Boarding Area's Fall
Apr 5, 2023, 8:48 am
#1276
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, mid-tier with pretty much everyone else
Posts: 873
For someone interested in getting into travel blogging, is it possible to get on BA easily with no experience or Randy is picky with who he wants on his platform?
I'm assuming for someone new to the industry, it's better to be on BA than being a standalone website?
So not everyone is permitted to sell credit card apps? Like if targets aren't met then affiliate links become inactive or removed?
I'm assuming for someone new to the industry, it's better to be on BA than being a standalone website?
So not everyone is permitted to sell credit card apps? Like if targets aren't met then affiliate links become inactive or removed?
Apr 5, 2023, 8:56 am
#1277
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,905
Most blogs (regardless of focus area) do not last longer than 6 months. What Randy mentioned when he brought me on to BoardingArea in 2014 was he reviewed my writing and felt like I had a unique, authentic style and would benefit from being on a larger platform like BoardingArea. I had been writing consistently for two years at the time. He was right: I have benefitted from being on a larger platform like BoardingArea! My blog will always be a part-time endeavour for me because I do not write extensively about credit cards and do not have credit card affiliate links on my blog.
Why do most blogs fail after six months and where did you get this data from?
Given your experience, can anyone get card affiliate links from Chase and AMEX on their blog or they need certain number of views in order to be eligible to join such a program?
Even if I were to do this, it'll be a side gig as I can't quit my primary job given that I have job and income stability never mind all the benefits that I get. I'd love to be like some of the famous bloggers out there, but at this stage of my life, I can't afford to risk trying it.
Apr 5, 2023, 9:56 am
#1278
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, mid-tier with pretty much everyone else
Posts: 873
I'm still on BA and very happy with the team there.
Affiliate links require a LOT of work if you're going to include them in a blog and it can be incredibly hard to be approved for them. There is no hard and fast rule for how many views you need, but there are countless disclaimers and compliance checks to go through, rules you have to follow, and it can all change on a whim.
Affiliate links require a LOT of work if you're going to include them in a blog and it can be incredibly hard to be approved for them. There is no hard and fast rule for how many views you need, but there are countless disclaimers and compliance checks to go through, rules you have to follow, and it can all change on a whim.
Sep 1, 2023, 12:49 pm
#1279
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 7,875
BA pops up an article about Starwood. Well, they have not existed for a long time.
https://dealswelike.com/how-to-get-s...-does-it-mean/
Obviously the blog lied and updated their date for the article.
https://dealswelike.com/how-to-get-s...-does-it-mean/
Obviously the blog lied and updated their date for the article.
Sep 1, 2023, 1:34 pm
#1280
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,523
Wow, that's a time capsule unearthed!
It is pretty funny that the new timestamp is still there with old comments of 9 years ago......
what stays on the internet is eternal till the world ends
It is pretty funny that the new timestamp is still there with old comments of 9 years ago......
what stays on the internet is eternal till the world ends
Sep 2, 2023, 5:58 am
#1282
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,645
Well, it's not completely wrong. They DO like those deals. They just didn't disclose that the reason why they like it is because they're paid to promote them 
(I like money too
)
(I like money too
)
Sep 3, 2023, 3:23 pm
#1283
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
John The Wanderer (a new one on me) appears to be John The Chat GPT Robot:
"This article is Virgin Voyages Returning to Portsmouth in 2024. It is about Virgin Voyages returning to Portsmouth, England in 2024.
Virgin Voyages first sailing after covid was visited. It was historic for the port town in England many people enjoyed the initial sailings to that port.
Since the restart, Virgin moved its Europe Home Ports to Barcelona and Athens and stopped visiting Portsmouth."
"This article is Virgin Voyages Returning to Portsmouth in 2024. It is about Virgin Voyages returning to Portsmouth, England in 2024.
Virgin Voyages first sailing after covid was visited. It was historic for the port town in England many people enjoyed the initial sailings to that port.
Since the restart, Virgin moved its Europe Home Ports to Barcelona and Athens and stopped visiting Portsmouth."
Sep 4, 2023, 3:30 am
#1285
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Fairmont Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,041
Sep 4, 2023, 5:00 pm
#1286
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,095
Boardingarea.com was having the same blog article show up repeatedly on its homepage. With that, the SPG blog article popping up on there in recent weeks, and its founder’s final retirement moves, it seems like the site’s operational challenges may be growing rather than shrinking.
Sep 5, 2023, 1:34 am
#1287
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
Boardingarea.com was having the same blog article show up repeatedly on its homepage. With that, the SPG blog article popping up on there in recent weeks, and its founder’s final retirement moves, it seems like the site’s operational challenges may be growing rather than shrinking.
Sep 5, 2023, 4:56 am
#1288
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Fairmont Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,041
Sep 6, 2023, 5:48 am
#1289
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: YouTube: @FindingFoodFluency
Posts: 441
It doesn't help that some people simply republish old content without editing (we do reuse old content but it is updated top to toe first). I was halfway through a VS flight review last week when the author suddenly started talking about 'minimal food due to covid' - a quick scroll to the comments and they'd just bumped a 3 year old piece.
I have recycled articles, but always review them beforehand. My piece on airport supermarkets gets reposted roughly once a quarter, but that's because I discover new entries.
Sep 6, 2023, 7:35 am
#1290
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
Selling BA should be simple. It’s a pure ad sales operation. It’s not as if they are selling credit cards which bring licensing / approval issues. See for eg the sale of Simple Flying to Valnet.
The network benefits of BA to the writers are so strong that they would stay (given lack of alternatives) even if Randy’s team all left.
The network benefits of BA to the writers are so strong that they would stay (given lack of alternatives) even if Randy’s team all left.