly known as felinaar
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: UA Plat, AA Gold, AS MVPG, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold
Posts: 612
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.
(1) I had my own reasons to keep my blog separate when I joined BoardingArea. I still stand by my decision despite some hiccups. Although I benefit in some ways by being affiliated with BoardingArea, having my own domain name instead of a sub-domain of BoardingArea.com is the biggest reason why Chase won't work with me. They're very keen on a high Alexa score, which I don't have. I'm willing to wait until I'm big enough to stand on my own, so for now I settle with Barclays, Citi, and US Bank. I'm hoping to get AmEx very soon.
(2) I have no idea what Scott's relationship is with Angelina or why he's passing people along to her. But I know that when I didn't have my own links, I would regularly link to other bloggers who did, usually people who helped me out when I was getting started. I think it provided value to readers just to have a list of cards even if I wasn't earning anything when they clicked on them.
Feb 22, 2013, 7:41 pm
#1506
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
Feb 22, 2013, 8:13 pm
#1508
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,184
I noticed that MV's Frontier affiliate link expired, and was replaced with no link at all and a notice that he is "searching for a new offer". Someone's not very good at googling, since it took me approximately 2 seconds to type in "frontier mastercard", and go to the public offer, which is exactly the same as the former affiliate link. Implying that there's something special about the affiliate link and neglecting to mention the eminently available and equivalent public link isn't very 'helpful'.
Feb 22, 2013, 8:18 pm
#1509
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 5,439
The Frontier card shouldn't be part of any reputable blog, period. Unless the term "blog" has been redefined to mean "credit card catalogue".
Feb 22, 2013, 8:24 pm
#1510
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,184
Well, sure, he's still inadvertently doing a public service by hopefully preventing a few people from signing up for the Frontier card. But you can be sure that as soon as a new affiliate link comes out, it's going to be one of the new top offers out there!
Feb 22, 2013, 8:40 pm
#1511
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,708
I noticed that MV's Frontier affiliate link expired, and was replaced with no link at all and a notice that he is "searching for a new offer". Someone's not very good at googling, since it took me approximately 2 seconds to type in "frontier mastercard", and go to the public offer, which is exactly the same as the former affiliate link. Implying that there's something special about the affiliate link and neglecting to mention the eminently available and equivalent public link isn't very 'helpful'.
Feb 22, 2013, 8:52 pm
#1513
Feb 22, 2013, 8:53 pm
#1514
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Fairmont Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,041
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As far as the blogs go, I used to feature these blog posts as "Not so Best of". It got to the point that I did not have time to go to the bathroom! So I had to adjust my blog to keep my sanity. This miles/points stuff has always been a hobby for me, it is quite amusing and entertaining to watch the developments in it since the mid 90s. I can spot the good, the bad and the ugly from miles away now. If there were no aff $$ involved most bloggers in this space would not be blogging!
Come again? Approved today! USCrank Bank 0 TBB 1...hopefully many more
As far as the blogs go, I used to feature these blog posts as "Not so Best of". It got to the point that I did not have time to go to the bathroom! So I had to adjust my blog to keep my sanity. This miles/points stuff has always been a hobby for me, it is quite amusing and entertaining to watch the developments in it since the mid 90s. I can spot the good, the bad and the ugly from miles away now. If there were no aff $$ involved most bloggers in this space would not be blogging!
Feb 22, 2013, 8:57 pm
#1515
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 5,439
And that's how it should be... those who truly have a passion for blogging should be rewarded for doing so, while those who are nothing but credit card shills should be given the derision they rightfully deserve.