The points and miles blog business model
Apr 13, 2023, 3:14 pm
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[QUOTE= George has endured it all and should desire a merit award for perseverance!
Anyway his blog is the reality check we all need if we are swept away by the tsunami of echochamber of pumping BBB: Bask / Bilt / Brex[/QUOTE]
Thanks, I really appreciate that. Is it perseverance or just complete stupidity...I am not so sure. April to date has brought in $85 so far...how am I going to deduct my $395 Capital One VentureX fee this way huh? If this persists...IRS will say my blog is a hobby...oh, let's not go there :-)
Anyway his blog is the reality check we all need if we are swept away by the tsunami of echochamber of pumping BBB: Bask / Bilt / Brex[/QUOTE]
Thanks, I really appreciate that. Is it perseverance or just complete stupidity...I am not so sure. April to date has brought in $85 so far...how am I going to deduct my $395 Capital One VentureX fee this way huh? If this persists...IRS will say my blog is a hobby...oh, let's not go there :-)
Apr 13, 2023, 3:16 pm
#482
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Actually, does Amazon serve ads? I thought it was $ from product affiliate links...My sister in law, I am sure, was responsible for 90% of the revenue of that, very low triple digits every month, they like to shop a lot on Amazon in New Jersey :-)
Apr 14, 2023, 10:07 am
#483
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Apr 16, 2023, 8:56 pm
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And from the thoughtleader himself:
https://viewfromthewing.com/what-are...-travel-sites/
Yet the comments are more illuminating....factoring:
tips vs tabloids
comments vs no comments
reviews vs experiences
https://viewfromthewing.com/what-are...-travel-sites/
Yet the comments are more illuminating....factoring:
tips vs tabloids
comments vs no comments
reviews vs experiences
Last edited by HadesNL; Apr 16, 2023 at 9:57 pm
Apr 16, 2023, 9:58 pm
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And from the thoughtleader himself:
https://viewfromthewing.com/what-are...-travel-sites/
Yet the comments are more illuminating....factoring:
tips vs tabloids
comments vs no comments
reviews vs experiences
https://viewfromthewing.com/what-are...-travel-sites/
Yet the comments are more illuminating....factoring:
tips vs tabloids
comments vs no comments
reviews vs experiences
there is no way FT is only at 2.8m.
David
Apr 17, 2023, 12:39 am
#486
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The only statistics you can trust are those you falsified yourself.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
(Attribution to Churchill is ironically falsified)
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
(Attribution to Churchill is ironically falsified)
Apr 17, 2023, 3:19 am
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Apr 17, 2023, 6:56 am
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Churchill was right, a strong sense of thoughtleadering:
https://nl-m-wikipedia-org.translate...n&_x_tr_pto=sc
in orginal Dutch: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wij_va...iseren_Wc-eend
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to keep in line with the topic at hand,
some travel blogs are more personality driven and give a peek of lifestyle,
this can be done without ads of nonstop creditcards hawking,
but in the way of tie ups sponsorship with brands/hotels,
promoting an own book, very self-concious promo images, the usual referal link to a brand,
https://pierreblake.com/how-to-trave...-1500-a-month/
Note no words: Brex/Bilt/Bask/Chase/CapitalOne/CreditCards etc...
Yet the question remains how impartial are these experiences ......
on the other end of the spectrum are those utilising a similair model as the US-titans of BA:
https://www.myglobalviewpoint.com/travel-blog-salary/
https://nl-m-wikipedia-org.translate...n&_x_tr_pto=sc
in orginal Dutch: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wij_va...iseren_Wc-eend
------
to keep in line with the topic at hand,
some travel blogs are more personality driven and give a peek of lifestyle,
this can be done without ads of nonstop creditcards hawking,
but in the way of tie ups sponsorship with brands/hotels,
promoting an own book, very self-concious promo images, the usual referal link to a brand,
https://pierreblake.com/how-to-trave...-1500-a-month/
Note no words: Brex/Bilt/Bask/Chase/CapitalOne/CreditCards etc...
Yet the question remains how impartial are these experiences ......
on the other end of the spectrum are those utilising a similair model as the US-titans of BA:
https://www.myglobalviewpoint.com/travel-blog-salary/
Last edited by HadesNL; Apr 17, 2023 at 7:24 am
Apr 17, 2023, 11:51 am
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This guy looks like he’s just spamming Bluehost links which pay ludicrously well. Whether you can trust the rest of it is a different question given that the whole point of the piece is to sell you a hosting contract.
Apr 17, 2023, 2:28 pm
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and about solid information and sources ....
even though one can slap a face on a blog,
if fundamentally the information is wrong,
the blog is nothing than a shrewd sales attempt aimed to the uniformed .....
read :
https://www.myglobalviewpoint.com/be...fly-to-europe/
Even though it says 2023 updated
Ahum: Norwegian kinda went bust longhaul and is now in a way reincarnated asNorse Atlantic .....
As Raffles mentioned .... some travel blogs are not so trustworthy....
Apr 18, 2023, 3:42 am
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the blog is nothing than a shrewd sales attempt aimed to the uniformed ....
True for the vast majority of blogs about the "hobby"
True for the vast majority of blogs about the "hobby"
Apr 18, 2023, 1:53 pm
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Understand completely about trust....
and about solid information and sources ....
even though one can slap a face on a blog,
if fundamentally the information is wrong,
the blog is nothing than a shrewd sales attempt aimed to the uniformed .....
read :
https://www.myglobalviewpoint.com/be...fly-to-europe/
Even though it says 2023 updated
Ahum: Norwegian kinda went bust longhaul and is now in a way reincarnated asNorse Atlantic .....
As Raffles mentioned .... some travel blogs are not so trustworthy....
and about solid information and sources ....
even though one can slap a face on a blog,
if fundamentally the information is wrong,
the blog is nothing than a shrewd sales attempt aimed to the uniformed .....
read :
https://www.myglobalviewpoint.com/be...fly-to-europe/
Even though it says 2023 updated
Ahum: Norwegian kinda went bust longhaul and is now in a way reincarnated asNorse Atlantic .....
As Raffles mentioned .... some travel blogs are not so trustworthy....
Apr 19, 2023, 6:56 am
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