I think the biggest downside to the world of points & miles blogging–if indeed it can even be said to have a downside–is that there just aren’t enough people doing it. Everyone should be blogging about credit cards and frequent flyer miles! Well I have great news: starting today, thanks to an amazing new FREE tool from yours truly, everybody can! Time to start a blog and get rich, folks!
Just as Prometheus gave fire to the mortals, I bestow unto you the Blogtron 3030. It’s the world’s first self-writing points and miles blog post! The framework for a virtually unlimited supply of world-class blog posts is there. All you have to do is make a few selections from a list of choices and voila! Instant blog post. Ready to press “publish”? Here you go:
Hi everybody, I am here to write about points and miles from the perspective of somebody who is ____(1)_____. Like many of you, ___(2)_____. In fact, just last month I was on a trip _____(3)____. Did you know that _____(4)_____? While ______(5)_____ may seem like a big deal, it’s nothing compared to ______(6)_____. ______(7)_____?
(1)
a genius travel hacker
a woman
a parent
well compensated by major banks
remarkably thin-skinned
obsessive-compulsive
a plagiarist
an angry Greek immigrant
angry at angry Greek immigrants for some reason
sad because I got into points and miles blogging just a little too late to scoop up the low-hanging credit card referral fruit but I hide it reasonably well behind a mirthful veneer
under the thumb of major banking interests
(2)
I’m on a first name basis with the money order people at Walmart
I spend several hours per day at the airport overlook watching planes take off and land
my middle name is “Travel” and I was ruthlessly bullied for it as a child once they found out and to this day I don’t know what my parents were thinking giving me a name like that
I ground up my Chase Sapphire Reserve into dust and snorted it
I would like to dive into a pool except instead of water the pool is filled with Starwood points
my parents worked for an airline and I lived on a plane until I was eight years old
I have been stopped by the TSA for attempting to bring Schedule 3 drugs in my carry-on
I participate in a vigil for Amex Bluebird accounts
I enjoy eating, photographing and talking about airline food
I write in ways that optimize search engine results
I consider people who fly in coach to be sub-human
(3)
to the Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme
to the Maldives
to the Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme, then the Maldives, and then the Vendôme again… all in a single day, because mine is a life of luxury
where the flight attendants greeted me by name
to the world’s finest airport lounges
where the pilot let me sit in the cockpit and make airplane noises
where I was booked SFO-EWR-JFK-DXB-JFK-MIA-LOL-WTF-OMG-BBQ-SFO via LH/AA/AS/OW/OH/NO in F
to avenge my ancestors
to some hellhole that I’m going to make sound luxurious and fascinating
(4)
one Avios weighs 3.8 micrograms
it’s actually pronounced “mall-dives”
the Chase Sapphire Preferred contains a small amount of radioactive polonium
one hidden perk of the Chase Sapphire Reserve is its ability to bend the space-time continuum
the Amex Platinum has an AMAZING 40,000-point sign up bonus that you should get IMMEDIATELY
I’ve killed three deals this week, and I’m just getting started
I’ve never actually flown before and I’m living a lie
I golf with Jamie Dimon
reverse herringbone seats were named in honor of a fish
I’m 6’7″
(5)
Hilton Silver status
the Pulaski Bank Visa
another delay at O’Hare
the fact that American only has one low-level award fare available for the next 12 months, and it’s to Greenville, NC
these voices in my head
my seven-figure income
my foolproof method of defeating the Chase 5/24 rule
the fact that I have an entire room of my house filled with old gift cards and receipts
the “Meow Mix” commercial where the cat sings “meow meow meow meow”
(6)
something something Maldives
something something Lufthansa First Class
my mad packing skillz
my ego
that recent devaluation. Boy, that was some devaluation, wasn’t it? I do not like devaluations
that slightly subpar duck confit I had in first class last week
$150 in profit per approved application if you use my link
the insider’s guide to the Red Roof Inn–yours free when you sign up for my newsletter
the credit card numbers I have tattooed on my arm
my charity, which provides Rimowa amenity kits to under-pampered third world children
the vibrant urban fabric of every single place I visit
(7)
What’s your favorite Avios
What’s your favorite Maldives island
What’s your favorite Hawaiian Airlines® World Elite MasterCard®
What’s your favorite thing about Spirit Airlines
Is anybody actually reading this
If you’re a big-time blogger, can you please link to me and juice my search rankings
I am currently held hostage in a points and miles content farm, can somebody please send help
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Just as Prometheus gave fire to the mortals, I bestow unto you the Blogtron 3030. It’s the world’s first self-writing points and miles blog post! The framework for a virtually unlimited supply of world-class blog posts is there. All you have to do is make a few selections from a list of choices and voila! Instant blog post. Ready to press “publish”? Here you go:
Hi everybody, I am here to write about points and miles from the perspective of somebody who is ____(1)_____. Like many of you, ___(2)_____. In fact, just last month I was on a trip _____(3)____. Did you know that _____(4)_____? While ______(5)_____ may seem like a big deal, it’s nothing compared to ______(6)_____. ______(7)_____?
(1)
a genius travel hacker
a woman
a parent
well compensated by major banks
remarkably thin-skinned
obsessive-compulsive
a plagiarist
an angry Greek immigrant
angry at angry Greek immigrants for some reason
sad because I got into points and miles blogging just a little too late to scoop up the low-hanging credit card referral fruit but I hide it reasonably well behind a mirthful veneer
under the thumb of major banking interests
(2)
I’m on a first name basis with the money order people at Walmart
I spend several hours per day at the airport overlook watching planes take off and land
my middle name is “Travel” and I was ruthlessly bullied for it as a child once they found out and to this day I don’t know what my parents were thinking giving me a name like that
I ground up my Chase Sapphire Reserve into dust and snorted it
I would like to dive into a pool except instead of water the pool is filled with Starwood points
my parents worked for an airline and I lived on a plane until I was eight years old
I have been stopped by the TSA for attempting to bring Schedule 3 drugs in my carry-on
I participate in a vigil for Amex Bluebird accounts
I enjoy eating, photographing and talking about airline food
I write in ways that optimize search engine results
I consider people who fly in coach to be sub-human
(3)
to the Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme
to the Maldives
to the Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme, then the Maldives, and then the Vendôme again… all in a single day, because mine is a life of luxury
where the flight attendants greeted me by name
to the world’s finest airport lounges
where the pilot let me sit in the cockpit and make airplane noises
where I was booked SFO-EWR-JFK-DXB-JFK-MIA-LOL-WTF-OMG-BBQ-SFO via LH/AA/AS/OW/OH/NO in F
to avenge my ancestors
to some hellhole that I’m going to make sound luxurious and fascinating
(4)
one Avios weighs 3.8 micrograms
it’s actually pronounced “mall-dives”
the Chase Sapphire Preferred contains a small amount of radioactive polonium
one hidden perk of the Chase Sapphire Reserve is its ability to bend the space-time continuum
the Amex Platinum has an AMAZING 40,000-point sign up bonus that you should get IMMEDIATELY
I’ve killed three deals this week, and I’m just getting started
I’ve never actually flown before and I’m living a lie
I golf with Jamie Dimon
reverse herringbone seats were named in honor of a fish
I’m 6’7″
(5)
Hilton Silver status
the Pulaski Bank Visa
another delay at O’Hare
the fact that American only has one low-level award fare available for the next 12 months, and it’s to Greenville, NC
these voices in my head
my seven-figure income
my foolproof method of defeating the Chase 5/24 rule
the fact that I have an entire room of my house filled with old gift cards and receipts
the “Meow Mix” commercial where the cat sings “meow meow meow meow”
(6)
something something Maldives
something something Lufthansa First Class
my mad packing skillz
my ego
that recent devaluation. Boy, that was some devaluation, wasn’t it? I do not like devaluations
that slightly subpar duck confit I had in first class last week
$150 in profit per approved application if you use my link
the insider’s guide to the Red Roof Inn–yours free when you sign up for my newsletter
the credit card numbers I have tattooed on my arm
my charity, which provides Rimowa amenity kits to under-pampered third world children
the vibrant urban fabric of every single place I visit
(7)
What’s your favorite Avios
What’s your favorite Maldives island
What’s your favorite Hawaiian Airlines® World Elite MasterCard®
What’s your favorite thing about Spirit Airlines
Is anybody actually reading this
If you’re a big-time blogger, can you please link to me and juice my search rankings
I am currently held hostage in a points and miles content farm, can somebody please send help
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