What is the most useful frequent flyer blog?
Feb 26, 2013, 7:34 am
#1546
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Go back few pages and see why "flying in first and staying in hostel" was brought up and then tell me where would you rather stay (provided you had funds or points) while traveling thru smelly Kolkata or mosquito infested Saigon - JP Marriot or $5 "oh so social" hostel.
This list is not 100% accurate based on my knowledge/experiences; the numbers I've seen from some of the affiliate managers are lower than these. Not enough lower to skew the discussion significantly, but lower.
If you're willing to work at the shilling it isn't hard to clear 6 figures annually. There is a lot of money out there to be had.
Last edited by sbm12; Feb 26, 2013 at 7:43 am
Feb 26, 2013, 7:48 am
#1548
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I managed to get banned from Adsense a couple weeks ago. I have mixed feelings about that. I was getting no clicks at all (anyone with half a brain has ....... Plus on their browser) so I asked my personal Facebook friends to click my ads. I guess they were too generous with their clicks because I got an email from Adsense saying my account was cancelled and I can't even talk to anyone about it. I got a form email after I attempted to appeal.
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It's kind of a moot point because if they don't like my friends clicking my ads then there is no point in having the ads.
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It's kind of a moot point because if they don't like my friends clicking my ads then there is no point in having the ads.
The problem is that affiliate income has a tendency to make blogs worse (or, in the context of this discussion, 'less useful'). That may not be the rule, but it's certainly a trend among many blogs that when the affiliate income arrives, the useful/good content starts getting pushed to the sidelines to throw in more CC links.
Yes and no. The vast majority of traffic still comes from search engine links. And old posts don't have the same SEO credibility unless they're very, very well linked. Rehashing the same data again bumps the new page back up in the rankings. Basically there is a battle between writing really good content and just writing a lot of content. Either works; one is - sadly - a lot easier than the other.
Feb 26, 2013, 10:11 am
#1549
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Yes and no. The vast majority of traffic still comes from search engine links. And old posts don't have the same SEO credibility unless they're very, very well linked. Rehashing the same data again bumps the new page back up in the rankings. Basically there is a battle between writing really good content and just writing a lot of content. Either works; one is - sadly - a lot easier than the other.
Feb 26, 2013, 12:22 pm
#1550
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,310
LOL. I've been waiting for a "Hilton Points are still great" post that explains the wonderful places you can stay if you get all the Hilton points related cards on one app-o-rama (Citi HH and Reserve, AMEX HH, Virgin Atlantic transfer, and BOA x2 transfer) But be sure to get them all!
“Bright Spots in the Hilton HHonors Devaluation”
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/mommyp...s-devaluation/
Feb 26, 2013, 12:25 pm
#1551
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 74
How about this. We can subjectively disagree. But it's a start.
1. One Mile at a Time
2. View from the Wing
3. Frequent Miler
4. Million Mile Secrets
5. Live and Let's Fly
6. Loyalty Lobby
7. Wandering Aramean
8. TravelBloggerBuzz
9. Heels First Travel
10. Dan's Deals
Other up-and-comers: The Miles Professor, Head for Points
Not so best of
1. Frugal Travel Guy
2. The Points Guy
3. MileValue
4. Noob Traveler
5. Miles Momma
1. One Mile at a Time
2. View from the Wing
3. Frequent Miler
4. Million Mile Secrets
5. Live and Let's Fly
6. Loyalty Lobby
7. Wandering Aramean
8. TravelBloggerBuzz
9. Heels First Travel
10. Dan's Deals
Other up-and-comers: The Miles Professor, Head for Points
Not so best of
1. Frugal Travel Guy
2. The Points Guy
3. MileValue
4. Noob Traveler
5. Miles Momma
Feb 26, 2013, 1:20 pm
#1552
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: DL, Amex MR
Posts: 287
The number of bloggers out there is mind blowing. I am amazed that MMS can still find "bloggers" to interview every Friday...
Feb 26, 2013, 1:32 pm
#1553
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Well it took a few days, but it looks like MommyPoints has delivered:
“Bright Spots in the Hilton HHonors Devaluation”
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/mommyp...s-devaluation/
“Bright Spots in the Hilton HHonors Devaluation”
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/mommyp...s-devaluation/
Feb 26, 2013, 2:15 pm
#1555
Formerly known as iahsumr
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 520
Well it took a few days, but it looks like MommyPoints has delivered:
“Bright Spots in the Hilton HHonors Devaluation”
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/mommyp...s-devaluation/
“Bright Spots in the Hilton HHonors Devaluation”
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/mommyp...s-devaluation/
Imagine the horror of a miles and points blogger pointing out some popular destinations that now require fewer points. Come on, guys.
Feb 26, 2013, 2:18 pm
#1556
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>>>>>>>>>>The number of bloggers out there is mind blowing.
Yeah, tell me about it
The answer is here: "If you're willing to work at the shilling it isn't hard to clear 6 figures annually. There is a lot of money out there to be had." by sbm12 Post #1546
So expect more. And the vast majority have nothing to offer but being a "strong advocate" for the ^(*%$# banks me and you bailed out.
The whole community started going downhill ever since...Money changes people...You can pretty much tell who you want next to you in a fire:-)
Yeah, tell me about it
The answer is here: "If you're willing to work at the shilling it isn't hard to clear 6 figures annually. There is a lot of money out there to be had." by sbm12 Post #1546
So expect more. And the vast majority have nothing to offer but being a "strong advocate" for the ^(*%$# banks me and you bailed out.
The whole community started going downhill ever since...Money changes people...You can pretty much tell who you want next to you in a fire:-)
Last edited by gpapadop; Feb 26, 2013 at 2:40 pm Reason: edited a bad word:-)
Feb 26, 2013, 2:36 pm
#1557
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Yeah, I had readers asking for me to share info about properties that were going down in points requirements, so I did. I am not at all thrilled about the devaluation since I primarily wanted to use my HHonors points at properties that are shooting up in points price, but there are some brights spots to popular family destinations, so I shared them.
Imagine the horror of a miles and points blogger pointing out some popular destinations that now require fewer points. Come on, guys.
Imagine the horror of a miles and points blogger pointing out some popular destinations that now require fewer points. Come on, guys.
Feb 26, 2013, 2:40 pm
#1558
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Ok, I apologize, strong word indeed. I will edit it.
Feb 26, 2013, 2:47 pm
#1559
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There are so many bloggers MMS will not have any problem at all finding ones to interview at all. I have a long standing offer to be interviewed there myself. I just need to get my own affiliate links in order before showtime. 
Feb 26, 2013, 3:22 pm
#1560
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